Linpack vs Breaking Limit
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.
Breaking Limit
This app is a cross-platform graphics benchmark that uses raytracing technology to compare performance across mobile and desktop devices. It includes various tests and uploads results to an online scoreboard for ranking.
- Cross-platform graphics benchmark
- Raytracing technology
- Raytraced Shadows and Reflections
- Official benchmark tests
- Customizable settings
- Online scoreboard comparison
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Breaking Limit is a true cross-platform graphics benchmark for mobile and desktop platforms, enabling effortless comparison of graphics performance across various devices by utilizing the same workload. It leverages cutting-edge Raytracing technology, including Raytraced Shadows and Reflections. The results obtained by running the Official benchmarks are uploaded to Powerboard online scoreboard. There, you may compare your results against others and see where you rank. Included Tests: - Official: The main benchmark that uses standard settings. - Official Native: Uses the same content and settings as Official, but uses device’s display resolution as the rendering resolution. - Custom: Uses the same content as Official, but allows users to change settings from the default ones used in Official.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Linpack at 5.0 against Breaking Limit's 3.7. Linpack also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Linpack's written reviews are positive against 75% of Breaking Limit's.
Linpack ships an update every 8 months, Breaking Limit every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linpack | Breaking Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 407 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Alexey Solovyov | Basemark |
Customer experience
Linpack
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In-app purchases
Linpack
No in-app purchases
Breaking Limit
No in-app purchases
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