Windows Experience Index Score

Windows Experience Index Score is a small application that can be of great assistance in assessing the performance of your computer. As you might figure out from its name, it calculates the Windows Experience Index, which can give you a hint on how well the machine is working and how responsive it is, based on its hardware configuration.

At first launch, the application analyzes your system and displays all the information within a simple interface that consists of a single window. Actually, there is no need for more, since there are no complex settings to deal with.

A score is assigned to each piece of hardware the application analyzes, based on their capabilities and performance. As such, you can view the ratings for the CPU and the memory processing speed, the desktop graphics, the 3D gaming graphics performance and the disk capacity score.

The total score is equal to the lowest sub-score and not the average, as you might expect. The scale is from 0 to 9.9 and the higher the score, the more reliable your computer is.

The same result can be obtained by navigating to the 'Performance Information and Tools' section of 'Control Panel', which provides exactly the same information. However, this option is not available on a Windows 8.1 computer, since Microsoft decided to end the life of the built-in benchmark tool with this new release of the operating system.

Windows Experience Index Score can prove useful in evaluating the performance of your system, representing a viable factor in comparing your computer's configuration to other machines. Moreover, it can lend you a helping hand in deciding whether a system upgrade is necessary or if you should just buy a new component to enhance the overall performance.