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PCMark 8 support ended on January 14, 2021. It is now available for free from the UL Benchmarks website. Please see their announcement for details.

Benchmark Your Entire System with PCMark 8

Ready to go beyond just gaming performance? PCMark 8 is the complete PC benchmark for Windows, allowing you to measure your system's overall capabilities. If you've already tested your graphics with 3DMark, PCMark 8 is the next step to understanding total system performance. It offers five distinct benchmark tests, allowing you to focus on specific areas or run them all for the most comprehensive overview.

PCMark 8 goes beyond simple scores. It includes battery life tests and uses real-world applications from Adobe and Microsoft to simulate realistic workloads. Use the overall scores to compare systems or dive into the detailed results to understand exactly where your system excels and where it can be improved. Gain in-depth insights into your system's total performance.

Key Benefits of PCMark 8:

• The industry-standard PC benchmark test for Windows 8 and Windows 7.
• Combines performance testing with battery life measurement tools for notebooks and tablets.
• Features tests that utilize popular Microsoft and Adobe applications.
• Ideal for testing the performance of SSDs and hybrid storage devices.

Explore the Five Included Benchmark Tests:

Home - Common Home Computing Tasks

The PCMark 8 Home benchmark includes workloads mimicking typical home user activities, such as web browsing, writing documents, gaming, photo editing, and video chat. This benchmark provides a vital score for most users of personal computers.

Creative - Demanding Media and Entertainment Workloads

The PCMark 8 Creative benchmark caters to advanced users and enthusiasts who work with media. It includes workloads like web browsing, photo editing, video editing, group video chat, media transcoding, and gaming workloads, pushing your system to its limits.

Work - Simple Office Productivity Tests

The PCMark 8 Work benchmark gauges your system's ability to handle basic office tasks, such as document creation and browsing websites. Measure your system's business capabilities with an unbiased and consistent score.

Storage - Test SSD and HDD Performance

Use the PCMark 8 Storage benchmark to rigorously test the performance of SSDs, HDDs, and hybrid drives. This test uses traces recorded from Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, and popular games, providing real-world storage performance insights.

Applications - Microsoft and Adobe Software Benchmarks

The PCMark 8 Applications benchmark measures system performance by using popular applications from the Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office. Customize which tests to run based on the applications you have installed.

Battery Life Testing

The Home, Creative, Work, and Applications benchmarks can also be used for battery life testing. Select Battery Life mode to loop the benchmark, accurately measuring your notebook's battery life under realistic usage scenarios.

Key Features of PCMark 8:

• Complete performance measurement for your PC.
• Easy to use, no technical expertise required.
• Benchmark with Adobe & Microsoft applications.*
• Test your SSDs and HDDs with the Storage test.
• Measure the battery life of your tablet or notebook.
• Run individual workloads to fine-tune your system.
• In-depth hardware monitoring graphs.
• Automatically save your results offline.

*The PCMark 8 Applications test is compatible with Adobe Creative Suite 6, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office 2010 or later. The 3rd party applications must be installed on your system to run the Applications benchmark.