[O/C]Futuremark Announces PCMark 7 for Windows 7

[Overclockers.com]

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Looks like we have a new benchmark to look forward to!

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[bmwbaxter]

sweetness!!!!

 

[bennoculus]

Woot!

 

[bmwbaxter]

I wonder if when it says for windows 7 whether or not it's compatible with other os' ?

 

[hokiealumnus]

Hope; the "Platforms" section mentions windows 7 only. At least as-intended. No doubt it won't work on XP but maybe Vista. The only way to find out is to try when it's released.

 

[Brolloks]

Hope it does not run as long as PCMark Vantage, it takes over 2 hrs

 

[hokiealumnus]

I know; PCM Vantage is just silly long.

 

[moocow]

Just what we need. Another bench that isn't going to be worth boints

 

[bennoculus]

Hope it does not run as long as PCMark Vantage, it takes over 2 hrs

This. I really hope not. I ran PCMark Vantage when I first got into benching a bit back and was so angry when I figured out it wasn't worth any boints!

 

[hokiealumnus]

Bump from the depths. Just got the release date & pricing email

PCMark 7 Release Date Announced, Preordering Begins

Pricing and Edition Details Confirmed for Windows 7 PC Testing Benchmark

HELSINKI, FINLAND – APRIL 14, 2011 – Futuremark® today confirmed that PCMark® 7, a new benchmark offering complete PC performance testing for Windows 7, will be released on May 3, 2011. PCMark 7 will be available in 3 editions: the Basic Edition, a free download offering unlimited runs of the main PCMark test, the Advanced Edition which includes all 7 PC tests and the Professional Edition which unlocks all features and is the only edition licensed for commercial use. The Advanced and Professional Editions can be pre-ordered now from http://www.pcmark.com.

PCMARK 7 BASIC EDITION – Free, available from May 3, 2011

• Free PC test offering unlimited runs of the main PCMark test suite
• Browse, search and compare results online
• Store one result online

PCMARK 7 ADVANCED EDITION - $39.95 – PRE-ORDER NOW

• Includes all 7 PC tests with more than 25 individual workloads
• Browse, search and compare results online
• Unlimited online results storage
• Hide results from public view
• Offline result management
• Advert-free online service

PCMARK 7 PROFESSIONAL EDITION - $995.00 – PRE-ORDER NOW

• Licensed for commercial PC system testing
• Includes all 7 PC tests with more than 25 individual workloads
• Command line automation
• Browse, search and compare results online
• Unlimited online results storage
• Hide results from public view
• Offline result management
• Advert-free online service
• Priority support

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

PCMark 7 will be released on May 3, 2011. PCMark 7 Advanced and Professional Editions can be pre-ordered now from http://www.pcmark.com.

 

[Janus67]

who would really need the pro edition? $1000, really?

I'll stick with the free one, we will see if it takes hours to run though...

 

[Bobnova]

Gah. No thanks.

 

[saint19]

I prefer test it in trial version and see how this looks, after that get the payment version if works the money, but the advance version seems cheap IMO.

 

[Bobnova]

All I see is $40 and no boints!
That's a whole 8800 series card right there

 

[bennoculus]

What's the whole reason why newer benchmarks never get boints (eg PCM7, PCMVantage, 3D11)?

 

[bmwbaxter]

What's the whole reason why newer benchmarks never get boints (eg PCM7, PCMVantage, 3D11)?

+1

 

[m0r7if3r]

What's the whole reason why newer benchmarks never get boints (eg PCM7, PCMVantage, 3D11)?

no free version or something that's not weighted fairly for hardware. 3dm11 should be getting bointage at some point I'd bet...basically once it's relatively difficult to cheat it and the playing field is (as) even (as it will ever be).

 

[hokiealumnus]

Massman gave hope for 3D11 in Rev.4 when I asked.

PCMark Vantage was definitely b/c there is no free version. That will help PCMark 7, but there is the problem in the post I linked - top benchers being required to run numerous benchmarks to be competitive.

 

[bennoculus]

Massman gave hope for 3D11 in Rev.4 when I asked.

PCMark Vantage was definitely b/c there is no free version. That will help PCMark 7, but there is the problem in the post I linked - top benchers being required to run numerous benchmarks to be competitive.

I'm probably a bit out of the loop, but what makes, say PCMark05, more competitive than PCMark7? Because it's older and there's plenty of submissions?

 

[hokiealumnus]

Don't know; haven't been able to try PCMark 7 yet.

I don't think it's more competitive per se, it just takes more work to run (i.e. keeping XP boot test <220MB/s). That's not what he's saying though. He's talking about adding yet another benchmark for the top benchers to have to master to stay on top.