Comparison

Linpack vs 3DMark

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Linpack

This utility measures a system's floating-point computing power by solving dense linear equations. It reports results in millions of floating-point operations per second (MFLOP/s) and includes checks for solution accuracy and machine precision.

Highlights
  • Measures floating-point computing power
  • Solves dense linear equations
  • Reports MFLOP/s
  • Checks solution accuracy
  • Determines relative machine precision
Features
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Linpack Benchmark The LINPACK Benchmarks are a measure of a system's floating point computing power. They measure how fast a computer solves a dense N by N system of linear equations Ax = b, which is a common task in engineering. The solution is obtained by Gaussian elimination with partial pivoting, with 2/3·N3 + 2·N2 floating point operations. The result is reported in millions of floating point operations per second (MFLOP/s, sometimes simply called FLOPS). Results. Mflop/s: Millions of floating point operations per second. A floating point operation here is a floating point addition or a floating point multiplication with 64 bit operands. For this problem there are 2/3 n^3 + n^2 floating point operations. Time: The time in seconds to solve the problem, Ax=b. Norm Res: A check is made to show that the computed solution is correct. The test is based on || Ax - b || / ( || A || || x || eps) where eps is described below. The Norm Res should be about O(1) in size. If this quantity is much larger than 1, the solution is probably incorrect. Precision: The relative machine precision usually the smallest positive number such that fl( 1.0 - eps ) < 1.0, where fl denotes the computed value and eps is the relative machine precision.

About

3DMark

Benchmark your iOS device to measure and compare its graphics performance. Test the latest iPhones and iPads with various demanding game-like scenes, including ray tracing, to understand real-world gaming capabilities and track performance changes over time.

Highlights
  • GPU performance testing
  • Ray tracing benchmarks
  • Gaming workload simulations
  • Cross-platform comparisons
  • Stress testing for sustained performance
  • Device performance rankings
  • Performance change tracking
Features
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Test and compare the performance of the latest iPhones and iPads with this free and easy-to-use benchmarking app. 3DMark Solar Bay Extreme is a ray-traced gaming benchmark, designed to test the graphics performance of high-end iPhones and iPads. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light is our heaviest non-raytracing benchmark for iOS. Steel Nomad Light lets you compare the performance of the latest iPhones and iPads in heavy gaming workloads. Run 3DMark Solar Bay to compare the latest iOS devices that support gaming with real-time ray tracing. Ray tracing is a new technology in games that is used to produce far more realistic lighting. It has three sections with increasingly higher ray tracing workloads, helping you understand how enabling ray tracing will affect your device’s gaming performance. 3DMark Wild Life is a cross-platform benchmarking app for comparing the performance of the latest smartphones and tablets. Use 3DMark Wild Life Extreme to test and compare the latest iPhones and iPads as well as Apple Mac computers with the M1 chip. Or run the original Wild Life benchmark to test older iPhone and iPad models. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, Solar Bay, Wild Life, and Wild Life Extreme offer two ways to test your device: a quick benchmark that tests instant performance and a longer stress test that shows how your device performs under longer periods of heavy load. 3DMark benchmarks measure GPU performance by rendering a demanding game-like scene in real-time. The faster the scene runs, the higher your benchmark score. With its charts, lists and rankings, 3DMark gives you unique insights into the performance of your device. - Measure the GPU performance of your iPhone and iPad. - Compare your score with others from the same model. - See how your device compares with the latest models. - See how performance changes with each iOS update. - Search, filter and sort the in-app rankings to compare popular devices. 3DMark is a free app. There are no ads or in-app purchases. Download it today and join millions of people who choose 3DMark for accurate and impartial benchmark results. This app is for non-commercial use only. - Business users, contact UL.BenchmarkSales@ul.com for licensing. - Members of the press, please contact UL.BenchmarkPress@ul.com.

Screenshots

Linpack1 screens
3DMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Linpack at 5.0 against 3DMark's 4.1. Linpack also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 53%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 3DMark's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (73 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Linpack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3DMark has 73 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Linpack's written reviews are positive against 53% of 3DMark's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Linpack ships an update every 8 months, 3DMark every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Linpack versus 3DMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinpack3DMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.1 (73 ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better52.7% of reviews
Number of ratings573 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey SolovyovUnderwriters Laboratories Inc.

Customer experience

Linpack

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative16.0%

3DMark

All ratings72 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral12.9%
Negative34.4%

In-app purchases

None

Linpack

No in-app purchases

None

3DMark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Linpack free?
Linpack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3DMark free?
3DMark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Linpack or 3DMark?
Linpack is rated higher. Linpack averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while 3DMark averages 4.1 from 73 ratings.
Do Linpack or 3DMark have ads?
Neither Linpack nor 3DMark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Linpack or 3DMark?
Linpack ships an update every 8 months, and 3DMark every 2 months. Most recently, Linpack was updated on August 28, 2026 and 3DMark on September 23, 2026.

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