Till skillnad från mer välkända 3DMark är PCMark ett testprogram anpassat för att mäta datorsystemets totala prestanda, inklusive hastigheten i individuella applikationer som Windows Media Player och Adobe Photoshop.

Nu avslöjar Futuremark att nästa version av PCMark är på väg. PCMark 7 anpassas för Windows 7 och innehåller 20 deltester för sju olika anvädningsområden, exempelvis underhållning, produktivitet och lagring. Futuremark avslöjar dock inte det officiella lanseringsdatumet.

PCMark 7

  • PCMark Suite: Mätning av datorsystemets totala prestanda, ger officiella "PCMark poäng".

  • Lightweight Suite: Mäter prestanda för datorsystem som inte klarar av den fullständiga uppsättningen tester.

  • Entertainment Suite: Mäter prestanda för underhållning, media och spel.

  • Creativity Suite: Mäter prestanda för bild och video.

  • Productivity Suite: Mäter prestanda för internet och office-applikationer.

  • Computation Suite: Isolerade tester som mäter datorsystemets beräkningskraft.

  • Storage Suite: Mäter prestanda för anslutna lagringsenheter.

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PCMark 7 Announced For Windows 7

New Benchmark Includes 7 Suites for Complete PC Performance Analysis

HELSINKI, FINLAND – MARCH 21, 2011 – Futuremark®, the developer of the world's most popular benchmarking software, announced PCMark® 7 today, a new benchmark offering complete PC performance analysis for Windows 7. PCMark 7 includes 7 separate test suites combining more than 20 individual workloads covering storage, computation, image and video manipulation, web browsing and gaming. A release date has not been announced though the official website states that PCMark 7 is coming soon. http://www.pcmark.com/

"Hardware innovations like solid state drives (SSDs), and new form factors such as netbooks and tablets are greatly increasing the range of PC performance available to businesses and home users," said Jani Joki, Director of PC Products and Services at Futuremark. "With so much choice available, PCMark 7 is an essential and easy to use tool to test and compare PC performance accurately and reliably across a wide range of usage scenarios."

PCMark 7 provides a set of 7 suites for measuring different aspects of PC performance with a high degree of accuracy. Overall system performance is measured by the PCMark Suite. The Lightweight Suite measures the capabilities of entry level systems and mobility platforms unable to run the full PCMark suite. Common use performance is measured by the Entertainment, Creativity and Productivity scenario suites. Component performance is measured by the Computation and Storage hardware suites. The Storage suite is ideal for testing SSDs and external hard drives in addition to the system drive.

For more information please visit http://www.pcmark.com/ or follow Futuremark on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Futuremark/

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