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PCMark 10 — The Complete Benchmark

PCMark 10 is the latest version in our series of industry standard PC benchmarks. Updated for Windows 10 with new and improved workloads, PCMark 10 is also faster and easier to use.

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.

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  • The industry standard PC performance benchmark for Windows 10.
  • Relevant tests which reflect the varied demands of modern work.
  • Battery life tests covering a range of common scenarios.
  • Test and compare the latest SSDs with dedicated storage benchmarks.
  • Accurate and impartial results, ideal for vendor-neutral procurement.
  • Created in cooperation with leading technology companies.

Easy to use

PCMark 10 is easy to install and run, no complicated configuration required. 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.

Fast and efficient

With its new and improved workloads, the main PCMark 10 benchmark takes less than half the time of the equivalent test in PCMark 8.

Just click run

In PCMark 10, you no longer have to choose between the Accelerated and Conventional benchmarking modes used in PCMark 8.

Multi-level reporting

Each benchmark run produces a high-level benchmark score, mid-level test group scores, and low-level workload scores.

New yet familiar

PCMark 10 shares the same style of user interface as 3DMark and VRMark. With its familiar layout, it's easy to start benchmarking with PCMark 10.

UL Solutions recommends Procyon

Procyon is designed to be the successor for PCMark 10 and includes Benchmarks using real-word applications for office productivity, AI inference, photo and video editing and battery life.

While we are encouraging new customers to choose Procyon, we are continuing basic product support for PCMark 10 while we continue to expand the Procyon offering.

We will not end support of any entreprise UL Solutions benchmark without providing an appropriate notice of at least 12 months to all customers.

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PCMark 10 performance benchmarks

PC benchmarks for the modern office


PCMark 10 Battery Life benchmark

PCMark 10 benchmark

The main PCMark 10 benchmark test is ideal for organizations that are evaluating PCs for a workforce with a range of performance needs.

The PCMark 10 benchmark covers a wide range of activities from everyday productivity tasks to demanding work with digital media content.

  • Essentials
  • Productivity
  • Digital Content Creation

PCMark 10 Express

PCMark 10 Express is a shorter benchmark that focuses on basic work tasks. It is a good choice when tendering for PCs for general office use.

The PCMark 10 Express benchmark focuses on the performance needs of a typical office worker. It is less demanding than the main PCMark 10 test.

  • Essentials
  • Productivity

PCMark 10 Extended

PCMark 10 Extended is a longer test that provides organizations with a complete assessment of system performance beyond typical office work tasks.

PCMark 10 Extended expands the main PCMark 10 benchmark with demanding graphics and physics tests that focus on GPU and CPU performance.

  • Essentials
  • Productivity
  • Digital Content Creation
  • Gaming

Essentials

The Essentials group covers the common, everyday ways that people use a PC. The workloads include Web Browsing, Video Conferencing, and App Start-up time.

Productivity

The Productivity test group measures system performance with everyday office applications. This test group includes the Spreadsheets and Writing workloads.

Digital Content Creation

This test group's workload reflect the demands of working with digital content and media. The tests include Photo Editing, Video Editing, and Rendering and Visualization.

Gaming

The Gaming test group focuses on real-time graphics and physics. It includes two Graphics tests for GPU performance, a Physics test for CPU performance, and a Combined test.

PCMark 10 Battery Life benchmark

Test battery life across a range of common scenarios


PCMark 10 Battery Life benchmark

PCMark 10 introduces a new approach to battery life benchmarking. Instead of producing a single number, a PCMark 10 Battery Life Profile provides a broad view of battery life across five common scenarios: Modern Office, Applications, Video, Gaming, and Idle. Better battery benchmarking starts with a Battery Life Profile.

  • Get a broad view of PC battery life across a range of common scenarios.
  • Battery life testing based on real tasks and activities.
  • Create and compare battery life profiles for different devices.

PCMark 10 Applications benchmark

Test PC performance with Microsoft Office applications


PCMark 10 Applications benchmark

The PCMark 10 Applications benchmark measures practical, real-world PC performance for the modern workplace with tests that run in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Edge.

With this test, you can also benchmark the latest Always Connected PCs powered by Windows 10 on Arm, with results that are comparable with scores from traditional x86-based devices.

  • Measure real-world performance.
  • Relevant tests based on Microsoft applications.
  • Test and compare Arm and x86-based devices.

PCMark 10 Storage benchmarks

Modern storage benchmarks for modern storage devices


PCMark 10 Storage benchmarks

Full System Drive Benchmark

The Full System Drive Benchmark uses a wide-ranging set of real-world traces from popular applications and common tasks to fully test the performance of the fastest modern drives.

Quick System Drive Benchmark

The Quick System Drive Benchmark is a shorter test with a smaller set of less demanding real-world traces that is designed for smaller system drives that are unable to run the Full System Drive benchmark.

Data Drive Benchmark

The Data Drive Benchmark is designed to test drives that are used for storing files rather than applications. You can also use this test with NAS drives, USB sticks, memory cards, and other external storage devices.

Drive Performance Consistency Test

The Drive Performance Consistency Test is a long-running test with a heavy, continuous load. In-depth reporting for expert users shows how the performance of the drive varies under different conditions.

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PCMark 10 Professional Edition

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  • Hardware monitoring
  • Custom benchmark settings
  • Compare results side-by-side
  • Save results offline
  • Private, offline results option
  • Command line automation
  • Export results as PDF and XML
  • Licensed for commercial use
  • Compatible with Testdriver®
  • Priority support by email and phone

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Testdriver is our easy benchmark automation solution for entreprise IT, production line QA and PC lifecycle management.

With Testdriver, you don't have to be physically present at the PCs you are testing. You can remotely install and run PCMark 10 benchmarks on any PC on your network from Testdriver's convenient browser-based console.

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Single-seat licenses require an Internet connection for online activation. A single-seat license allows you to install the software on one system at a time.

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With a site license, you can activate and use the software offline. A site license allows you to run the software on multiple systems at the same time.


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Minimum system requirements

OS Windows 7, 64-bit
Processor Dual-core CPU
Memory 4 GB of system memory
Graphics DirectX 11
Display 1920 × 1080
Hard drive 6 GB free space

PCMark 10 Express needs only 2 GB of system memory and a display with 1280 × 720 resolution.

Applications system requirements

OS Windows 10
Processor Dual-core CPU
Memory 2 GB of system memory
Graphics DirectX 11
Display 1280 × 720
Hard drive 2 GB free space

To run the PCMark 10 Applications benchmark, you must have the relevant applications from Microsoft Office 2013 or later installed on the system.

Windows 10 on Arm and Windows 11 on Arm support

The PCMark 10 Applications benchmark, and the Office, Video, and Idle scenarios for the Battery Life Profile support Windows 10 on Arm and Windows 11 on Arm.

Ready for Windows 11

Every benchmark test in PCMark 10 is compatible with Windows 11. The PCMark 10 Applications benchmark is compatible with Microsoft Office 2021.

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