PCMark 7 Release Date Announced – You Are Not Prepared

Futuremark doesn’t make benchmarks to make you happy, in fact they usually make you bloody miserable.

However, they’ll soon be releasing PC Mark 7, so you can get a better idea of just how much your gaming PC sucks compared to everyone else in the world.  :-/

Anyhow, this new software, made for Windows 7 PC’s will let you run all sorts of fun tests.  7 of them in fact.  It also comes in three flavors.  Free, Regular and Holy Shit Expensive Professional Verison:

All three versions will be available on May 3rd.

HELSINKI, FINLAND – APRIL 14, 2011 – Futuremark® today confirmed that PCMark® 7, a new benchmark offering complete PC performance testing for Windows 7, will be released on May 3, 2011. PCMark 7 will be available in 3 editions: the Basic Edition, a free download offering unlimited runs of the main PCMark test, the Advanced Edition which includes all 7 PC tests and the Professional Edition which unlocks all features and is the only edition licensed for commercial use. The Advanced and Professional Editions can be pre-ordered now from http://www.pcmark.com.

PCMark 7 provides a set of 7 PC tests for measuring different aspects of PC performance with a high degree of accuracy. Overall system performance is measured by the PCMark test. The Lightweight test measures the capabilities of entry level systems and mobility platforms unable to run the full PCMark test. Common use performance is measured by the Entertainment, Creativity and Productivity tests. Component performance is measured by the Computation and Storage hardware tests. The Storage test is ideal for testing SSDs and external hard drives in addition to the system drive.

If you’re in the mood for furhter punishement, feel free to go mess around with 3DMark11.  Or don’t, you’ll likely be happier that way…

Learn more about PC Mark 7 and 3DMark 11 HERE.