PCMark Vantage x64

Publisher: Futuremark

PCMark Vantage x64 is a Vista-only 64-bit productivity benchmark that tests a range of standard application types providing a general performance number in respect to other systems.

It tests multi-core processors and requires a processor with at least SSE2 support and a graphics card that supports Shader Model 2.0 or higher.

There are test scenarios for High Definition TV and Movies, Gaming, Memory, Music, Communications, Internet, General Productivity and Hard Drive. They cover the broad range of typical software a PC user will use and acts as a good "one stop" benchmark for general system performance.





As a “synthetic” benchmark we don't read too much into PCMark, although it does provide a general comparative – it does really seem to favour the Phenoms with the 9850 in its red turbo mode coming out top. The yellow mode with better energy management seems to have quite a significant effect unlike what we've seen previously.