PCMark 10
PCMark 10 is a Windows benchmark suite for assessing performance across everyday work, creative tasks, gaming, battery life, and storage.
What PCMark 10 is
PCMark 10 is a Windows benchmark suite for assessing performance across everyday work, creative tasks, gaming, battery life, and storage. Its workload areas include Essentials, productivity, digital content creation, Microsoft Office applications, and gaming. The Applications benchmark runs tests in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Edge; battery scenarios cover Modern Office, Applications, Video, Gaming, and Idle. Storage tests include full and quick system-drive checks, data-drive testing, and drive-performance consistency.
Results can be compared side by side, saved offline, or made private so they do not appear in search results. The Professional Edition adds custom test combinations, command-line automation, and PDF or XML export. It is compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11, with selected scenarios also supporting Windows on Arm. The page also lists Basic Edition and a Steam demo, without stating their prices or free-tier limits.
Good
- Covers productivity, creative, gaming, battery, and storage workloads
- Compares results side by side
- Saves results offline or hides them from search
- Professional Edition supports custom runs and command-line automation
- Selected scenarios support Windows on Arm
Watch out
- Commercial use requires Professional Edition
- Full tests and features require an annual Professional license
Who it suits
PCMark 10 suits Windows users who want to measure performance in work, creative, gaming, battery, or storage workloads. Its Professional Edition is intended for users who need custom runs, automation, exports, or commercial licensing.
Verdict
PCMark 10 covers a broad mix of Windows performance workloads, with comparison and offline result options. Check the edition requirements carefully if you need full features or commercial use.
Plans and prices
From PCMark 10's own pricing page, checked 24 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Edition | — | Includes the PCMark 10 benchmark |
| Advanced Edition | — | Includes PCMark 10, Express, and Extended benchmarks · In-app result comparison · Custom run settings · Hardware monitoring · Save results offline |
| Professional Edition | $1,795 a year | Includes performance, Applications, Battery Life Profile, and Storage benchmarks · Command-line automation · PDF and XML result export · Commercial license · From $1795 per year |
| PCMark 10 Professional Edition | $1,795 a year | From · per year |
The facts
Each one read from PCMark 10's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Annual license
- A Professional Edition annual license is required for the full tests and features.checked 28 Sep 2026
- CLI or automation
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Command-line automation
- Professional Edition supports automated benchmark runs through command-line scripts.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Commercial licensing
- Professional Edition is the only edition licensed for commercial use.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Comparison database
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Current version
- The page lists version 2.3.2912, dated February 3, 2026.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Custom benchmark runs
- Professional Edition lets users create custom benchmark runs by combining tests.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Custom test profiles
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Microsoft Office tests
- The Applications benchmark runs tests in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Edge.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Offline results
- Users can save results offline or make them private to hide them from search results.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Operating systems
- Windows 7 64-bit minimum; Windows 10 and Windows 11 supportedchecked 24 Sep 2026
- Professional pricing
- Professional Edition starts from $1795 per year.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Result comparison
- Results can be compared side-by-side in the application.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Result export
- Professional Edition exports results as PDF and XML.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Result export formats
- PDF,XML (Professional Edition)checked 24 Sep 2026
- Storage benchmarks
- Storage tests include Full System Drive, Quick System Drive, Data Drive, and Drive Performance Consistency.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Support commitment
- UL Solutions will provide at least 12 months notice before ending enterprise benchmark support.checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Battery scenarios
- Battery Life Profile covers Modern Office, Applications, Video, Gaming, and Idle.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Supported platform
- PCMark 10 is a benchmark for Windows 10 and every benchmark test is compatible with Windows 11.checked 28 Sep 2026
The company
- Company profile
- UL Solutions is a global safety science company focused on safety, security, and sustainability goals.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Founded
- 1894checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Northbrook, Illinois, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free edition status
- The page lists a Basic Edition and a Steam demo, but does not state pricing or free-tier limits.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
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