PCMark 7 New Release Date

Previously scheduled for May 3, PCMark 7, a new benchmark offering complete PC performance analysis for Windows 7, will be released on May 12, 2011, Futuremark announced. PCMark 7 includes 7 separate test suites combining more than 20 individual workloads covering storage, computation, image and video manipulation, web browsing and gaming. PCMark 7 will be available in 3 editions: the Basic Edition, a free download offering unlimited runs of the main PCMark test, the Advanced Edition which includes all 7 PC tests and the Professional Edition which unlocks all features and is the only edition licensed for commercial use. The Advanced and Professional Editions can be pre-ordered from the official website.