Consumer Security Products Performance
Benchmarks (Edition 1)
Antivirus & Internet Security
Windows 10
October 2019

Document: Consumer Security Products Performance Benchmarks (Edition 1)
Authors:
J. Han, D. Wren
Company: PassMark SoftwareDate:
28 October 2019
Edition:1
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS......................................................................................................................................... 2
REVISION HISTORY............................................................................................................................................ 3
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................................... 3
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... 4
OVERALL SCORE ................................................................................................................................................ 5
PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS ............................................................................................................................... 6PERFORMANCE METRICS SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 7
TEST RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................. 11
BENCHMARK 1 – BOOT TIME (SECONDS) ................................................................................................................... 11
BENCHMARK 2 – SCAN TIME (SECONDS) .................................................................................................................... 12
BENCHMARK 3 – USER INTERFACE LAUNCH TIME (MILLISECONDS) .................................................................................. 13
BENCHMARK 4 – MEMORY USAGE DURING SYSTEM IDLE (MEGABYTES) ........................................................................... 14
BENCHMARK 5 – MEMORY USAGE DURING INITIAL SCAN (MEGABYTES) ........................................................................... 15
BENCHMARK 6 – BROWSE TIME (SECONDS)................................................................................................................ 16
BENCHMARK 7 – EDGE LAUNCH TIME (MILLISECONDS) ................................................................................................. 17
BENCHMARK 8 – INSTALLATION TIME (SECONDS) ........................................................................................................ 18
BENCHMARK 9 – INSTALLATION SIZE (MEGABYTES) ...................................................................................................... 19
BENCHMARK 10 – FILE COPY, MOVE AND DELETE (SECONDS)........................................................................................ 20
BENCHMARK 11 –THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS INSTALLATION TIME (SECONDS) ................................................................ 21
BENCHMARK 12 – NETWORK THROUGHPUT (SECONDS) ............................................................................................... 22
BENCHMARK 13 – FILE FORMAT CONVERSION (SECONDS)............................................................................................. 23
BENCHMARK 14 – FILE COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION (SECONDS)......................................................................... 24
BENCHMARK 15 – FILE DOWNLOAD (SECONDS) .......................................................................................................... 25
BENCHMARK 16 – PE SCAN TIME (SECONDS) ............................................................................................................. 26
BENCHMARK 17 – FILE COPY DISK TO DISK (SECONDS) ................................................................................................. 27
BENCHMARK 18 – FILE COPY OVER NETWORK (SECONDS) ............................................................................................ 28
BENCHMARK 19 – PCMARK 8 HOME SCORE .............................................................................................................. 29
BENCHMARK 20 – WORD DOCUMENT LAUNCH AND OPEN TIME (MILLISECONDS) ............................................................. 30
BENCHMARK 21 – RUN EXCEL MACRO (SECONDS) ...................................................................................................... 31
BENCHMARK 22 – SAVE WORD DOCUMENT TO PDF (SECONDS) .................................................................................... 32
BENCHMARK 23 – USB 3.0 FILE COPY (SECONDS) ...................................................................................................... 33
DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURE ....................................................................................................................... 34
CONTACT DETAILS .......................................................................................................................................... 34
APPENDIX 1 – TEST ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................ 35
APPENDIX 2 – METHODOLOGY DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 36

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Revision History
Rev
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Revision History

Date

Initial version of report

28 October 2019

References
Ref #

1

Document

What Really Slows Windows Down (URL)

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AuthorO. Warner,
The PC Spy

Date

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Executive Summary
PassMark Software® conducted objective performance testing on ten (10) security products. This report presents
our results and findings as a result of performance benchmark testing conducted on these products.
For more details on which versions were tested, please see the section “Products and Versions”.
Testing included twenty-three (23) performance metrics. These performance metrics are as follows:• Boot Time• Scan Time
• User Interface Launch Time
• Memory Usage during System Idle
• Memory Usage during Initial Scan
• Browse Time
• Edge Launch Time
• Installation Time
• Installation Size
• File Copy, Move and Delete• Third-Party Applications Installation Time
• Network Throughput• File Format Conversion• File Compression and Decompression• PE Scan Time
• File Copy Disk to Disk
• File Copy Over Network• File Download• PCMark 8 Home Score• Word Document Launch and Open Time• Run Excel Macro• Save Word Document as PDF• USB 3.0 File Copy

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Overall Score
PassMark Software assigned every product a score depending on its ranking in each metric compared to otherproducts in the same category.

Security Software
In the following table the highest possible score attainable is 230; in a hypothetical situation where a product has
attained first place in all 23 metrics. Security products have been ranked by their overall scores:

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Overall Score

Norton Security

191

ESET Internet Security

161

Kaspersky Internet Security

159

Windows Defender128

AVG Internet Security

115

Trend Micro Internet Security

115

Trend Micro Virus Buster

112

Avast Internet Security

111

Bitdefender Internet Security

84

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

79

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Products and Versions
The names and versions of the ten security products tested are as follows:
Manufacturer

Product Name

Release Year

Product Version

Date Tested

Symantec Corporation

Norton Security

2019

22.19.8.65

Sep 2019

Avast Software s.r.o.

AVG Internet Security

2019

19.6.3098

Jul 2019

SourceNext Corporation

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

2019

23.0.19.85

Jul 2019

ESET, spol. s r.o.

ESET Internet Security

2019

12.1.34.0

Jul 2019

Trend Micro Inc.

Trend Micro Internet Security

2019

16.0.1146

Oct 2019

Trend Micro Inc.

Trend Micro Virus Buster

2019

15.0.1231

Aug 2019

Kaspersky Lab

Kaspersky Internet Security

2019

20.0.14.1085(c)Jul 2019

Avast Software s.r.o.

Avast Internet Security

2019

19.6.2383

Jul 2019

Microsoft Corporation

Windows Defender2019

4.18.1909.6

Oct 2019

Bitdefender

Bitdefender Internet Security

2019

24.0.6.31

Sep 2019

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Performance Metrics Summary
We have selected a set of objective metrics which provide a comprehensive and realistic indication of the areas inwhich a security product may impact system performance for end users. Our metrics test the impact of the security
software on common tasks that end-users would perform on a daily basis.
All of PassMark Software’s test methods can be replicated by third parties using the same environment to obtain
similar benchmark results. Detailed descriptions of the methodologies used in our tests are available as “Appendix
2 – Methodology Description” of this report.

Benchmark 1 – Boot Time
This metric measures the amount of time taken for the machine to boot into the operating system. Security
software is generally launched at Windows startup, adding an additional amount of time and delaying the startupof the operating system. Shorter boot times indicate that the application has had less impact on the normal
operation of the machine.

Benchmark 2 – Scan TimeAll security solutions have functionality designed to detect viruses and various other forms of malware by scanningfiles on the system. This metric measures the amount of time required to scan a set of clean files. Our sample file
set comprises a total file size of 982 MB and is made up of files that would typically be found on end-user machines,
such as media files, system files and Microsoft Office documents.

Benchmark 3 – User Interface Launch Time
This metric provides an objective indication as to how responsive a security product appears to the user, bymeasuring the amount of time it takes for the user interface of the security software to launch from Windows. To
allow for caching effects by the operating system, both the initial launch time and the subsequent launch times
are measured. Our final result is an average of these two measurements.

Benchmark 4 – Memory Usage during System Idle
This metric measures the amount of memory (RAM) used by the product while the machine and security softwareare in an idle state. The total memory usage is calculated by identifying all security software processes and theamount of memory used by each process.
The amount of memory used while the machine is idle provides a good indication of the amount of system
resources being consumed by the security software on a permanent basis. Better performing products occupy lessmemory while the machine is idle.

Benchmark 5 – Memory Usage during Initial Scan
This metric measures the amount of memory (RAM) used by the product during an initial security scan. The total
memory usage is calculated by identifying all security software processes and the amount of memory used by eachprocess during the scan.
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Benchmark 6 – Browse Time
It is common behavior for security products to scan data for malware as it is downloaded from the internet or
intranet. This behavior may negatively impact browsing speed as products scan web content for malware. This
metric measures the time taken to browse a set of popular internet sites to consecutively load from a local server
in a user’s browser window.

Benchmark 7 – Edge Launch Time
This metric is one of many methods to objectively measure how much a security product impacts on the
responsiveness of the system. This metric measures the amount of time it takes to launch the user interface ofMicrosoft Edge. To allow for caching effects by the operating system, both the initial launch time and thesubsequent launch times are measured. Our final result is an average of these two measurements.

Benchmark 8 – Installation Time
The speed and ease of the installation process will strongly influence the user’s first impression of the security
software. This test measures the minimum installation time required by the security software to be fully functionaland ready for use by the end user. Lower installation times represent security products which are quicker for auser to install.

Benchmark 9 – Installation Size
In offering new features and functionality to users, security software products tend to increase in size with eachnew release. Although new technologies push the size limits of hard drives each year, the growing disk spacerequirements of common applications and the increasing popularity of large media files (such as movies, photos
and music) ensure that a product's installation size will remain of interest to home users.
This metric aims to measure a product’s total installation size. This metric is defined as the total disk spaceconsumed by all new files added during a product's installation.

Benchmark 10 – File Copy, Move and Delete
This metric measures the amount of time taken to move, copy and delete a sample set of files. The sample file set
contains several types of file formats that a Windows user would encounter in daily use. These formats include
documents (e.g. Microsoft Office documents, Adobe PDF, Zip files, etc.), media formats (e.g. images, movies andmusic) and system files (e.g. executables, libraries, etc.).

Benchmark 11 –Third-Party Applications Installation Time
This metric measures the amount of time taken to install and uninstall third-party programs. The installation speedof third-party applications may be impacted by security behavior such as heuristics or real time malware scanning.

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Benchmark 12 – Network Throughput
The metric measures the amount of time taken to download a variety of files from a local server using theHypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which is the main protocol used on the web for browsing, linking and datatransfer. Files used in this test include file formats that users would typically download from the web, such asimages, archives, music files and movie files.

Benchmark 13 – File Format Conversion
This test measures the amount of time taken to convert an MP3 file to a WAV and subsequently, convert the same
MP3 file to a WMA format.

Benchmark 14 – File Compression and Decompression
This metric measures the amount of time taken to compress and decompress different types of files. Files formats
used in this test include documents, movies and images.

Benchmark 15 – File Download
This test measures the amount of time taken to download a set of setup files from a local server using theHypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The data set comprises a total file size of 290MB, and the formats used include
executables and Microsoft installation packages.

Benchmark 16 – PE Scan TimeAll security solutions have functionality designed to detect viruses and various other forms of malware by scanningfiles on the system. This metric measures the amount of time required to scan a set of PE (Portable Executable)
files. Our sample file set comprises a total file size of 2.03GB and consisted of .exe (329MB), .dll (920MB) and .sys
files (827MB).

Benchmark 17 – File Copy Disk to Disk
This test measures the amount of time taken to copy files between two local drives. The data set comprises a total
file size of 5.44GB, and the formats used include documents, movies, images and executables.

Benchmark 18 – File Copy Over Network
This test measures the amount of time taken to copy files from a local drive to a local server. The data set comprises
a total file size of 5.44GB, and the formats used included documents, movies, images and executables.

Benchmark 19 – PCMark 8 Home Score
This test measures the overall performance as an overall score over a range of areas, including memory, video,
gaming, music, communications, productivity and HDD performance.

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Benchmark 20– Word Document Launch and Open Time
This test measures how much security software impacts on the responsiveness and performance of the system.
This metric measures the amount of time it takes to open a large, mixed media document with Microsoft Word.
To allow for caching effects by the operating system, both the initial launch time and the subsequent launch times
are measured. Our final result is an average of these two measurements.

Benchmark 21 – Run Excel Macro
This test measures the amount of time taken to open an Excel document and run a macro to perform a range of
operations. The test is run five times with a reboot in between each run. Our final result is taken as an average ofthese five measurements.

Benchmark 22 – Save Word Document as PDF
This test measures the amount of time taken to open a large Word document and save it in PDF format. The test
is run five times with a reboot in between each run. Our final result is taken as an average of these fivemeasurements.

Benchmark 23 – USB 3.0 File Copy
This test measures the amount of time taken to copy files from a USB 3.0 drive to a local disk. The data set
comprises a total file size of 6.06GB, and the formats used include documents, movies, system files andexecutables.

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Test Results
In the following charts, we have highlighted the results we obtained for Norton Security in yellow. The average
has also been highlighted in blue for ease of comparison.

Benchmark 1 – Boot Time (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken for the system to boot (from a sample of five fast boots) for
each Internet Security product tested. Products with lower boot times are considered better performing productsin this category.

Norton Security

8.4

Avast Internet Security

9.5

Windows Defender

9.5

ESET Internet Security

9.9

AVG Internet Security

10.2

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

10.9

Average

11.6

Trend Micro Virus Buster

12.9

Kaspersky Internet Security

12.9

Bitdefender Internet Security

14.2

Trend Micro Internet Security

17.9

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Benchmark 2 – Scan Time (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to scan a set of 6159 files (totaling 982 MB) for each Internet
Security product tested. This time is calculated by averaging the initial (Run 1) and subsequent (Runs 2-5) scantimes. Products with lower scan times are considered better performing products in this category.

Norton Security

15.2

Kaspersky Internet Security

18.0

ESET Internet Security

20.2

Bitdefender Internet Security

20.6

Trend Micro Internet Security

39.6

Trend Micro Virus Buster

39.9

Windows Defender

48.2

Average

121.4

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

201.7

Avast Internet Security

397.6

AVG Internet Security

413.4

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Benchmark 3 – User Interface Launch Time (milliseconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to launch a product’s user interface. Products with lower
launch times are considered better performing products in this category.

Trend Micro Internet Security

95

Norton Security

109

Trend Micro Virus Buster

112

Kaspersky Internet Security

130

Average

262

Avast Internet Security

289

AVG Internet Security

307

ESET Internet Security

332

Windows Defender413

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

413

Bitdefender Internet Security

416

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Benchmark 4 – Memory Usage during System Idle (megabytes)
The following chart compares the average amount of RAM in use by an Internet Security product during a periodof system idle. This average is taken from a sample of ten memory snapshots taken at roughly 60 seconds apartafter reboot. Products with lower idle RAM usage are considered better performing products in this category.

Norton Security

36.6

Kaspersky Internet Security

56.7

ESET Internet Security

Windows Defender

Trend Micro Virus Buster

107.6

136.0

158.2

Trend Micro Internet Security

198.2

Avast Internet Security

230.0

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233.2

AVG Internet Security

270.2

Bitdefender Internet Security

507.3

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Benchmark 5 – Memory Usage during Initial Scan (megabytes)
The following chart compares the average amount of RAM in use by an Internet Security product during a scan.
This average is taken from a sample of ten memory snapshots taken at roughly 12 seconds apart. Products withlower idle RAM usage are considered better performing products in this category.

ESET Internet Security

161.6

Norton Security

228.7

Trend Micro Virus Buster

277.6

Trend Micro Internet Security

335.1

Windows Defender376.1

Kaspersky Internet Security

393.9

Average451.1

Avast Internet Security

499.3

AVG Internet Security

575.8

Bitdefender Internet Security

812.2

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Benchmark 6 – Browse Time (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken for the default browser Microsoft Edge to successively load
a set of popular websites through the local area network from a local server machine. Products with lower browse
times are considered better performing products in this category.

Norton Security

10.6

ESET Internet Security

10.8

AVG Internet Security

11.4

Trend Micro Virus Buster

11.5

Avast Internet Security

11.6

Windows Defender

11.8

Kaspersky Internet Security

14.4

Trend Micro Internet Security

14.7

Average

20.3

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

37.5

Bitdefender Internet Security

68.4

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Benchmark 7 – Edge Launch Time (milliseconds)
The following chart compares the average launch times of the Microsoft Edge after rebooting the machine foreach Internet Security product we tested. Products with lower launch times are considered better performing
products in this category.

Bitdefender Internet Security

687

Windows Defender

692

ESET Internet Security

706

Norton Security

723

Kaspersky Internet Security

732

Avast Internet Security

735

Average794

Trend Micro Virus Buster

894

AVG Internet Security

902

Trend Micro Internet Security

909

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Benchmark 8 – Installation Time (seconds)
The following chart compares the minimum time it takes for security products to be fully functional and ready foruse by the end user. Products with lower installation times are considered better performing products in thiscategory.1

ESET Internet Security

30.8

Norton Security

50.9

Trend Micro Virus Buster

53.7

Avast Internet Security

66.0

AVG Internet Security

68.2

Kaspersky Internet Security

77.0

Average

85.4

Bitdefender Internet Security

101.2

Trend Micro Internet Security

110.6

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210.5

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Benchmark 9 – Installation Size (megabytes)
The following chart compares the total size of files added during the installation of security products. Productswith lower installation sizes are considered better performing products in this category.2

Norton Security

679.71ESET Internet Security

713.47

Kaspersky Internet Security

836.06

Trend Micro Virus Buster

912.57

AVG Internet Security

1,081.12

Trend Micro Internet Security

1,111.78

Avast Internet Security

1,130.28

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1,152.27

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

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Benchmark 10 – File Copy, Move and Delete (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to copy, move and delete several sets of sample files foreach Internet Security product tested. Products with lower times are considered better performing products inthis category.

Windows Defender

4.70

Norton Security

5.12

AVG Internet Security

5.12

Avast Internet Security

5.12

Trend Micro Internet Security

5.80

Average

5.84

Trend Micro Virus Buster

5.96

ESET Internet Security

6.04

Bitdefender Internet Security

6.33

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6.79

Kaspersky Internet Security

7.44

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Benchmark 11 –Third-Party Applications Installation Time (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to install 3 different third-party applications for each Internet
Security product tested. Products with lower times are considered better performing products in this category.

Norton Security

8.5

AVG Internet Security

9.4

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

9.5

Windows Defender

9.7

ESET Internet Security

9.8

Kaspersky Internet Security

10.1

Bitdefender Internet Security

10.3

Average

10.4

Trend Micro Internet Security

10.9

Avast Internet Security

11.1

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14.5

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Benchmark 12 – Network Throughput (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time to download a sample set of common file types for each Internet
Security product tested. Products with lower times are considered better performing products in this category.

Trend Micro Internet Security

6.3

Trend Micro Virus Buster

6.6

Windows Defender

6.8

Norton Security

7.6

Kaspersky Internet Security

9.5

ESET Internet Security

9.7

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12.6

Avast Internet Security

15.8

AVG Internet Security

16.0

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16.7

Bitdefender Internet Security

30.7

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Benchmark 13 – File Format Conversion (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time it takes for five sample files to be converted from one file format
to another (MP3  WMA, MP3  WAV) for each Internet Security product tested. Products with lower times are
considered better performing products in this category.

ESET Internet Security

52.8

Norton Security

52.9

Trend Micro Internet Security

53.6

Trend Micro Virus Buster

53.8

Kaspersky Internet Security

53.8

Avast Internet Security

54.2

AVG Internet Security

54.8

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55.6

Windows Defender

55.7

Bitdefender Internet Security

61.8

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Benchmark 14 – File Compression and Decompression (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time it takes for sample files to be compressed and decompressed foreach Internet Security product tested. Products with lower times are considered better performing products inthis category.

Norton Security

40.2

Avast Internet Security

40.3

AVG Internet Security

40.4

ESET Internet Security

40.5

Kaspersky Internet Security

40.8

Trend Micro Internet Security

41.0

Bitdefender Internet Security

41.4

Average

41.6

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

41.7

Trend Micro Virus Buster

43.2

Windows Defender

45.9

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Benchmark 15 – File Download (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to download a set of setup files from a local server. The test
was performed 5 times, and the average of all 5 runs was taken as the result. Products with lower times are
considered better performing products in this category.

Kaspersky Internet Security

3.8

Norton Security

3.9

Trend Micro Virus Buster

3.9

Bitdefender Internet Security

4.6

ESET Internet Security

4.7

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

4.7

Windows Defender

4.7

Trend Micro Internet Security

5.5

Average

7.5

AVG Internet Security

7.7

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Benchmark 16 – PE Scan Time (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to scan a set of 6,351 portable executable files (totaling
2,076 MB) for each Internet Security product tested. This time is calculated by averaging the initial (Run 1) andsubsequent (Runs 2-5) scan times. Products with lower scan times are considered better performing products inthis category.

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

22.2

Bitdefender Internet Security

22.3

Kaspersky Internet Security

32.4

ESET Internet Security

38.9

Windows Defender

42.4

Trend Micro Virus Buster

46.9

Norton Security

48.3

Trend Micro Internet Security

50.1

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348.4

Avast Internet Security

1,576.9

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Benchmark 17 – File Copy Disk to Disk (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to copy a total of 8,501 files, with a total file size of 5,995
MB files, from one local drive to another local drive for each Internet Security product tested. The test was
performed 5 times, and the average of all 5 runs was taken as the result. Products with lower times are consideredbetter performing products in this category.

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

56.5

Kaspersky Internet Security

57.7

ESET Internet Security

61.2

Average

61.9

Windows Defender

62.0

Norton Security

62.4

AVG Internet Security

62.5

Avast Internet Security

62.8

Bitdefender Internet Security

63.4

Trend Micro Internet Security

64.4

Trend Micro Virus Buster

66.3

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54 s

56 s

58 s

60 s

62 s

64 s

66 s

68 s

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Benchmark 18 – File Copy Over Network (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to transfer a total of 8,501 files over the local network, witha total file size of 5,995 MB files, from a local drive on the test machine to a local server. The test was performed
5 times, and the average of all 5 runs was taken as the result. Products with lower times are considered better
performing products in this category.

Kaspersky Internet Security

161.4

Norton Security

162.8

AVG Internet Security

169.0

Trend Micro Internet Security

172.9

Avast Internet Security

173.2

Windows Defender

177.1

ESET Internet Security

178.4

Trend Micro Virus Buster

181.7

Average

182.2

Bitdefender Internet Security

205.3

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

240.3

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100 s

150 s

200 s

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Benchmark 19 – PCMark 8 Home Score
The following chart compares the average PCMark 8 Home score for each Internet Security product tested. The
test was performed 2 times, and the average of both runs was taken as the result. Products with higher scores are
considered better performing products in this category.

Bitdefender Internet Security

2,963.0

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

2,964.0

Windows Defender

2,973.0

Trend Micro Virus Buster

2,973.5

ESET Internet Security

2,977.0

Average

2,980.5

Avast Internet Security

2,983.0

Trend Micro Internet Security

2,986.0

AVG Internet Security

2,991.0

Norton Security

2,994.0

Kaspersky Internet Security

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2,960

2,970

2,980

2,990

3,000

3,010

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Benchmark 20 – Word Document Launch and Open Time (milliseconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to launch Microsoft Word and open a 10MB document.
Products with lower launch times are considered better performing products in this category.

Windows Defender

2,704

ESET Internet Security

3,132

Kaspersky Internet Security

3,201

Bitdefender Internet Security

3,400

Average

3,408

Norton Security

3,423

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

3,491

Avast Internet Security

3,549

AVG Internet Security

3,560

Trend Micro Internet Security

Trend Micro Virus Buster

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Benchmark 21 – Run Excel Macro (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to launch Microsoft Excel and run a macro. Products withlower times are considered better performing products in this category.

Norton Security

13.80

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

14.16

Bitdefender Internet Security

14.17

ESET Internet Security

14.17

Kaspersky Internet Security

14.32

Trend Micro Internet Security

14.63

Average

14.82

Trend Micro Virus Buster

14.89

Avast Internet Security

15.06

AVG Internet Security

15.18

Windows Defender

17.83

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6s

8s

10 s

12 s

14 s

16 s

18 s

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Benchmark 22 – Save Word Document to PDF (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to launch Microsoft Word and open a 10MB document andsave it as a PDF. Products with lower times are considered better performing products in this category.

Kaspersky Internet Security

10.33

ESET Internet Security

10.58

Trend Micro Internet Security

10.73

Average

10.78

Windows Defender

10.79

AVG Internet Security

10.80

Avast Internet Security

10.84

Norton Security

10.85

Bitdefender Internet Security

10.86

Trend Micro Virus Buster

10.99

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

11.01

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4s

6s

8s

10 s

12 s

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Benchmark 23 – USB 3.0 File Copy (seconds)
The following chart compares the average time taken to copy a set of files from an external USB 3.0 drive to a local
disk. Products with lower times are considered better performing products in this category.

Kaspersky Internet Security

45.8

AVG Internet Security

46.8

Avast Internet Security

47.9

Norton Security

51.0

Trend Micro Internet Security

51.8

Trend Micro Virus Buster

54.1

Windows Defender

54.4

Average

56.7

ESET Internet Security

58.0

SourceNext ZERO Super Security

78.1

Bitdefender Internet Security

79.0

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20 s

30 s

40 s

50 s

60 s

70 s

80 s

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Disclaimer and DisclosureThis report only covers the versions that are listed in the “Products and Versions” section of this report.

Disclaimer of Liability
While every effort has been made to ensure that the information presented in this report is accurate, PassMark
Software Pty Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or out-of-date information and shall not be liable
in any manner whatsoever for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from theavailability of, use of, access of, or inability to use this information.

Disclosure
Symantec Corporation funded the production of this report, selected the test metrics and list of products to be
included in this report, and supplied some of the test scripts used for the tests.

Trademarks
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Contact Details
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Sydney, Australia
Phone + 61 (2) 9690 0444
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+ 61 (2) 9690 0445

Web

www.passmark.com

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Appendix 1 – Test Environment
For our testing, PassMark Software used a test environment running Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) with the following
hardware specifications:

Testing Machine
Model:

Lenovo H50W-50 i5

CPU:Intel Core i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz

Video Card:

NVIDIA GeForce GT 705

RAM:

8GB DDR3 RAM

Main Boot Drive:

Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB

nd

Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GBrd

3 Drive:

Seagate HDD 1TB (7200 RPM)

Network:

1Gbps (Connected via Gigabit Ethernet cable)

O/S:

Windows 10 Pro v1803 (Build 17134.228)

2 Drive:

For network tests (wget, http), PassMark Software used a server with the following specifications:

Testing Server
Motherboard:Intel S1200BTL Server Motherboard

CPU:Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 @ 3.10 GHz

Video Card:Intel Integrated Graphics CardRAM:

8GB (2x4GB) ECC RAM, 1333 MHz

Hard Drive:

SSD 128GB

Network:

1Gbps (Connected via Gigabit Ethernet cable)

O/S:

Windows Server 2012 Standard

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Appendix 2 – Methodology Description
Windows 10 Image Creation
A bootable version of Macrium Reflect (Backup software) was used to create a “clean” baseline image prior to
testing. Our aim was to create a baseline image with the smallest possible footprint and reduce the possibility ofvariation caused by external operating system factors.
The baseline image was restored prior to testing of each different product. This process ensures that we install
and test all products on the same, “clean” machine.
The steps taken to create the base Windows 10 image were as follows:1.

Installation and activation of Windows 10 Pro Edition.

2.

Disable Automatic Updates.

3.

Change User Account Control settings to “Never Notify”.

4.

Disable Windows Defender automatic scans to avoid unexpected background activity.

5.

Disable the Windows firewall to avoid interference with security software.

6.

Disable Superfetch to ensure consistent results.

7.

Install HTTP Watch for Browse Time testing.

8.

Install Windows Performance Toolkit x64 for Boot Time testing.

9.

Install Active Perl for interpretation of some test scripts.

10. Install OSForensics for testing (Installation Size) purposes.
11. Install Macrium Reflect for backup and restore of baseline image.
12. Update Windows.
13. Disable Windows Automatic Updates.
14. Create a baseline image of the boot drive using Macrium Reflect.

Benchmark 1 – Boot Time
PassMark Software used tools available from the Windows Performance Toolkit (as part of the Microsoft Windows
10 ADK obtainable from the Microsoft Website).
The Boot Time test was conducted as an individual assessment via the Windows Assessment Console. The network
connection was disabled, and the login password was removed to avoid interruption to the test. The final result
was taken as the total boot duration excluding BIOS load time.

Benchmark 2 – Scan Time
Scan Time is the time it takes for each product to scan a set of sample files. The sample used was identical in allcases and contained a mixture of system files and Office files. In total there were 6,159 files whose combined size
was 982 MB. Most of these files came from the Windows system folders. As the file types can influence scanningspeed, the breakdown of the main file types, file numbers and total sizes of the files in the sample set is given
here:

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File Extension

Number of Files

File Size (MB)

.dll

2,589

490

.exe

695

102

.sys

332

23

.gif

302

1

.doc

281

64

.wmf

185

2

.png

149

2

.html

126

1

.nls

80

6

.jpg

70

1

.ini

59

2

.ico

58

<1

.mof

43

6

.ax

39

4

.xls

38

3

.ime

35

5

.drv

31

1

.txt

31

1

.chm

30

6

.cpl

29

4

.mfl

29

3

.inf

26

2

.hlp

22

3

.imd

20

18

.py

20

<1

.msc

18

1

.vbs

18

1

.xml

18

1

.rtf

16

62

.ocx

16

4

.tsp

14

1

.com

14

<1

.xsl

14

<1

.h

13

<1

.vsd

12

2

.scr

12

2

.aw

12

2

.js

12

1

.zip

11

25

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.lex

9

10

.ppt

9

4

.acm

9

1

.wav

7

5

Total

6,159

982

This scan was run without launching the product’s user interface, by right-clicking the test folder and choosing the“Scan Now” option. To record the scan time, we have used product’s built-in scan timer or reporting system.
Where this was not possible, scan times were taken manually with a stopwatch.
In previous years of testing, we noticed many more products showing a substantial difference between the initialscan time (first scan) and subsequent scan times (scans 2 to 5). We believe this behavior is due to products
themselves caching recently scanned files. As a result of this mechanism, we have averaged the four subsequentscan times to obtain an average subsequent scan time. Our final result for this test was an average of thesubsequent scan average and the initial scan time.

Benchmark 3 – User Interface Launch TimeThe launch time of a product’s user interface was taken using AppTimer (v1.0.1006). For each product tested, we
obtained a total of fifteen samples from five sets of three UI launches, with a reboot before each set to clear
caching effects by the operating system. When compiling the results, the first of each set was separated out sothat there was a set of values for the initial launch after reboot and a set for subsequent launches.
We have averaged the subsequent launch times to obtain an average subsequent launch time. Our final result forthis test was an average of the subsequent launch average and the initial launch time.
In some cases, AppTimer did not correctly record the time taken for UI launch. For instance, some applications
would open their window and look like they were ready, but then continued to be unresponsive. Where themeasurement from AppTimer appeared inaccurate, we have taken the time manually with a stopwatch.
AppTimer is publicly available from the PassMark Website.

Benchmark 4 – Memory Usage during System Idle
The MemLog++ utility was used to record process memory usage on the system at boot, and then every minutefor another fifteen minutes after. This was done only once per product and resulted in a total of 15 samples. The
first sample taken at boot was discarded.
The MemLog++ utility records memory usage of all processes, not just those of the anti-malware product. As aresult of this, an anti-malware product’s processes needed to be isolated from all other running system processes.
To isolate relevant process, we used a program called Process Explorer which was run immediately upon thecompletion of memory usage logging by MemLog++. Process Explorer is a Microsoft Windows Sysinternals
software tool which shows a list of all DLL processes currently loaded on the system.

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Benchmark 5 – Memory Usage during Initial Scan
The MemLog ++ utility was used to record process memory during an on-demand scan of the boot drive over a 2minute period. This was done only once per product and resulted in a total of 10 samples each.
The MemLog ++ utility records memory usage of all processes, not just those of the anti-malware product. As aresult of this, an anti-malware product’s processes needed to be isolated from all other running system processes.
To isolate relevant process, we used a program called Process Explorer which was run immediately upon thecompletion of memory usage logging by MemLog ++. Process Explorer is a Microsoft Windows Sysinternals
software tool which shows a list of all DLL processes currently loaded on the system.

Benchmark 6 – Browse TimeWe used JavaScript to load a list of 103 ‘popular’ websites consecutively from a local server.
On each page in the sample data, a few lines of JavaScript were added to the website’s html to execute the
JavaScript script that loads the next website in the chain. To begin with, once the first website had been loaded
completely, the script was executed to load the second website in the chain. Once this had finished loading, thescript was executed to then load the third website in the chain. This process was repeated until the final website
in the chain had been loaded.
The start time and end time of this process were recorded, and the difference was calculated in seconds to get the
final result.
For this test, we have used the Windows default browser Microsoft Edge (Version 42.17134.1.0).
Front pages of high traffic websites were used in this test including shopping, social, news, finance and reference
websites.
The Browse Time test was executed five times and our final result was an average of these five samples. The local
server was restarted between different products and one initial ‘test’ run was conducted.

Benchmark 7 – Edge Launch TimeThe average launch time of Microsoft Edge interface was taken using AppTimer. This test was practically identicalto the User Interface launch time test. For each product tested, we obtained a total of fifteen samples from fivesets of three Edge launches, with a reboot before each set to clear caching effects by the operating system. Whencompiling the results, the first of each set was separated out so that there was a set of values for the initial launch
after reboot and a set for subsequent launches.
For this test, we have used Microsoft Edge (Version 42.17134.1.0) as our test browser.
We have averaged the subsequent launch times to obtain an average subsequent launch time. Our final result forthis test was an average of the subsequent launch average and the initial launch time.

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Benchmark 8 – Installation Time
This test measured the minimum Installation Time a product requires to be fully functional and ready for use by
the end user. Installation time can usually be divided in three major phases:• The Extraction and Setup phase consists of file extraction, the EULA prompt, product activation and user
configurable options for installation.
• The File Copy phase occurs when the product is being installed; usually this phase is indicated by aprogress bar.
• The Post-Installation phase is any part of the installation that occurs after the File Copy phase. This phasevaries widely between products; the time recorded in this phase may include a required reboot to finalize
the installation or include the time the program takes to become idle in the system tray.

To reduce the impact of disk drive variables, each product was copied to local drive before initializing installation.
Each step of the installation process was manually timed with a stopwatch and recorded in as much detail as
possible. Where input was required by the end user, the stopwatch was paused, and the input noted in the raw
results in parenthesis after the phase description.
Where possible, all requests by products to pre-scan or post-install scan were declined or skipped. Where it was
not possible to skip a scan, the time to scan was included as part of the installation time. Where an optional
component of the installation formed a reasonable part of the functionality of the software, it was also installed(e.g. website link checking software as part of an Internet Security Product).
Installation time includes the time taken by the product installer to download components required in the
installation. This may include mandatory updates or the delivery of the application itself from a download
manager. We have noted in our results where a product has downloaded components for product installation.
We have excluded product activation times due to network variability in connecting vendor servers or time takenin account creation.

Benchmark 9 – Installation Size
A product's Installation Size was previously defined as the difference between the initial snapshot of the Disk Space(C:\ drive) before installation and the subsequent snapshot taken after the product was installed on the system.
Although this was a widely used methodology, we noticed that the results it yielded were not always reproducible
in Vista due to random OS operations that may take place between the two snapshots. We improved theInstallation Size methodology by removing as many Operating System and disk space variables as possible.
Using PassMark OSForensics we created initial and post-installation disk signatures for each product. These disk
signatures recorded the number of files and directories, and complete details of all files on that drive (including
file name, file size, checksum, etc.) at the time the signature was taken.
The initial disk signature was taken immediately prior to installation of the product. A subsequent disk signature
was taken immediately following a manual update and system reboot after product installation. Using
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new, modified, and deleted during product installation. Our result for this metric reflects the total size of all newly
added files during installation.
OSForensics detects the hard links created during the installation and they were excluded to the count.

Benchmarks 10 – File Copy, Move and Delete
This test measured the amount of time required for the system to copy, move and delete samples of files in various
file formats. This sample was made up of 812 files over 743,034.8 KB and can be categorized as documents [26%of total], media files [54% of total] and PE files (i.e. System Files) [20% of total].
The breakdown of the main file types, file numbers and total sizes of the files in the sample set is shown in thefollowing table:

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Number of Files

File Size (KB)

DOC

829,736.5

DOCX

413,205.48

PPT

3

5,634

PPTX

3

4,049.24

XLS

4

2,598

XLSX

4

1,392.63

PDF

73

133,103.56

ZIP

46,148.42

7Z

1

90.08

JPG

351

30,639.9

GIF

6

144.71MOV

756,015.99

RM

1

5,526.02

AVI

8

76,858.8WMV

545,045.08MP328

187,090.22

EXE

19

2,883.71

DLL

104

28,575.75

AX

1

18

CPL

2

2,060

CPX

2

4.28

DRV

10

151.23

ICO

1

105.1

MSC

1

40.61

NT

1

1.65

ROM

2

35.75

SCR

2

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SYS

1

36,648.53

TLB

3

132.4

TSK

1

1.13

UCE

1

22.45

EXE

19

2,883.71

DLL

104

28,575.75

AX

1

18

CPL

2

2,060

CPX

2

4.28

DRV

10

151.23

ICO

1

105.1

MSC

1

40.61

NT

1

1.65

ROM

2

35.75

SCR

2

2,197.5

SYS

1

36,648.53

TLB

3

132.4

TSK

1

1.13

UCE

1

22.45

Total

812

743,034.8

This test was conducted five times to obtain the average time to copy, move and delete the sample files, with thetest machine rebooted between each sample to remove potential caching effects.

Benchmark 11 – Third-Party Applications Installation Time
This test measured how much time was required to install and uninstall a third-party application. For this test,
CommandTimer.exe timed how long it took to install and uninstall the following applications on the test machine:• Firefox 3.6.3 (11,909 KB) (MSI File)• Microsoft .NET 3.5 (34,121 KB) (MSI File)• Steam (1,551 KB) (MSI File)
This test was conducted five times to obtain the average time to install/uninstall the above third-party programs,with the test machine rebooted between each sample to remove potential caching effects.

Benchmark 12 – Network Throughput
This benchmark measured how much time was required to download a sample set of binary files of various sizes
and types over a 100MB/s network connection. The files were hosted on a server machine running Windows Server
2012. CommandTimer.exe was used in conjunction with GNU Wget (version 1.10.1) to time and conduct the
download test.
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The complete sample set of files was made up of 527.99 MB over 484 files and two file type categories: media files[74% of total] and documents [26% of total]. The breakdown of the file types, file numbers and total sizes of thefiles in the sample set is shown in the following table:
File Format

Number of Files

File Size (MB)

JPEG

343

29.25

GIF

9

0.34

PNG

5

0.47

MOV

7

54.7

RM

1

5.4

AVI

8

75.06

WMV

5

43.99

MP3

28

182.71

PDF

73

129.98

ZIP

4

6

7Z

1

0.09

Total

484

527.99This test was conducted five times to obtain the average time to download this sample of files, with the test
machine rebooted between each sample to remove potential caching effects.

Benchmark 13 – File Format Conversion (MP3 → WAV, MP3 → WMA)
This test measured how much time was required to convert five (5) different MP3 files into WAV files andsubsequently, convert the same MP3 samples into a WMA files. The total size of the files was 24.68 MB.
To encode the MP3 into another format, we used an application called ffmpeg.exe. The format conversion process
was timed using CommandTimer.exe.
This test was conducted five times to obtain the average conversion speed between these formats, with the test
machine rebooted between each sample to remove potential caching effects.

Benchmark 14 – File Compression and Decompression
This test measured the amount of time required to compress and decompress a sample set of files. For this test,
we used a subset of the media and documents files used in the File Copy, Move and Delete benchmark.
CommandTimer.exe recorded the amount of time required for 7zip.exe to compress the files into a *.zip andsubsequently decompress the created *.zip file.
This subset comprised 1,218 files over 783 MB. The breakdown of the file types, file numbers and total sizes of thefiles in the sample set is shown in the following table:

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File Extension

Number of Files

File Size (MB)

.xls

13

9.23

.xlsx

9

3.51

.ppt

9

7.37

.pptx

11

17.4

.doc

17

35.9

.docx

19

24.5

.gif

177

1.10

.jpg

737

66.2

.png

159

48.9

.mov

7

54.7

.rm

1

5.39

.avi

46

459

.wma

11

48.6

.avi

46

459

.wma

11

48.6

Total

1,218

783

This test was conducted five times to obtain the average file compression and decompression speed, with the test
machine rebooted between each sample to remove potential caching effects.

Benchmark 15 – File Download
This test measured the time it took to complete an http download of a sample set of installation files over a
100MB/s network connection. The files were hosted on a local server machine running Windows Server 2012.
CommandTimer.exe was used in conjunction with the native .NET DownloadFile() method to time and conduct
the download test. The file set includes the following:• Firefox Setup 31.0 (30.7 MB) (EXE file)• GIMP Setup 2.8.10 (86.2 MB) (EXE file)• LibreOffice Installer Package 4.2.5 (209 MB) (MSI file)• Adobe Reader Installer 3.5.4.25 (1 MB) (EXE file)

This test was conducted five times to obtain the average time to download this sample of files, with the test
machine rebooted between each sample to remove potential caching effects.

Benchmark 16 – PE Scan Time
This test measured the on-demand scan times of a file set comprised only of executable files (.exe, .dll and .sys
files). We performed five scans of the sample file set, with a machine restart between each scan to remove possible
caching effects. The time taken to scan the files was taken from a security product’s scan logs, or where logs were
not available, manually with a stopwatch. Scans were launched by right clicking on the folder to be scanned.
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A breakdown of the sample file set is as follows:
File Type

Number of Files

File Size (MB)SYS Files

2,174

329

DLL Files

2,037

920

EXE Files

2,140

827

Total

6,351

2,076

We have averaged the four subsequent scan times to obtain an average subsequent scan time. Our final result forthis test was an average of the subsequent scan average and the initial scan time.

Benchmark 17 – File Copy Disk to Disk
This test measured the amount of time taken to copy files between two local drives. The data set comprised of
8,501 files with a total file size of 5,995 MB, and the formats used included documents, movies, images andexecutables. A breakdown of the sample file set is given below:
File Extension

Number of Files

File Size (MB)

.jpg

2,903

588

.dll

773

25

.exe

730

197

.gif

681

63

.wav

430

260

.sys

501

79

.png

451

27

.mp3

333

2,157

.wma

585

925

.docx

267

81

.avi

247

1,079

.doc

160

57

.xls

329

132

.ppt

97

148

.zip

14

177

Total

8,501

5,995

A total of five runs of this test were performed, with a machine restart between each run. The time taken to copy
files was measured and recorded by CommandTimer.exe. All the files were copied between a folder on the local
drive and a 2nd folder on a different drive. Files were deleted from the 2nd drive once the copy was complete.
The final result was calculated as an average of the five samples.

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Benchmark 18 – File Copy Over Network
This test measured the amount of time taken to transfer files from a local drive on the test machine to a sharedfolder on the local server. The data set comprised of 8,501 files with a total file size of 5,995 MB, and the formats
used included documents, movies, images and executables. A breakdown of the sample file set is given below:
File Extension

Number of Files

File Size (MB)

.jpg

2,903

588

.dll

773

25

.exe

730

197

.gif

681

63

.wav

430

260

.sys

501

79

.png

451

27

.mp3

333

2,157

.wma

585

925

.docx

267

81

.avi

247

1,079

.doc

160

57

.xls

329

132

.ppt

97

148

.zip

14

177

Total

8,501

5,995

A total of five runs of this test were performed, with a machine restart between each run. The time taken totransfer files was measured and recorded by CommandTimer.exe. Files were deleted from the server once thecopy was complete. The final result was calculated as an average of the five samples.

Benchmark 19 – PCMark 8 Home Score
This test aims to benchmark the test machine’s performance over a series of common home computing tasks. This
includes web browsing, writing, photo editing, video chat, and casual gaming. For this benchmark we have installed
PCMark 8 Professional Edition (Version 2.7.613). From the interface, the PCMark 8 Home test was launched inconventional mode. This Home test was run twice, with a reboot in between. The final result was an average ofthe overall scores of the two iterations.

Benchmark 20 – Word Document Launch and Open TimeThe average launch time of Word interface was taken using AppTimer. This included the time to launch the Word
application and open a 10 MB document. This test was practically identical to the User Interface launch time test.
For each product tested, we obtained a total of fifteen samples from five sets of three Word launches, with areboot before each set to clear caching effects by the operating system. When compiling the results, the first ofeach set was separated out so that there was a set of values for the initial launch after reboot and a set for
subsequent launches.
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We have averaged the subsequent launch times to obtain an average subsequent launch time. Our final result forthis test was an average of the subsequent launch average and the initial launch time.

Benchmark 21 – Run Excel Macro
This test measured the time taken to open an excel document and run an excel macro. The macro performed arange of operations, including reading data from the file system, mathematical calculations, and writing data to
the spreadsheet. This test was run using a Windows PowerShell script. We obtained a total of five samples with areboot in between each to clear caching effects by the operating system. The final result was calculated as anaverage of the five samples.

Benchmark 22 – Save Word Document to PDF
This test measured the time taken to open a large Word Document (~10 MB) and save it as a PDF document. This
test was run using a Windows PowerShell script. We obtained a total of five samples with a reboot in between
each to clear caching effects by the operating system. The final result was calculated as an average of the fivesamples.

Benchmark 23 – USB 3.0 File Copy
This test measured the amount of time taken to transfer files from an external drive to a local disk via a USB 3.0
connection. The data set comprised of 6,834 files with a total file size of 6,177.78 MB, and the formats used
included documents, movies, images, executables and system files. A breakdown of the sample file set is given
below:
File Extension

Number of Files

File Size (MB)

.dll

1,429

627

.doc

496

164

.docx

324

76

.exe

280

1,228.8

.jpg

1,564

469

.mp3

394

1,085.44

.pdf

567

246

.pptx

556

1,085.44

.pst

2

59.1

.sys

568

145

.xlsx

584

81

.zip

70

911

Total

6,834

6,177.78

A total of five runs of this test were performed, with a machine restart between each run. The time taken totransfer files was measured and recorded by CommandTimer.exe. Files were deleted from the local disk once thecopy was completed. The final result was calculated as an average of the five samples.
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