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PCMark Vantage supports both system level and component level benchmarking. It is comprised of different test suites.

The PCMark Suite

The PCMark Suite is a collection of various single- and multi-threaded CPU, Graphics and HDD test sets with the focus on Windows Vista application tests. Tests have been selected to represent a subset of the individual Windows Vista Consumer Scenarios. PCMark Suite includes CPU, Graphics, Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and a subset of Consumer Suite tests. Note: Only the PCMark Suite will provide a PCMark Score.

The default test suite is the PCMark Suite including tests combining different consumer scenarios.

Optional Test Suites

• Memories Suite: A pre-defined selection of test sets measuring the system's performance in Memories scenario.
• TV and Movies Suite: A pre-defined selection of test sets measuring the system's performance in TV and Movies scenario.
• Gaming Suite: A pre-defined selection of test sets measuring the system's performance in Gaming scenario.
• Music Suite: A pre-defined selection of test sets measuring the system's performance in Music scenario.
• Communications Suite: A pre-defined selection of test sets measuring the system's performance in Communications scenario.
• Productivity Suite: A pre-defined selection of test sets measuring the system's performance in Productivity scenario.
• HDD Suite: A pre-defined selection of test sets measuring the storage system's performance.

Please refer to the PCMark Vantage Whitepaper and PCMark Vantage Help for more detailed information about the tests.