Linpack vs PerformanceTest Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Measures floating-point computing power
- Solves dense linear equations
- Reports MFLOP/s
- Checks solution accuracy
- Determines relative machine precision
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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.
PerformanceTest Mobile
Objectively benchmark your mobile device's speed and performance with a suite of tests. Analyze CPU, disk, memory, and graphics capabilities to ensure your device is performing optimally. Track results online and make informed purchasing decisions.
- CPU speed tests
- Disk read/write tests
- Memory speed tests
- 2D graphics rendering
- 3D graphics rendering
- Online result tracking
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PassMark Software, the leader in PC benchmarks, now brings you benchmarks for mobile devices. Fast, easy to use, mobile device speed testing and benchmarking. PassMark PerformanceTest™ Mobile allows you to objectively benchmark a mobile device using a variety of different speed tests. *Find out if your device is performing at its best. *View past results online at http://www.iphonebenchmark.net. *Measure the effect of configuration changes and upgrades. *Make objective independent measurements on which to base your purchasing decision. Seventeen standard benchmark tests are available in five test suites! Test Suites: *CPU Tests - Mathematical operations, compression, encryption and more *Disk Tests - Reading and writing files to internal storage *Memory Tests - Read and Write tests *2D Graphics Tests - Simple & Complex Vectors and image rendering and filters tests *3D Graphics Tests - Simple bouncing ball test, a more complex scenes, and a Space Battle Test using Unity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Linpack at 5.0 against PerformanceTest Mobile's 3.3. Linpack also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 53%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). PerformanceTest Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (56 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Linpack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PerformanceTest Mobile has 56 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 PerformanceTest Mobile's.
Linpack ships an update every 8 months, PerformanceTest Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linpack | PerformanceTest Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.3 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better | 52.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Solovyov | PassMark Software Inc |
Customer experience
Linpack
PerformanceTest Mobile
Bugs and requests
Linpack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PerformanceTest Mobile
Reported bugs
25 issues- Crashes after graphics tests on iOS 18
- Auto-rotate orientation bug after benchmark
- Phone model reported incorrectly
- Tests not strenuous enough (limited 60FPS)
- App crashes on iOS 15.5
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- App crashes on A12 devices
- Benchmark does not continue on graphics tests with older iOS versions
- App crashes on iOS 7.1.2
- App crashes during 2D SIMPLE testing
- App crashes during 2D testing on iPhone 12 mini
- App crashes on iPhone 11
- App crashes on iPhone XS with iOS 13.4.1
- App freezes at the start of the “Memory” suite
- App crashes at the 2D complex vectors test
- App crashes on iPhone XR
- App force quits during graphics test
- App crashes on launch on iPhone 7 (iOS 13.3)
- App crashes on launch on iPhone 6s Plus
- Crashes on the last test, clearing results
- Submit results error on multiple iOS devices
- 2D and 3D tests are choppy on new iPad pros
- Graphic 3D test limited to 60FPS and doesn't fluctuate
- Memory read test shows blank or wildly different numbers
- Inconsistencies in online vs. phone results (Memory Read missing, CPU/Memory off)
- 2D transparent vector test gives highly variable results
Requested features
9 requests- Update for newer iOS versions and devices
- Fix auto-rotate orientation bug
- Add more tests (like Android counterpart)
- Add comparison list/option to compare with common devices
- Add option to compare personal previous tests
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- Update UI and design
- Support for larger screens and 64-bit processors
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Linpack
No in-app purchases
PerformanceTest Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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