Windows Experience Index Score & D3DScore Meaning

The Windows Experience Index (WEI) is a built-in Windows benchmarking tool that rates your PC hardware. The overall base score equals the lowest of five subscores: CPU, Memory, Graphics, 3D Graphics (D3DScore), and primary Disk. WEI is available in Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11.

What Do the WEI Subscores Mean?

When you run WinSAT, it returns five subscores. Here is what each one measures:

1. CPUScore - Processor speed for calculations and compression.
2. D3DScore - Direct3D 3D graphics performance. A D3DScore of 9+ means your GPU handles modern games and 3D rendering well; below 5 indicates basic or integrated graphics.
3. DiskScore - Read/write speed of your primary hard disk or SSD. SSDs typically score 7-9.
4. GraphicsScore - 2D desktop graphics and video playback performance.
5. MemoryScore - RAM bandwidth and speed.

WEI Score Ranges by Windows Version

Run WinSAT Performance Test in Windows 11 or 10

1. Press WinKey + S and type PowerShell.
2. Right-click on PowerShell and select Run as Administrator.
3. Type winsat formal and press Enter. Wait for the test to complete.

View WEI Scores in PowerShell

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator.
2. Type Get-CimInstance Win32_WinSAT and press Enter.

On older PowerShell versions you can also use Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_WinSAT.

Check Windows Experience Index in Windows 7

1. Click the Start button.
2. Right-click on Computer and select Properties.
3. In the System window, find the Windows Experience Index section at the bottom to see your base score.
4. To rerun the assessment, click on Windows Experience Index, then click Re-run the assessment.

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