PCMark04 READMEWelcome to PCMark™04
Congratulations on installing PCMark04, the latest version of the PC performance benchmark program from Futuremark Corporation. This unique program provides an accurate and consistent assessment of the performance of your PC in general home environment usage. PCMark04 can be easily obtained and it is easy to install and run. The program utilizes mostly public code, but some commercial applications are also included in measuring computer performance.
By using PCMark04 and the Online ResultsBrowser, you can get:
- A PCMark score - recognised and comparable measurement of the home environment performance of your PC.
- Detailed results of all tests.
- A comparison of your machine against thousands of others, from every corner of the globe!
- An educated estimate as to how much better your system will perform with certain upgrades.
This document contains important information about using PCMark04. Please read it through carefully before running the program.
Required Software
To run all the tests in PCMark04 and in order to receive scores, the system should have the following software installed:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP operating system.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 installed, for Web Browsing test and SystemInfo (download).
- Microsoft Media Player 9 (download)
- Microsoft Media Encoder 9 (download)
- DirectX 9.0 or higher runtime (download)
Required Hardware
- PCMark04 package requires approx. 60MB of Hard Disk space.
- HDD tests (Pro version only) require additional 130MB of Hard Disk space.
- The 3D tests require a fully DirectX 7 compliant hardware.
PCMark04 featuresPCMark04 comes in three versions, Free version, Professional Edition and Business Edition. PCMark04 Free version can be downloaded freely, but it only has the functionalilty to run the default test suite.
Free version features:
- System tests, presenting the total PCMark score.
- System Info, showing your PC hardware and system software in detail.
- Online services. Submit your results and compare them to PCMark04 results from all over the world.
Professional and Business Edition features:
- System tests, presenting the total PCMark score.
- CPU test suite, giving a CPU score
- Memory test suite, giving a Memory score.
- Graphics test suite, giving a graphics score.
- HDD test suite and a total HDD score.
- System Info, showing your PC hardware and system software in detail.
- Online services. Submit your results and compare them to PCMark04 results from all over the world.
- Customizability options over the tests including multithreaded tests modification
New in build 1.1.0:
- Command line options (Pro version only), more information on the help files
- Support for Windows 2000 in HDD tests (Pro version only)
- Improved stability
The Professional Edition of PCMark04 is available for purchase at www.futuremark.com/products.
Troubleshooting Q&APlease go to www.futuremark.com/support for the latest versions, up-to-date support, and FAQ information, as well as a current list of problems or compatibility issues with PCMark04.
If you have problems running PCMark04 or have any other related questions, please take the following steps:
- Make sure that your system meets the minimum system requirements and that all the required software components are installed.
- Please read the PCMark04 Frequently Asked Questions at www.futuremark.com/support. We have answered the most of the commonly asked questions and it is likely you will find an answer there.
For more information on how to use PCMark04, please refer to the PCMark04 help, and more detailed information on the test selection and workloads, see the PCMark04 White Paper. The PCMark04 help is available through the right click menu on the PCMark04 main screen. The whitepaper can be obtained from PCMark04 website at www.futuremark.com/products/ or on the PCMark04 installation CD.
Guidelines for testing and publishing resultsTesting guidelines
For reliable benchmarking, we highly recommend that you familiarize yourself with the testing guidelines found in the PCMark04 help file and on the PCMark04 website at http://www.futuremark.com/products/pcmark04/Publishing benchmark results
When publishing your benchmark results in a printed or on-line publication, we kindly request that you make sure that you follow our testing guidelines, identify the exact system setup that was used for benchmarking, and include the official PCMark04 logo with a link or referral to futuremark.com. Read also the End User License Agreement before publishing the results.Distribution guidelinesThe software may not be distributed with commercial products without written permission from Futuremark, the only exception being distribution on magazine cover-CDs, in which case we request you to inform us about the approximate distribution figures for our references. You may not charge from distributing the program without a written permission from Futuremark Corporation.
For more information, please see the PCMark04 web site at http://www.futuremark.com/products/pcmark04/.
Legal:
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. DirectX, Windows 98/ME/XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Media Player are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. PCMark is a trademark of Futuremark Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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