PCMark04 README
Welcome to PCMark™04

Congratulations on installing PCMark04, the latest version of the PC performance benchmark program from Futuremark Corporation. This unique program provides an accurate and consistent assessment of the performance of your PC in general home environment usage. PCMark04 can be easily obtained and it is easy to install and run. The program utilizes mostly public code, but some commercial applications are also included in measuring computer performance.

By using PCMark04 and the Online ResultsBrowser, you can get:

A PCMark score - recognised and comparable measurement of the home environment performance of your PC. 
Detailed results of all tests. 
A comparison of your machine against thousands of others, from every corner of the globe! 
An educated estimate as to how much better your system will perform with certain upgrades. 
This document contains important information about using PCMark04. Please read it through carefully before running the program.

Required Software

To run all the tests in PCMark04 and in order to receive scores, the system should have the following software installed:

Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP operating system. 
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 installed, for Web Browsing test and SystemInfo
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp

Microsoft Media Player 9
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/players.aspx 

Microsoft Media Encoder 9
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx
 
DirectX 9.0 or higher runtime
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx

Required Hardware

PCMark04 package requires approx. 60MB of Hard Disk space. 
HDD tests (Pro version only) require additional 130MB of Hard Disk space. 
The 3D tests require a fully DirectX 7 compliant hardware. 
PCMark04 features
PCMark04 comes in three versions, Free version, Professional Edition and Business Edition. PCMark04 Free version can be downloaded freely, but it only has the functionalilty to run the default test suite.

Free version features: 

System tests, presenting the total PCMark score. 
System Info, showing your PC hardware and system software in detail. 
Online services. Submit your results and compare them to PCMark04 results from all over the world. 
Professional and Business Edition features: 

System tests, presenting the total PCMark score. 
CPU test suite, giving a CPU score 
Memory test suite, giving a Memory score. 
Graphics test suite, giving a graphics score. 
HDD test suite and a total HDD score. 
System Info, showing your PC hardware and system software in detail. 
Online services. Submit your results and compare them to PCMark04 results from all over the world. 
Customizability options over the tests including multithreaded tests modification
New in build 1.1.0:

Command line options (Pro version only), more information on the help files 
Support for Windows 2000 in HDD tests (Pro version only) 
Improved stability
New in build 1.2.0:

Unregistering options. More information on the help files 
Improved stability 
The Professional Edition of PCMark04 is available for purchase at www.futuremark.com/products.

Troubleshooting Q&A
Please go to www.futuremark.com/support for the latest versions, up-to-date support, and FAQ information, as well as a current list of problems or compatibility issues with PCMark04.