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Steps to Setup Performance Monitor for AI PC (Windows)

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Adrian Boguszewski edited this page Mar 26, 2025 · 3 revisions

Learn how to use the Performance Monitor to measure power consumption and additional performance statistics on your AI PC (Windows OS) in this guide.

Installation of Performance Monitor in Windows

  1. Download and unpack pcm-all.zip from https://ci.appveyor.com/project/opcm/pcm (click on Image: Visual Studio 2019, then Artifacts and pcm-all.zip)
  2. Download the free RealTemp utility package from http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/ or any other free utility that uses the open-source WinRing0 driver
  3. Copy WinRing0.dll, WinRing0.sys, WinRing0x64.dll, WinRing0x64.sys files from there into the PCM.exe binary location, into the PCM-Service.exe location and into c:\windows\system32
  4. Run the PCM.exe tool from command line (admin)
  5. Execute "PCM-Service.exe" -Install from this directory (admin)
  6. Execute net start pcmservice (admin)
  7. Start Performance Monitor in Windows (Note: Need to find "Performance Monitor" in your own language if your OS is not in English )

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  1. Click “+” and select PCM Socket Counter

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  1. Select Package/Socket Consumed Energy and total and it to “Added counter”

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  1. You can monitor power consumption now image

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