How to See Windows Experience Index Score

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

Run Performance Test in Windows 11

  1. Press WinKey + S and type Powershell.
  2. In the results, right-click on Powershell.exe and select the "Run as Administrator" option.
  3. Type winsat formal
Windows 11 Performance Score
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View Performance Scores

  1. Press WinKey + S and type Powershell.
  2. In the results, right-click on Powershell.exe and select the "Run as Administrator" option.
  3. Type Get-WmiObject -class Win32_WinSAT
Windows 11 Performance Score view
Windows 11 Performance 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.

Run Performance Test in 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.
scoremeaning
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 3D gaming and recording and playback of HDTV content.