What is Windows Experience Index (WEI) score

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The score is equal to the lowest of the subscores:CPU,Memory,Graphics, primary Hard Disk.

To start and see PC Score

Windows 7

  1. Click on the Start button.
  2. Right-click on Computer and select Properties.
  3. In the System window, you will see a section titled Windows Experience Index at the bottom. Here, you can see your computer's base score.
  4. To rerun the assessment, click on Windows Experience Index, and then click Re-run the assessment.
1-2OK to run office applications and Internet. However, not enough to run Windows Aero, or other advanced multimedia experiences that are available with Windows
3-4able to run Windows Aero. Other Windows 7 advanced features might not have all of their functionality available. For example, it would display the Windows Vista theme at a resolution of 1280x1024, but might struggle to run the theme on multiple monitors. Or, it can play digital TV content but might struggle to play High Definition Television (HDTV) content
4-5able to support high-end, graphics-intensive experiences, such as multiplayer and 3 D gaming and recording and playback of HDTV content.

Windows 10, 11

  1. Open Command Prompt by Press Windows + S to bring up the search box.
  2. Type "cmd" or "Command Prompt."
  3. Right-click on "Command Prompt" from the search results and choose "Run as administrator."
  4. In the Command Prompt, type winsat prepop and press Enter.
  5. Wait for the process to complete.
  6. View the Results ether in CMD or saved in XML files located in C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore.
  7. Locate the file with the latest timestamp ending in .WinSAT.xml.
  8. Right click, Open With a browser, like Edge
  9. Text Search (Ctr-F) for 'Score'
windows 10 perfomance Score
windows 10 perfomance Score

Interpret the Results

  1. GraphicsScore refers to the Desktop Window Manager and reflects the graphics performance.
  2. MemoryScore shows the memory (RAM) performance.

Alternatively, you can view all scores in PowerShell

  1. Press WinKey + S and type Powershell.exe.
  2. In the results, right-click on Powershell.exe and select the "Run as Administrator" option.
  3. Type Get-WmiObject -class Win32_WinSAT
windows 10 perfomance Score
windows 10 perfomance Score in PowerShell

The output will display various WEI scores for your system.

  1. CPUScore: Performance score for the processor.
  2. D3DScore: Performance score for 3D graphics capabilities.
  3. DiskScore: Performance score for the primary hard disk.
  4. GraphicsScore: Performance score for graphics.
  5. MemoryScore: Performance score for RAM/memory.