With its 1 - GHz Cortex A8 CPU and 1 GB of RAM, the Arnova ChildPad performed below average on
synthetic benchmarking tests.
This mixed performance shows in the ZenPad Z8's scores on
synthetic benchmark tests.
The Switch 11 delivered a good, but not exactly impressive, score of 3,945 in the Geekbench 3
synthetic benchmark test for overall performance.
Synthetic benchmark tests reflected our real - world experience when using the Coby Kyros 7047 - 4.
The Toshiba Excite Write's quad - core Nvidia Tegra 4 processor with 2 GB of RAM barely broke a sweat during
synthetic benchmark tests.
Synthetic benchmark tests echoed our everyday testing, with the Panasonic Toughpad scoring an impressive 4,753 on PCMark 7.
Our synthetic benchmark testing illustrates the D2 Pad's sluggishness.
To make things worse, the Qualcomm models are also outperforming Exynos in many
synthetic benchmark tests.
This mixed performance shows in the ZenPad Z8's scores on
synthetic benchmark tests.
As we said earlier, a lot of the data seems to suggest Firefox Quantum is faster, but
some synthetic benchmark tests do indicate this is negligible in the real world.
And in fact, that was mostly the case, with both machines scoring similarly in
our synthetic benchmark tests.
Not exact matches
But
benchmarks are only
synthetic tests.
When we
tested the Smart with the Geekbench 3
synthetic benchmark for overall performance, the Kurio hybrid notched a score of 2,112.
The TF300 also held its own on our
synthetic tests, scoring 3,613 on
Benchmark CPU.
Synthetic benchmarks only confirmed the amazing speed we saw in real - life
testing.
On Linpack, a
synthetic benchmark that measures overall system performance, the Droid 4 returned a score of 51 on the single - threaded
test, which is far stronger than the 18.3 smartphone average, the 17.3 provided by the 1 - GHz single core Samsung Stratosphere, and the 39 offered by the HTC Rezound and its 1.5 - GHz dual core Qualcomm processor.
Despite its solid overall performance on
synthetic benchmarks, the Venue 7 took 25 minutes and 51 seconds to convert a 1080p video to 480p on our Vidtrim
test.
The Nook Tablet also did better on most
synthetic benchmarks, scoring 42.57 on Linpack's single - threaded
test to beat the Kindle Fire's mark of 36.75.
On the
synthetic graphics
benchmark An3DBench, the Echo scored a solid 6,177, on a par with the 6,266 average for all Android phones we've
tested and well ahead of the HTC Evo Shift 4G and its 800 - MHz Qualcomm CPU.
In
synthetic benchmarks, the Android 4.1 Nexus came out ahead in some
tests against the same phone running ICS.
To
test overall system performance, we ran the
synthetic benchmark Geekbench 3.
We complete our roundup of
synthetic tests with Unigine Heaven, which is a
benchmark that features extremely detailed buildings and objects.
Looking at both
synthetic benchmarks and a real - world
test, it offers similar performance to its competitors including the Yoga 920 and Spectre x360 13.
For performance, we use a mix of real - world
tests, as well as
synthetic benchmarks.
We've put this chip — which powers the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X — to the
test in both
synthetic benchmarks and some real - world speed trials, and it obliterates every Android phone we
tested.
Synthetic benchmarks like Geekbench give us some idea of the performance of different phones, and so we use these
tests in our phone reviews.
That's not a knock against the newest iPhone; it simply has the same powerful A11 Bionic chip inside, which runs circles around Android phones in both
synthetic benchmarks and real - world
tests.
We rounded out our
synthetic tests with 3DMark, the world standard in cross-platform GPU
benchmarks.
On WebXPRT 2015, a nice
synthetic benchmark that
tests how well a computer browses the web, and how deftly it processes images and spreadsheets, the Yoga 720 pulled a score of 400, putting it right in line with pricier laptops like the $ 1400 Razer Blade Stealth (402) and $ 1200 LG Gram 14 (432).
We rate smartphones using a combination of subjective criteria (including design and ease of use); our own
benchmarks (e.g., our battery, audio and display
tests; and
synthetic benchmarks (Geekbench 4 for speed, 3DMark for graphics).
As far as
synthetic benchmarks go, the X51 scored a 6,049 on the 3DMark Fire Strike
test.
As far as
synthetic benchmarks go, the Vanquish scored 2,787 on the 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra
test.
The A11 Bionic chip inside the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus blows away every other phone (and even some laptops) in
synthetic benchmarks and real - world
tests.
It promises faster performance than the older 940MX, and indeed in our
testing of the Acer Aspire 5 equipped with that GPU, we found the MX150 to score significantly higher than the 940MX in the
synthetic 3DMark
benchmark, and to provide improved performance in some modern games.
This processor paced the iPhone to record - breaking results in
synthetic benchmarks, but it also outpaced the Pixel 2 on real - world
tests.
Our
synthetic gaming
benchmark, 3DMark, posted great scores; 28,316 in the Cloud Gate
test and 9,759 in the demanding Fire Strike
test.
We saw it for ourselves when we pitted this processor against the Snapdragon 835 chip inside Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 in a series of real - world
tests and
synthetic benchmarks.
In both
synthetic and real - life
benchmark tests, the Aspire E 15 provided excellent processor performance and had more than sufficient power to churn through just about any productivity task.