Where's the performance index in Windows 8.1?

After the update to Windows 8.1, many users search in vain for the performance index. We explain his disappearance.

Windows 8.1: what happened to the performance index?

• Microsoft introduced the performance index with Windows Vista. It was a kind of benchmark that users could use to test their PC through Windows and then evaluate it.
• In the end, the various components such as CPU, RAM, hard disk and graphics card were evaluated.
• The performance index could be viewed and updated independently via Control Panel> System and Security> System.
• However, laypeople had little use for the value - especially because many computers received a poor overall rating, just because one component performed significantly worse than the rest is rarely, heavily used.
• Since many professionals check their PC with other means anyway, Microsoft abolished this function under Windows 8.1. Unfortunately, it cannot be reactivated afterwards.

Alternative: This article summarizes the best benchmark tools. This allows you to put your PC through its paces more precisely than with Microsoft's performance index.