Platinum Experience Index
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Summary
This article will explain how to create a Platinum Experience Index for a machine. As well as what the index means as well as how to improve this.
More Information
The Platinum Experience Index (PEI) is a benchmark on the experience you will incur when running Platinum on a terminal. In other words it is a tool that will offer a guidance as to how a terminal will access Platinum and the speed of operation that can be expected.
The Platinum Experience Index (PEI) is similar to the Windows Experience Index that has been around since Windows 7. However it does not just look at the hardware a terminal has but how it has been configured.
Running Platinum Experience Index
In order to get your Platinum Experience Index you will need to:
- Be logged into Platinum.
- Click on [Help] on the task bar.
- Click on the [Performance].
- Click on the [Test] Button.
If this is the first time you have done this the screen will be blank. If you have previously done this you will have the last results on screen.
The a screen will appear with a message of "Please wait... Performing Benchmarks..." this can take about 10 minutes to run so please be patient.
The Results and What they Mean
The results are displayed on screen and will show which terminal ran the Platinum Experience Index, when and what version of Windows it is on.
It will then display if there some files that can be optimised, so that the processing of the files is improved which will in turn will increase the index reached.
If your system has not been configured to store the temporary files locally in the Windows Temp Folder on the PC and indication will be shown here Contact your Platinum dealer or our support team on 0116 230 1500 or by using our website support contact page for more information.
There will be a "Testing file Access performance" which will basically be the Platinum Experience Index preforming hundreds of data checks on files locally and over network to produce an index for the data files. A complicated formula is then used on these process to give you the PEI for the terminal.
All of this means:
- The lower the PEI: the slower the terminal will be accessing Platinum.
- The higher the PEI: the faster the terminal will be accessing Platinum.
We would recommend a PEI: score of at least 4.5.
How can I Increase my PEI score?
See also
- Configuring your Virus Protection for Use with Platinum
- How do I Set up Platinum Shortcuts on a new PC?
- Platinum Login Errors Explained
- How do I Activate my New Platinum Terminal?
- How do I get my PC's Platinum Terminal ID?
- How can I Pin a Platinum Shortcut to my Windows Taskbar?
