On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will end support for the Windows 7 operating system and Windows 10 Mobile (1709). In the same day End of support for 3DMark 11, PCMark 7, Powermark, 3DMark Cloud Gate and 3DMark Ice Storm by UL Benchmarks.
In addition to the absence of new patches, the test packages will also become free, like other legacy solutions.
Development claims that these tests are no longer able to provide up-to-date results about the capabilities of modern graphics cards and other hardware. Instead, it is recommended to use more modern analogues.
In general, companies are actively getting rid of support for old applications, which is quite obvious. On the other hand, many users are still "sitting" on older systems and no less old hardware. Therefore, the use of such tests can be justified for testing older computers that are still powerful enough to "pull" games and work projects.
Source: 3dnews.ru