Every chipset on Pro Tech Village carries Our Score, a number from 0 to 100, and our chipset rankings are sorted by it. This page shows exactly how that number is built, so you can check it, disagree with it, or work it out yourself. 255 chipsets are currently scored with version 3 of the formula.
The short version
- CPU score: the average of AnTuTu CPU, Geekbench single-core and Geekbench multi-core, each scaled to 0–100.
- GPU score: AnTuTu GPU, scaled to 0–100.
- Our Score: CPU × 50% + GPU × 50%
What Our Score is not
It measures raw processing power from published benchmark results. It does not measure battery life, heat, camera processing, modem quality or how well a particular phone is tuned. Two phones with the same chipset can perform differently.Where the benchmark numbers come from
We use results from two widely published benchmarks: AnTuTu (CPU and GPU sub-scores) and Geekbench (single-core and multi-core). The figures are compiled from publicly available results for each chipset, including third-party benchmark databases. We do not run these benchmarks on our own devices, and we say so rather than imply otherwise.
When a chipset has several results for the same test, we use the highest one, because it best reflects what the chip can do when it isn't limited by a particular phone's cooling. Every raw figure is listed on the chipset's own page.
How each benchmark is scaled
Benchmarks use very different numbers (Geekbench single-core is in the thousands, AnTuTu CPU in the hundreds of thousands), so each one is first turned into a 0–100 value by comparing it with a fixed ceiling:
| Benchmark | Feeds | Ceiling (v3) |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu CPU | CPU | 1,600,000 |
| AnTuTu GPU | GPU | 2,400,000 |
| Geekbench single-core | CPU | 5,200 |
| Geekbench multi-core | CPU | 16,000 |
Ceilings sit a little above the best result any chipset in our database has reached, so today's fastest chip scores in the 90s rather than being pinned at 100.
The scaled value is the square root of the result divided by its ceiling: √(result ÷ ceiling) × 100. The square root keeps the order exactly the same, but it reflects that each extra point matters less at the top end: going from a budget chip to a mid-range one changes daily use far more than going from one flagship to a slightly faster one.
If a chipset is missing a benchmark, that benchmark is simply left out of the average rather than counted as zero.
Worked example: Xring O3
Here is the current top-ranked chipset worked through the formula, using the same figures shown on its chipset page.
| Benchmark | Result | ÷ Ceiling | Scaled |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu CPU | 1,359,147 | 0.849 | 92.17 |
| AnTuTu GPU | 2,143,582 | 0.893 | 94.51 |
| Geekbench single-core | 3,715 | 0.714 | 84.52 |
| Geekbench multi-core | 14,213 | 0.888 | 94.25 |
- CPU score = average of the CPU rows = 90.31
- GPU score = 94.51
- Our Score = 90.31 × 0.5 + 94.51 × 0.5 = 92.41
Versions and changes
The formula is versioned. When we change it, we add a new version instead of quietly rewriting old scores, and each chipset page shows which version produced its score.
Version 3 Current
Weights: CPU 50%, GPU 50% · Scaling: square root · Ceilings: AnTuTu CPU 1,600,000, AnTuTu GPU 2,400,000, Geekbench single-core 5,200, Geekbench multi-core 16,000
Why it changed: benchmark results had outgrown version 2's ceilings, so seven flagship chipsets all scored exactly 100 and could not be told apart. Version 3 raises the ceilings, switches to square-root scaling, and drops the AI and efficiency weights that version 2 listed but never had benchmark data for.
Version 2
Weights: CPU 35%, GPU 35%, AI 15%, EFFICIENCY 15% · Scaling: linear · Ceilings: AnTuTu CPU 650,000, AnTuTu GPU 1,300,000, Geekbench single-core 3,400, Geekbench multi-core 10,500
Raised version 1's ceilings once real results showed many recent chips clamping at 100. AI and efficiency were listed but had no data, so in practice CPU and GPU were weighted equally.
Version 1
Weights: CPU 35%, GPU 35%, AI 15%, EFFICIENCY 15% · Scaling: linear · Ceilings: AnTuTu CPU 300,000, AnTuTu GPU 350,000, Geekbench single-core 3,200, Geekbench multi-core 9,500
Known limitations
- Benchmarks are not the whole story. Sustained performance under heat, power efficiency and AI performance are not in the score yet, because we don't have a consistent source for them across every chipset.
- Results for brand-new chips can move. Early figures sometimes come from pre-release devices and change once retail phones are tested.
- Scores are relative to today's chips. When much faster chips arrive, the ceilings will be raised in a new version and every score will be recalculated with it.
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