PCMark is a computer benchmark tool developed by UL (formerly Futuremark) to test the performance of a PC at the system and component level.
In most cases, the tests in PCMark are designed to represent typical home user workloads.
[citation needed] Running PCMark produces a score with higher numbers indicating better performance.
Scores cannot be compared across versions since each includes different tests.
In a 2008 Ars Technica article, a VIA Nano gained significant performance after its CPUID changed to Intel.