PCMark 7

We’ve begun using PCMark 8 for some of our laptop reviews over the past few months, but this is honestly the rockiest launch we’ve ever seen from Futuremark. There are still a few laptops where several of the tests simply get stuck, and there’s no way to generate scores on such systems (at present). Futuremark sent word today that they’ve updated PCMark 8 to version 1.1.111, adding Windows 8.1 to the supported list of operating systems (Windows 7 and 8 continue to be supported). Hopefully they’ve addressed some of the other miscellaneous bugs in the process. Along with the support for Windows 8.1, Futuremark has made a few other changes. While the Work, Storage, and Applications test suites continue to report comparable scores, the Home...