Geekbench
A cross-platform CPU benchmark with separate single-core and multi-core scores. The most widely-quoted CPU benchmark for desktop, laptop, and smartphone comparison.
Geekbench 6 (current version) runs a battery of CPU-heavy workloads — compression, ray tracing, ML inference, image processing — and produces single-core and multi-core scores.
Single-core vs multi-core
- Single-core matters for snappy UI, web browsing, single-threaded apps.
- Multi-core matters for rendering, compilation, batch image processing.
Cross-platform fairness
Geekbench 6 is reasonably comparable across iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, Android. The same workloads are executed on each. It's not perfect — OS scheduler differences add noise — but it's the most-cited number for cross-platform CPU comparison.
What it misses
Sustained performance (Geekbench is a short burst), iGPU workloads, and ML-accelerator usage. For sustained: Cinebench R23 multi run for 10+ minutes.
How to use Geekbench in a real comparison
A cross-platform CPU benchmark with separate single-core and multi-core scores. The most widely-quoted CPU benchmark for desktop, laptop, and smartphone comparison. In practice, this is most useful as one part of a decision rather than a standalone quality badge. Compare it alongside the workload, room, ecosystem, budget, and ownership constraints that apply to you; the strongest published figure is not automatically the best outcome for every buyer.
What to check next
Open a product page and check the stated value, configuration, price, and related trade-offs before treating this term as decisive. It is especially relevant in .
Avoid the one-number trap
Manufacturers can describe the same capability under different conditions. Compare like-for-like variants, check the unit and test condition where available, and use a head-to-head page to see whether a measurable difference is material for your own use.
vsMars presents structured catalog values to make trade-offs legible. The linked product and spec pages are the right place to inspect the underlying values before buying.