v2.6 [Jan 23, 2016]
This major update accommodates a change in the latest version of Adobe After Effects and provides better support for NVMe SSDs. These changes affect the workloads in the Adobe Applications benchmark and the Storage benchmark. Scores from the new versions of these tests should not be compared with older versions. Home, Creative, and Work scores are not affected.
Adobe Applications benchmark
Adobe Applications benchmark has been updated to version 2.0. Scores should not be compared with earlier versions.
The After Effects test output has been changed to uncompressed AVI format as the Adobe Creative Cloud version no longer supports compressed Windows Media Video format.
Use Compatibility mode to compare scores with historical result data, (also requires an older version of Adobe software that supports Windows Media Video).
Storage benchmark
The Storage benchmark has been updated to version 2.0. Scores should not be compared with earlier versions.
The tests now provide better support for NVMe drives. Scores from NVMe drives will improve in some cases. The faster the drive, the bigger the difference. Other types of drive are unaffected.
Improved
General stability and error handling have been improved.
SystemInfo module updated to 4.41 for improved hardware compatibility.
Fixed
Video Chat test now works even when there is no audio device in the system.
Fixed a bug that could cause PCMark 8 to crash when the SystemInfo module failed.
Fixed several issues found on non-English language Windows installations.
v2.5 [Sep 20, 2015]
May include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
v2.4 [Apr 2, 2015]
May include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
