PCMark Vantage is the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista.

PCMark Vantage is perfectly suited for benchmarking any type of Microsoft Windows Vista PC from multimedia home entertainment systems and laptops to dedicated workstations and hi-end gaming rigs.

Regardless of whether the benchmarker is an artist or an IT Professional, PCMark Vantage shows the user where their system soars or falls flat, and how to get the most performance possible out of their hardware. PCMark Vantage is easy enough for even the most casual enthusiast to use yet supports in-depth, professional industry grade testing.

Comprehensive Result Analyzer
PCMark Vantage's comprehensive online Result Analyzer tool provides an invaluable insight into the factual performance of your computer. The Online ResultBrowser (ORB) is designed and developed specially for PCMark Vantage Advanced and Professional Edition users.

In addition to the normal result search & compare functionalities you can do multiple comparisons, get detailed system info, use dynamic compare URLs and much more. The Pro ORB will extend PCMark Vantage to the maximum!

Note: The PCMark Vantage Pro ORB features are only available via PCMark Vantage Advanced and Professional Editions.

Here are some key features of "PCMark Vantage Basic":

· Separate scores for all Suites
· Multi-threaded test scenarios and support for the latest technologies
· Multi-Core CPU's, and 3D GPU Shading
· Test scenarios for High Definition TV and Movies, Gaming, Our Memories, Music, Communications and Productivity
· Brand New HDD Suite of Tests for the latest Hard Drives
· Pro online services

Requirements:

· Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent AMD processor: SSE2 support
· Shader Model 2.0 compliant graphics card
· 256MB of graphics memory
· Shader Model 3.0 compliant graphics card for the GPU image manipulation test
· 1.7GB of free hard disk space (NTFS File System)
· 1GB of System Memory
· Microsoft DirectX March 2009 Redistributable (included in the installation package).
· Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable x86/x64 (included in the installation package)
· PCMark Vantage package requires approx. 800 MB of hard disk space and running the tests requires additional 800 MB space.
· Modern CPU with SSE2 support.
· SM2.0 compliant graphics card for the GPU gaming test.
· SM3.0 compliant graphics card for the GPU image manipulation test

Limitations:

· Suites and Settings are not available in the Basic version

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Compatibility issue with Windows 7 Professional Edition has been corrected
· The SystemInfo component has been updated to the most recent version

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