Hey everyone, Futuremark announced today that PCMark 8 is finally available. You can find it on steam or on their website, if you go through steam you will get a nice 25% off discount making the price $37.49. The free version of PCMark 8 is also available now so I hope to see a few benchmarks popping up in our benchmarks forum with your results. If you haven't seen PCMark 8 before they have really changed their focus onto more real world testing making this a great way to compare real world performance of your PC up against your friends. Read more to find a link and to read more about PCMark 8 itself!
PCMark 8 combines performance benchmarking, battery life testing, a dedicated benchmark for SSDs and HDDs, and real-world tests using popular applications from Adobe and Microsoft. It's an essential tool for anyone who wants to get the most out of their hardware.
PCMark 8 includes five new benchmark tests, each designed around a typical use scenario. Choose the benchmark that best matches your needs, or run all five for a complete picture of your PC's performance. Each benchmark produces a score you can use to compare systems as well as detailed results you can use to gain a deep understanding of system performance.
The Home, Creative, and Work tests reflect the most common computer usage patterns - light home use, demanding media and entertainment activities, and typical office productivity tasks. The Applications benchmark is a real-world test of system performance using popular applications from Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office. The Storage benchmark is ideal for testing SSDs, HDDs and hybrid drives, highlighting the real-world performance differences between devices. You can use the Home, Creative, Work and Applications benchmarks to test battery life too.
PCMark 8 costs $49.95, but can be bought from Steam for $37.49 (25% off) for a limited time. Keys bought from Steam are interchangable with the standalone version.
Buy PCMark 8 from Steam - 25% off for a limited time
- Includes all five benchmarks plus battery life tests.
- Benchmark with Adobe & Microsoft applications.
- Test your SSD or HDD with the Storage test.
- Measure the battery life of your tablet or notebook.
- Run individual workloads to fine-tune your system.
- Get in-depth hardware monitoring graphs.
- Automatically save your results offline.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/236890
Or download PCMark 8 Basic Edition for free
- Includes the Home, Creative and Work benchmarks.
- Easy to use, no technical know-how needed.
- Free online account to manage your results.
Click Download Demo on the Steam store page to get PCMark 8 Basic Edition. PCMark 8 Basic Edition is also available from a number of our mirror download partners: http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/pcmark8
