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PCMark 8 is the latest version in our series of industry standard PC benchmarking tools. With PCMark 8 you can test the performance of all types of PC, from tablets to desktops. With five separate benchmark tests plus battery life testing, PCMark 8 helps you find the devices that offer the perfect combination of efficiency and performance. PCMark 8 is the complete PC benchmark for home and business.

The industry standard PC benchmark test for Windows 8 and Windows 7.
Combines performance testing with new battery life measurement tools.
Includes new tests using popular applications from Microsoft and Adobe.
Ideal for testing the performance of SSDs and hybrid storage devices.

Home test - Common home computing tests

The PCMark 8 Home benchmark includes workloads that reflect common tasks for a typical home user. These workloads have low computational requirements making PCMark 8 Home suitable for testing the performance of low-cost tablets, notebooks and desktops. Home includes workloads for web browsing, writing, gaming, photo editing, and video chat. The results are combined to give a PCMark 8 Home score for your system.

Creative test - Tests for experts and professionals

The PCMark 8 Creative benchmark includes workloads typical of enthusiasts and professionals who work with media and entertainment content. With more demanding requirements than the Home benchmark, this benchmark is suitable for mid-range computer systems. PCMark 8 Creative includes web browsing, photo editing, video editing, group video chat, media transcoding, and gaming workloads.

Work test - Simple office productivity tests

The PCMark 8 Work benchmark test measures your system's ability to perform basic office work tasks, such as writing documents, browsing websites, creating spreadsheets and using video chat. The Work benchmark is suitable for measuring the performance of typical office PC systems that lack media capabilities. The results from each workload are combined to give an overall PCMark 8 Work score for your system.

Storage test - Measure drive performance using real-world traces

Use the PCMark 8 Storage benchmark to test the performance of SSDs, HDDs and hybrid drives with traces recorded from Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office and a selection of popular games. You can test the system drive or any other recognised storage device, including local external drives. Unlike synthetic storage tests, the PCMark 8 Storage benchmark highlights real-world performance differences between storage devices.

PCMark 8 Professional Edition

The industry standard benchmark that's easy to use.

Licensed for business and commercial use.
Includes all five performance benchmarking tests.
Easy to install and run, no complicated configuration required.
Measure the battery life of tablets and notebooks.
Test SSDs, HDDs and hybrid drives with the Storage test.
Use Expanded Storage tests for specialist drive analysis.
Benchmark with Adobe & Microsoft applications.
Run individual workloads to fine-tune your testing.
In-depth hardware monitoring graphs.
Command line automation and scripting.
Keep sensitive results private with the offline results option.
Export results as XML and PDF for analysis and reporting.
Priority technical support over email and telephone.