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Page 7 - Benchmark: PCMark Vantage

About PCMark Vantage

PCMark Vantage is a PC benchmark suite designed for Windows Vista offering one-click simplicity for casual users and detailed, professional grade testing for industry, press and enthusiasts.

A PCMark score is a measure of your computer’s performance across a variety of common tasks such as viewing and editing photos, video, music and other media, gaming, communications, productivity and security. From desktops and laptops to workstations and gaming rigs, by comparing your PCMark Vantage score with other similar systems you can find the hardware and software bottlenecks that stop you getting more from your PC.

PCMark Consumer Scenarios
- Digital Memories 1 & 2
- TV and Movies 1 & 2
- Gaming 1 & 2
- Music 1 & 2
- Communication 1 & 2
- Productivity 1 & 2

From: Developer's Page

PCMark Vantage seems to be the only benchmarking software used in our battery of tests today that ended up being a toss up between the Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 and Asus P7P55D-E Premium. Although the Asus motherboard still posted a minor lead in the overall result, the Gigabyte motherboard had an advantage in PCMark Vantage's TV & Movies, Gaming, Music, and HDD tests, while the Asus motherboard held on in the Memories, Communications, and Productivity results. A detailed breakdown can be seen in our graphs above.


Page Index
1. Introduction, Features, and Specifications
2. Bundle, Chipset, BIOS
3. A Closer Look, Board Layout, Test System
4. Benchmark: EVEREST CPU
5. Benchmark: EVEREST FPU
6. Benchmark: EVEREST Memory
7. Benchmark: PCMark Vantage
8. Benchmark: 3DMark06 Professional
9. Benchmark: PassMark PerformanceTest 7.0
10. Benchmark: SuperPI 1M, Cinebench R10
11. Onboard Sound (RMAA 6.2.3) Analyzation
12. Overclocking and Conclusion