How to use Windows Experience Index to score hardware on Windows 10

Windows Experience Index (WEI) uses the Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT) to evaluate the capabilities of computer hardware and software, thereby scoring it. The higher the score, the better your computer is and the faster the machine has the lower score, especially when performing advanced, resource-intensive tasks.

WEI scores 5 computer hardware: desktop graphics, 3D gaming graphics, system memory (RAM), main hard drive throughput and speed and processor capability (CPU). Desktop graphics are evaluated based on how a window displays and moves on the desktop. Evaluate gaming graphics based on 3D capabilities of computers.

The basic score is equal to the most point when evaluating a piece of hardware, not the average of the points that assess these parts. Partial evaluation points help you identify which parts are the weakest on the system to be able to upgrade if you want.

WEI scores system components on a scale from 1.0 to 9.9. This article will guide you how to use the Windows Experience Index (WEI) tool on Windows 10 to score your system.

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Before starting, you should update the Windows Experience Index (WEI) in the Command Prompt.

Step 1 . Open Command Prompt as admin.

Step 2 . Type the following command into Command Prompt and press Enter .

 winsat formal 

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Step 3 . When WinSAT finishes evaluating the computer, you can view the WEI score in the ways below.

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1. See WEI points in PowerShell

Step 1 . Open PowerShell .

Step 2 . Type the following command into PowerShell and press Enter .

 Get-CimInstance Win32_WinSat 

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In WinSAT test results on:

1. CPUScore is the evaluation point for the processor.
2. D3DScore is a rating for 3D graphics.
3. DiskScore is a rating point for drives.
4. GraphicsScore is an evaluation point for 2D graphics.
5. MemoryScore is an evaluation point for RAM in both throughput and capacity.
6. WinSPRLevel is the basic point of the PC, it usually takes the lowest point of the above parameters.

On my device, there are 5.4 points, because the 2D graphics point is too low. To increase, you must add a graphics card. Drive point is only 5.9 due to using HDD drive running Win 10, want to improve the SSD.

2. View the WEI points in the WinSAT.xml file

Step 1 . Open File Explorer (Press Windows + E) .

Step 2 . Copy and paste the following path into the File Explorer address bar and press Enter .

 % windir% PerformanceWinSATDataStore 

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Step 3 . Select the Formal.Assessment (Recent) .WinSAT.xml file with the latest date, right-click and choose Open with> Chrome (or the browser you usually use).

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Step 4 . Press Ctrl + F, enter (in the middle of the .xml file) to find the points of the basic components and points in SystemScore .

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3. See WEI points in the Games Explorer folder

Note : This option is no longer available since Windows 10 version 1803.

Step 1 . Press the Win + R keys to open Run, enter shell: games into Run and click OK to open the Games Explorer folder.

Step 2 . Now you will see the WEI baseline.

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4. See the WEI score in System Diagnostics report

Step 1 . Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog box, type perform and click OK to open the Performance Monitor .

Step 2 . Expand Reports , System and S ystem Diagnostics in the left pane of Performance Monitor.

Step 3 . In System Diagnostics , click on the report created by the date you want to see.

If you want a newer report, you can create a new system diagnostic report.

Step 4 . In the report, click Hardware Configuration> Desktop Rating> Query> Returned Objects .

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I wish you all success!