Neowin News Feed for: Benchmarks

Microsoft wants organizations to compete on Copilot adoption

Usama Jawad — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:12:01 +0000

Microsoft has rolled out a new feature which potentially motivates organizations to compete on Copilot adoption and other related metrics. Read more...

Apple's open-source LLM model struggles to match the performance of Microsoft's Phi-3

Pradeep Viswanathan — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:22:02 +0000

Apple recently introduced its open-source DCLM-7B model, showcasing the potential of data curation in enhancing model performance. However, the DCLM-7B performs poorly against Microsoft's Phi-3. Read more...

OpenAI's GPT-4o mini surpasses Gemini 1.5 Flash and Claude Haiku in most benchmarks

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:00:01 +0000

Despite being cheaper, GPT-4o mini outperforms other small models in various benchmarks, including text and vision reasoning, mathematical reasoning, coding tasks, and multimodal reasoning. Read more...

Early Geekbench tests show possible specs of Surface Pro 10 with the Snapdragon X Plus chip

Taras Buria — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:06:01 +0000

The consumer version of the Surface Pro 10 is coming soon, and while we wait for the official announcement next month, early Geekbench tests already reveal possible specifications of the computer. Read more...

AMD Ryzen to leave Intel 12th, 13th, 14th Gen in the dust in benchmarks due to AVX-512

Sayan Sen — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:40:00 +0000

The latest versions of Geekbench, v6.1, as well as y-cruncher, have improved support for Intel's AVX-512 instruction. However, Intel's own current processors do not support this anymore. Read more...

Very early Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti benchmark might just have leaked, alongside RTX 4080 numbers

Sayan Sen — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:08:01 +0000

Multiple scores of Nvidia's upcoming RTX 4080 16GB in benchmarks have leaked. The card is set to launch in about a week's time. Alongside that, a possible early RTX 4090 Ti score may also have leaked. Read more...

AMD releases GPU Comparison Tool so you need not look up third-party benchmarks

Sayan Sen — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:48:01 +0000

AMD has revealed a new tool for gamers and graphics card shoppers with its new "GPU Comparison Tool". The tool essentially compares the performance and value provided by AMD and Nvidia GPUs. Read more...

Samsung to allow unlocking full performance after being accused of throttling 10,000 apps

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 20:26:01 +0000

After being accused of throttling the performance of its devices for over 10,000 apps using the Game Optimizing Service (GOS), Samsung has indicated it will allow unlocking full performance. Read more...

Samsung accused of throttling over 10,000 apps

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:24:01 +0000

Samsung has been accused of throttling over 10,000 apps by explicitly naming them in its Game Optimizing Service (GOS). Popular apps include TikTok, Microsoft Office, Instagram, and more. Read more...

Close to two dozen anti-viruses including Windows Security think UserBenchmark is malware

Sayan Sen — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:34:01 +0000

Free and light benchmarking utility UserBenchmark is flagged by close to two dozen anti-virus programs as malware, according to VirusTotal. Windows Security, too, flags it as a "Severe" trojan. Read more...

Alder Lake-S will offer 50% more threaded performance according to leaked benchmarks

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:20:01 +0000

Leaked benchmarks reveal that Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-S processors will offer up to 50% more performance in multi-threaded scenarios. The chips will launch on November 4. Read more...

Surface Duo 2 benchmarks confirm Snapdragon 888 SoC and 8GB of RAM

Usama Jawad — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:44:01 +0000

Microsoft's upcoming Surface Duo refresh has been spotted on Geekbench. The handset will host a Snapdragon 888 chipset and 8GB of RAM. The benchmark shows the device running Android 11. Read more...

OnePlus: Yes, we throttle some popular apps but not to manipulate benchmarks

Usama Jawad — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 06:12:01 +0000

OnePlus has admitted to throttling certain popular apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Chrome, Microsoft Office, and more on its OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro handsets. It says that it does this for optimization. Read more...

Microsoft's AI model has outperformed humans in natural language understanding

Usama Jawad — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:48:01 +0000

Microsoft's DeBERTa model for natural language understanding has outperformed humans in SuperGLUE benchmarks, defeating Google's model which just set the previous record a couple of days ago too. Read more...

Google Pixel 4a performance compared to Pixel 3, 3a XL ahead of launch

Rajesh Pandey — Thu, 14 May 2020 06:26:01 +0000

The Pixel 4a leak continue ahead of its official release. This time around, its performance has been showcased on video and compared to older Pixel devices like the Pixel 3 XL & Pixel 3a XL. Read more...

Here's what benchmarks will look like on next year's Snapdragon 865 phones

Rich Woods — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:30:01 +0000

At Snapdragon Technology Summit a couple of weeks ago, we got a chance to run some benchmarks on the Snapdragon 865 reference device. The chipset will be in next year's flagship smartphones. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S11 5G benchmark listing confirms Exynos 990, 12GB RAM

Rajesh Pandey — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:00:01 +0000

An alleged Galaxy S11 5G benchmark on Geekbench confirms that it will come with an Exynos 990 chip, 12GB RAM, and run on Android 10 out of the box. The benchmark score, however, is unimpressive. Read more...

AMD's upcoming Ryzen 5 3500X processor gets benchmarked against Intel's Core i5-9400F

Sayan Sen — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:16:01 +0000

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X is an upcoming 6-core 6-thread processor set to compete with Intel's Core i5-9400F. A Chinese media managed to acquire a 3500X and has released some performance numbers for it. Read more...

New Opera update is 38% faster than Firefox Quantum

Paul Hill — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:14:01 +0000

Opera 51 has been released with a long list of new features and improvements. Notably, it scores 38% better than Firefox 58 in the Speedometer 2.0 benchmarks. Read on for the full list of changes. Read more...

Leak reveals the Intel and AMD lovechild in all its Kaby Lake G(lory)

Dreyer Smit — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:40:01 +0000

New leaks have added to the news that shook the foundations of the technology world this week after Intel and AMD announced their partnership, revealing the upcoming Kaby Lake G in all its glory. Read more...

AMD Threadripper processors will come with liquid coolers according to sources

Dreyer Smit — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:00:01 +0000

New sources revealed that the upcoming AMD Threadripper processor line that will launch next month will ship with liquid cooling instead of the usual air cooling one would usually see. Read more...

Xbox One X benchmarks reveal the true power of the console

Dreyer Smit — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:36:01 +0000

The true power of the Xbox One X has been subject to guesswork, mainly because we barely know anything outside of the hardware specifications. We have finally got hard data to prove its power. Read more...

More alleged Nokia 9 benchmarks leak, reveal possible 8GB RAM variant

Boyd Chan — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:20:01 +0000

Since the original benchmarks for the 'Unknown Heart' smartphone, believed to be the upcoming Nokia 9, appeared on Geekbench, new results may have outed a second model with double the RAM. Read more...

Windows 10 vs. 8.1 vs. 7 Performance Tested, Benchmarked

Julio Franco — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 06:42:01 +0000

Microsoft's latest OS gets the benchmark treatment against Windows 8.1 and the beloved Windows 7. Benchmarks include boot up/shutdown times, file copying, encoding, browsing, gaming and more. Read more...

TechSpot: 10 Years of Intel CPUs Compared and Tested

Julio Franco — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:08:01 +0000

Join as for a trip down memory lane as we take a look back at the Core 2 CPUs and compare them to the current generation Haswell Celeron, Pentium, Core i3, i5 and i7 parts. Read more...

LG G4 Review - the phone that tries to offer everything

Nirave Gondhia — Wed, 20 May 2015 10:42:01 +0000

The LG G3 may have been one of the best Android devices in 2014 but a year on, LG has replaced it with the G4, which aims to offer everything missing from other flagships. Is the G4 any good though? Read more...

Windows 10: Project Spartan now beats Chrome at its own game

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:56:01 +0000

The new build of Windows 10 has also brought a new version of the Project Spartan browser, and we take a closer look as how it stacks up to the competition. Hint: it's doing surprisingly well! Read more...

Surface 3: Benchmarking the younger brother

Brad Sams — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:56:01 +0000

Now that we have a Surface 3 in our possession, we have benchmarked the new tablet to help you understand the performance of the machine to know if it will handle the tasks you want to throw at it. Read more...

TechSpot: Battlefield Hardline Benchmarked, CPU & GPU Performance Review

Julio Franco — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:53:41 +0000

Developed by Visceral Games, the retail version Battlefield Hardline is now available and we are back to rerun all the tests (and new ones) to see how the frame rates have changed from the beta. Read more...

TechSpot: Homeworld Remastered Collection Graphics & CPU Performance

Julio Franco — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 09:49:07 +0000

The Homeworld Remastered Collection brings high-res textures and models, new visual effects, recreated cinematic scenes, and support for HD, Ultra HD and 4K resolutions. Read more...

TechSpot: Battlefield Hardline Beta Benchmarked, Performance Preview

Julio Franco — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 09:31:09 +0000

While the Battlefield Hardline beta will be available on all platforms, folks playing on PC can use this performance preview to determine what kind of performance your graphics card will deliver. Read more...

Dragon Age: Inquisition Benchmarked: Graphics and CPU

Julio Franco — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 08:20:01 +0000

PC gamers can expect a crisper, more detailed world in Dragon Age: Inquisition, though precisely how crisp and detailed will depend on your setup. Read more...

TechSpot: AMD Beema and Mullins Low-Power APU Preview

Julio Franco — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:44:07 +0000

Low power computing is an extremely important market for chipset and device manufacturers alike. ARM has already established itself in this area and their products and derivatives from manufacturers like Qualcomm are nearly universally found... Read more...

Splinter Cell: Blacklist Graphics and CPU Benchmarks

Julio Franco — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:11:47 +0000

It doesn't take much graphics power to run Blacklist on ultra if you can get by with a relatively low resolution such as 1680x1050. In that scenario, a Radeon HD 7870 or GeForce GTX 660 will let you.. Read more...

TechSpot: Bioshock Infinite Benchmarked

Julio Franco — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:15:36 +0000

Along with DX11 effects, folks playing on PC can look forward to higher resolution textures and a healthy range of customization. Infinite comes with six graphical presets from "very low" to "ultra".. Read more...

Galaxy S4 takes the crown in Geekbench 2 scores

Ben Buffone — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:37:05 +0000

Samsung's new flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S4, has been subjected to Geekbench 2's rigorous testing. As expected, results show the device flies ahead of competitors. Read more...

TechSpot: Crysis 3 Tested, Benchmarked

Julio Franco — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:11:23 +0000

PC gamers won't have to wait for graphical extras. Crysis 3 launched with high-resolution textures, DX11 support and plenty of customization options that set it apart from the diluted consoles builds. Read more...

TechSpot: Call of Duty Black Ops II Benchmarked

Julio Franco — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:20:26 +0000

For Call of Duty fans, developer Treyarch just delivered an early Christmas present when they released Black Ops II this week. As the ninth game in the Call of Duty franchise and the sequel to the... Read more...

TechSpot: Windows 8 vs. Windows 7 Performance

Julio Franco — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:00:47 +0000

For comparing Windows 7 and Windows 8 we will measure and test the performance of various aspects of the operating system including: boot up and shutdown times, file copying, encoding, browsing... Read more...

TechSpot: Battlefield 3 Beta Performance Test

Julio Franco — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:11:29 +0000

Battlefield 3, the latest in a long line of Battlefield titles is likely the most anticipated game of 2011. Using the new Frostbite 2 engine the game promises to deliver jaw dropping visuals... Read more...