PCMark
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PCMark is a computer benchmark tool developed by Futuremark
to test the performance of a PC at the system and component level. In most cases the tests in PCMark are designed to represent typical home user workloads. Running PCMark produces a score with higher numbers indicating better performance. Several versions of PCMark have been released though scores cannot be compared across the different releases since each includes different tests.
gained significant performance after its CPUID changed to Intel
Futuremark
Futuremark Oy is a Finnish software development company, that produces computer benchmark applications for home users and businesses. Company headquarters and R&D department are located in Espoo, Finland...
to test the performance of a PC at the system and component level. In most cases the tests in PCMark are designed to represent typical home user workloads. Running PCMark produces a score with higher numbers indicating better performance. Several versions of PCMark have been released though scores cannot be compared across the different releases since each includes different tests.
Versions
| Version | Description | Released | Operating System | Status |
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| PCMark2002 | PCMark2002 is the first unified benchmark from Futuremark, suited for benchmarking all kinds of PCs, from laptops to workstations, across multiple Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is designed to test normal home and office PC usage making professional strength benchmarking software available even to novice users.
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March 12, 2002 | Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows Millennium Windows 2000 Windows XP |
Unsupported |
| PCMark04 | PCMark04 is the first multitasking benchmark from Futuremark. It features both system and component level benchmarking. System level benchmarking produces a measure of the PC’s overall performance. Component level benchmarking isolates the performance of individual components, such as the CPU, memory, graphics subsystem, and hard disk. PCMark04 includes the ability to create custom benchmarks by putting together tests tailored to specific needs.
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November 25, 2003 | Windows 2000 Windows XP |
Unsupported |
| PCMark05 | The tests in PCMark05 are divided into different test suites depending on the part of the PC they measure.
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June 28, 2005 | Windows XP Windows Vista |
Supported |
| PCMark Vantage | PCMark Vantage is the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista. PCMark Vantage is suited for benchmarking Microsoft Windows Vista PCs from multimedia home entertainment systems and laptops to dedicated workstations and hi-end gaming rigs. The PCMark Suite is a collection of various single- and multi-threaded CPU, Graphics and HDD test sets with the focus on Windows Vista application tests. Consumer Scenario Suites are pre-defined selections of test sets that measure the system’s performance in respective Windows Vista Consumer Scenarios.
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October 18, 2007 | Windows Vista Windows 7 |
Supported |
| PCMark 7 | PCMark 7 includes more than 25 individual workloads combined into 7 separate tests to give different views of system performance.
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May 12, 2011 | Windows 7 | Supported |
CPUID controversies
In a 2008 arstechnica.com article, a VIA NanoVIA Nano
The VIA Nano is a 64-bit CPU for personal computers. The VIA Nano was released by VIA Technologies in 2008 after five years of development by its CPU division, Centaur Technology...
gained significant performance after its CPUID changed to Intel