30. PCMark05

Just as with SYSmark 2004 SE, performance is the exclusive focus for PCMark05. PCMark05 includes an overall system test as well as system component tests that concentrate on CPU, RAM, graphics and hard disk performance. If any element in the test suite won't run or should it fail during execution, the PCMark05 overall score is not calculated.

PCMark scores are scaled from 1,200 to 5,500 points. Both ends of this scale are calibrated to specific reference systems that define these two scores. Nevertheless, values lower than 1,200 or higher than 5,500 are possible (the former means the test system is slower than the 1,200 point reference system, while the latter means the test system is faster than the 5,500 point reference system).

Here, you'll find the diagrams for the PCMark05 values reported for the Pavilion dv8000z notebook as well as the four other comparison systems. Our analysis and conclusions follow.