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What does PCMark 10 do?
PCMark 10 is a system benchmark for Windows PCs with a focus on modern office tasks. It offers a variety of workloads categorised into four groups. The Essentials group includes web browsing, video conferencing, and app start-up time. The Productivity group includes tests based on spreadsheets and writing.
Is PCMark 10 free?
Following the launch of PCMark 10 Professional Edition at the start of the month, today we are releasing PCMark 10 Basic Edition, a free benchmark for home users, and PCMark 10 Advanced Edition, which adds more tests and features for enthusiasts.
How do I use PCMark 10?

Easy to use PCMark 10 measures complete system performance for modern office needs using tests based on real-world applications and activities. Run any of the benchmark tests and you’ll get a score that you can use to compare systems. Or run the five battery life scenarios to test and compare laptop battery life.
What is a good PCMark 10 score?
4500 or higher
We recommend a PCMark 10 Productivity score 4500 or higher.
How long does PCMark 10 take?
The biggest change is clearly in run time – PCMark 10 takes an average of 18, 26, and 30 minutes for the PCMark 10 Express, PCMark 10, and PCMark 10 Extended benchmarks to run respectively. Comparatively, PCMark 8 benchmarks took an average of 30-56 minutes even in accelerated mode.

Is Novabench accurate?
I found NovaBench to be reasonably accurate, but not definitive. There’s only so much a program can do in one minute. It was least accurate with the hard drive. That’s hardly surprising–a few seconds isn’t enough to judge the speed of a mechanical device.
What is the latest version of PCMark?
PCMark 10 is the latest version in Futuremark’s series of industry standard PC benchmarks. PCMark benchmarks measure complete system performance using tests based on real-world apps and activities.
What are the different versions of Futuremark PCMark 10?
Futuremark PCMark 10 Basic Edition Futuremark PCMark 10 Basic Edition v2.0.2115 Futuremark PCMark 10 Basic Edition v1.1.1761 Futuremark PCMark 10 Basic Edition v1.1.1739 Futuremark PCMark 10 Basic Edition v1.1.1722
What is included in PCMark 10?
PCMark 10 features a comprehensive set of tests that cover the wide variety of tasks performed in the modern workplace. With a range of performance tests, custom run options, Battery Life Profile, and new Storage benchmarks, PCMark 10 is the complete PC benchmark for the modern office.
What is PCMark 10 and SYSmark 2014 Se?
PCMark 10 brings official support for Windows 10. PCMark 10, like BAPCo’s SYSmark 2014 SE, caters mainly to system vendors who want to bid for government contracts / tenders for high-volume PC purchases from businesses and enterprises. The PCMark scores help the vendors in advertising a performance level for their systems.