Futuremark has announced the PCMark 7, a benchmarking software specially designed to analysis systems running Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system. The software has more than 20 workloads divided into seven categories. Overall system performance is measured by the PCMark Suite. The Lightweight Suite measures the capabilities of entry level systems and mobility platforms unable to run the full PCMark suite. Common use performance is measured by the Entertainment, Creativity and Productivity scenario suites. Component performance is measured by the Computation and Storage hardware suites. The Storage suite is ideal for testing SSDs and external hard drives in addition to the system drive.

Futuremark did not provide details about PCMark 7's release date or pricing.