We look for the desktop PC that delivers the most bang for the buck, not necessarily the cheapest model. Gauges the overall performance of the desktop PC on a variety of applications, primarily based on results using independent benchmark tests. How we test desktop systems . Higher scores are better. Measures a system's overall performance when running popular content-creation applications.
Higher scores are better.
Measures the performance of a system's 3D graphics subsystem using a popular 3D game title. Higher scores are better. Measures a system's overall performance when running the latest, popular business productivity applications. Higher scores are better. Measures the performance of a system's 2D graphics subsystem.