when I install a google edition or cyanogenmod rom or any rom thats not touchwiz I am getting lower scores just wondering why?
Lower's better. And all the TW junk in the background is taken out, leaving room for more processes, so of course it scores better.
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when I install a google edition or cyanogenmod rom or any rom thats not touchwiz I am getting lower scores just wondering why?
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But does it feel faster? Because that's what really matters...
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But does it feel faster? Because that's what really matters...
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This plus eleventy bagillion.
Benchmarks are totally arbitrary and meaningless.
TouchWiz ROMs scores great on benchmark tests because TW is specifically designed to perform well on such tests by putting the whole device into overdrive when the test is run. It doesn't mean that your day to day usage is better.
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when I install a google edition or cyanogenmod rom or any rom thats not touchwiz I am getting lower scores just wondering why?
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That's a very subjective statement. "Lower is better" really depends on the apo being used. Some, eg. Quadrant, a higher score is better. Linpack is the same way.
As said before, benchmark apps don't tell you the real performance of a device. Though they can give you a baseline or at least a general idea of different aspects. I wouldn't jump on the "benchmarks are useless" bandwagon as they do serve a purpose.
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That's a very subjective statement. "Lower is better" really depends on the apo being used. Some, eg. Quadrant, a higher score is better. Linpack is the same way.
As said before, benchmark apps don't tell you the real performance of a device. Though they can give you a baseline or at least a general idea of different aspects. I wouldn't jump on the "benchmarks are useless" bandwagon as they do serve a purpose.
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Well they are useless when ROMs are set up specifically to perform well on benchmark tests. That gives aboslutely no real world value.
The only time there is any validity to a banchmark comparison is when you are trying to compare 2 things that are set up almost exactly the same with only a single differing variable.
Like if you want to see if a phone is bad, you'd need to run a benchmark on the target phone and another on a different phone of the same model with the exact same settings. Or if you want to see in a mod if the cause of reduced performance, you would need to run a benchmark without the mod, then immediately after the mod, and repeat it several times to ensure you get repeatable results. Etc etc etc...
You can't just abandoned the scientific method and compare a benchmark of a TouchWiz rom with a benchmark of an AOSP rom with god only knows how many differences in the set up (kernel, clock speed, gpu settings, voltage, etc etc etc) and have it be a valid means of determining which is the better rom in any way. You can't even set it up properly so that all the settings match and the only difference is the ROM because there is so much incompatibility betweent the two that factors into it. Especially when the TouchWiz rom is set up with methods of inflating it's scores on benchmark tests and the AOSP ROM isn't.
I agree. Scientific method comes first in determining the performance of a ROM. Actually I would say real world and use experience is the best method. Given today's Hugh end phones, our for example, getting the most out of a benchmark or anything else serves little purpose. I can disable 2, even 3 core and still have a smooth experience with most daily a activities. Even underclocking the CPU & GPU still retains all the speed and usability.
I think most tech literate people use benchmarks just to see what the phone can do. Also, as a quick though fairly inaccurate method of determining if you're ROM and it's mods/scripts are efficient.
To answer the OP's question though - since AOSP is HW accelerated, has been for a while now, it should be "faster" and yield better benchmarks. Less running in the background. The most things are integrated as opposed to added on to the base ROM and code. That's a very generic and butchered explanation.
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Didn't see a thread for this in here anymore so I thought I'd post. I know synthetic benchmarks don't mean a lot but I'm curious of what other people are scoring since mine seems to be lower than others tested.
My phone is a Telus SGH-T989D with a rooted stock rom with SetCPU running the system at 1.5 and have the V6 Tweak setup.
I find it interesting others have scored over 4000.
I was going to ask this same question. I tried smart bench on stock rom and the score was always between 2500 and 3400 when i see results of over 4000... I now have the Bombaridier v1.3 Rom and still get the same low results?
Is this normal score or could our phones have some cpu problems? Im thinking on going to T-Mobile and exchange the phone since it also has the camera pink spot problem and minor screen lines and spots on low brightness in dark colors...
finally had some time to sit down and enjoy my phone
Why are we getting our clock cleaned by so many other SGII models?
I don't know if this is a contributing factor, but they're using 2.3.3
We're using 2.3.5
To further this pattern, from what I understand, ICS is causing qudrant scores in the low 2000's and below on good phones..
The more advanced the OS version, the more it taxes the phone.. Just an observation.
I understand that it's fun to see your phone on top, but aren't these "benchmark" tests pretty irrelevant to performance and satisfaction? Is your phone laggy? Do you have any problems or is everything buttery smooth and running well? If it is then I wouldn't worry about arbitrary test results to be honest. You can run benchmarks over and over and get a different score every time. You can cheat on them. In the end just find a ROM/Kernel with the settings and features you like and enjoy it!
Yes that's true but every upgrade in OS uses more resources, so you're bound to see more lag on ICS than our current ROM
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I guess not that many people use this one.
On the stock kernal with the ViperX rom.
I got 12500.
Now with faux kernal I get like 9000.
Why?
I have a MUCH lower CPU score in benchmarks...
Geez you already asked this, why another identical thread? Benchmark means nothing, case closed.
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yeah what is everyones obsession with benchmarks its just a number..
Benchmarks just a number? Tell that to people who drive race cars.
0-60 in 3 seconds is still better performance than 0-60 in 3.5 seconds. If both cars have the same engine, same gearing and weigh the same, then something else must determine why one is slower than the other.
Same way with our phones. Benchmark tests, especially AnTuTu, do offer insights into the performance of our machines. So, instead of giving the snarky answer that 'benchmarks don't matter', just say you have no idea or don't post at all.
yes maybe numbers are more applicable to cars. but this is a mobile phone forum not a car forum.....
the benchmarks mean sod all. the actual experience of using the phone is what matters.
benchmarks can vary from the slightest differences in environment, so yeah it is just a number, and will change for almost anything..
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yes maybe numbers are more applicable to cars. but this is a mobile phone forum not a car forum.....
the benchmarks mean sod all. the actual experience of using the phone is what matters.
benchmarks can vary from the slightest differences in environment. they mean absolutely sod all.
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Really? A Mobile Phone Forum? How did I miss that part??
Sure experience matters, but to a lot of people, so do numbers. And 3000 points would make a difference, both numerically and perceptually.
I think this thread should be closed and open a new one talking about 10b5.
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Sure experience matters, but to a lot of people, so do numbers. And 3000 points would make a difference, both numerically and perceptually.
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well seeing as the benchmarks can change literally from one minute to the next, and the fact they aren't that consistent, that essentially proves that the numbers don't mean as much as everyone makes out.
And therefore instead of basing how good your phone is operating on benchmark scores, just judge it on the actual performance of flicking through screens, loading apps , playing games etc etc - if there isn't a problem there, which i bet in the OPs case, there isn't any general performance issues, just a lower score. if there isn't any actual performance issues, then what the hell is the problem?
Hold on everyone. Small fluctuations in benchmark scores are nothing but a consistent drop of 25% is more meaningful, especially if all that changed was the kernel.
Why does everyone on here seem to just repeat what they read last week only with attitude added and regardless of factors such as severity.
To the OP... might be an idea to go back to stock and run several benchmarks to get a good overall picture. Note all the different scores for different tests (CPU, GPU, memory etc). Flash this kernel again and run several benchmarks. See which tests are affected and report your findings to Faux.
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well seeing as the benchmarks can change literally from one minute to the next, and the fact they aren't that consistent, that essentially proves that the numbers don't mean as much as everyone makes out.
And therefore instead of basing how good your phone is operating on benchmark scores, just judge it on the actual performance of flicking through screens, loading apps , playing games etc etc - if there isn't a problem there, which i bet in the OPs case, there isn't any general performance issues, just a lower score. if there isn't any actual performance issues, then what the hell is the problem?
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Numbers shouldn't be inconsistent. My scores fall within 0.5-1% of each other every time I run them.
Certain ROMs can have a major impact on performance. Just like going to 4.0.4 and Sense 4.1 made a huge positive performance difference. Guess what, you could actually see that difference with 'useless' benchmark tests too.
Op,
Did you cry? Did your heart feel broken? I've heard benchmark scores are everything, they define smartphones these days.
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On the stock kernal with the ViperX rom.
I got 12500.
Now with faux kernal I get like 9000.
Why?
I have a MUCH lower CPU score in benchmarks...
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I found a fix for you! Just read this post here! http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?a=81
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I eventually ran a benchmark on my CarbonROM install on my Sprint Galaxy Nexus, clocked at a max of 1.6
But, I saw that my device compared to others is just super super low, I don't have the numbers on me as I don't have my phone, but if you're one of those people who have a high benchmark score, what's your setup?
I know it's said that benchmarks aren't important, but they at least have to mean something with performance.
So, what are you running?
Try flashing franco.Kernel. Makes a huge difference!
Before franco: 2204
After franco: 2932 (Quadrant Standard)
ROM: PACman ROM, 1.2 GHz
Seriously, there should be a thread stickied for the bench freaks, all in the same place. *sigh*
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Seriously, there should be a thread stickied for the bench freaks, all in the same place. *sigh*
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There is one. Just needs sticky-ing.
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I know it's said that benchmarks aren't important, but they at least have to mean something with performance.
So, what are you running?
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See, the thing is, benchmarks really do mean nothing. Benchmarks don't affect how well your device performs. If it runs fast, it runs fast-- you don't need the benchmark to know that.
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I know it's said that benchmarks aren't important, but they at least have to mean something with performance.
So, what are you running?
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Yeah. Because being able to crunch 110,000,000 triangles vs 90,000,000 has real world implications.
Yay! It's been a while since we've had a thread to remind us how useless benchmarks are and offer us all an opportunity to debate about it, yet again.:good:
I make my words what Chainfire said, but globaly.
If you trust benchmark results, you'll know that running naked in the garden for 5mins will affects performance by 20%
Neat, alright.
So absolutely nothing?
That really doesn't make any sense to me. Those 90,000,000 triangles being processed will at least show me how well it will do in a game, to a degree, right?
Not in any way you could actually notice. That was also an extreme hyperbole as far as differences go. To be totally honest, the only real value of benchmarks is stress testing an OC but even then there are better ways.
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Not in any way you could actually notice. That was also an extreme hyperbole as far as differences go. To be totally honest, the only real value of benchmarks is stress testing an OC but even then there are better ways.
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Well alright, thanks for your insight. I've been in the android game for awhile but I don't know a lot of these things.
Just a quick Poll
How many of you fine folks OC? CPU, GPU, or CPU + GPU? What do you run at and what Kernel?
Just curious!
Nothing here. Don't see the need. That's just me though
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Nothing here. Don't see the need. That's just me though
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+1 fully stock:thumbup:
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I'm at 1800 MHz CPU and 733 MHz GPU - Just because my phone doesn't seem to run any hotter, battery life isn't impacted much - I overclock both on my PC, so I fall in the "why not get the free performance boost" sector.
Both 1800/640. I'm also in the why not free power crowd.
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I've only over clocked the cpu to 1704 I'm all for the why not get the free power but I'm also cognizant of the argument that over clocking can reduce the lifespan of the hardware. Anybody have any comments or views on that? Would like to hear some other opinions.
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1800mhz on carbon 1.8
Stock GPU speed. ..
Nova launcher set to faster than light. ..
Among 27 other major mods...
It's like you can hear my phone snap on screen transitions. ..lol...g
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I'm running....
Stock CPU/GPU Speed running CleanRom 3.0 SE AT&T
Saber Kernel 35.6 Trickster Mod Touchwake features
Apex Launcher Paid Version
stock speeds
i haven't found the need to oc the note 2. just running a custom rom that removed all the bloatware on it does wonders for me.
i am running the newest jedi and way new to the root and rom thing. it's nice to be able to overclock or underclock if i wanna.
the note 2 is by far the best phone i have ever owned.
What benefit do you guys see in over clocking the GPU?
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I would love to see benchmarks with overclocking of the Note 2, I am leery to touch it because something like Asphalt 8 already makes the phone VERY HOT around the camera lense area on the back.
ps. Asphalt 8 was unplayable on my phone with the stock rom, no matter what you did to clean up the ram, etc, even on the 'Medium' graphics setting. It hitched, it lagged, it hiccuped, and it made a game where you are constantly relying on drifting unplayable. After switching to the Probam rom, the game flies - on the highest setting. It never hitches, ever. I don't know if it is Android 4.3 giving the hardware more breathing room or just a cleaner overall OS that uses less Ram, either way the difference was ridiculous - and I am not overclocked. Yet.
since benchmarks mean absolutely nothing, when it comes to comparing phones, you'll be hard pressed to find anything posted here..most people, with a decent knowledge of how phones work, understand that posting these things are nothing more than an attempt to brag that your phone may or may not be running faster than someone else's; the truth being that no 2 phones do anything exactly like the other, no 2 people have the same exact setup, files, and other stuff on their phones, so these types of comparisons are completely meaningless..
I dont play Asphalt 8, but I have read other posts about people saying it makes their phones run hot...
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since benchmarks mean absolutely nothing, when it comes to comparing phones, you'll be hard pressed to find anything posted here..most people, with a decent knowledge of how phones work, understand that posting these things are nothing more than an attempt to brag that your phone may or may not be running faster than someone else's; the truth being that no 2 phones do anything exactly like the other, no 2 people have the same exact setup, files, and other stuff on their phones, so these types of comparisons are completely meaningless..
I dont play Asphalt 8, but I have read other posts about people saying it makes their phones run hot...
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Uhhh... How do you come up with the logic to say that "benchmarks mean absolutely nothing"? They certainly do mean something, the app is stress testing every functionality of the phone and measuring the results. What they are testing are systems (both hardware and software) that are used to push GAMES. Not 'Angry Birds', I am talking about engines pushing tens of thousands of polys with textures, sound effects, physics processing, redrawing the screen several times over for effects like shaders, etc, etc, etc....
Overclocking certainly makes a VERY REAL difference on a pc, how is a phone any different? You push the limits of the hardware beyond the specs it is 'rated for', some phones will make too much heat even with minor overclocking and result in crashes, lockups, and finally permanent failure. Some phones will handle the extra heat, and overclocking will result in noticable boost in performance. Yes, some game engines are locked at a specific framerate and will not be able to take advantage of 'more power', but in general a serious game engines uses all the resources available in the form of raw framerate.
using benchmarks to compare your phone to mine is meaningless; you dont have the same apps as me, you dont have the same settings as me, you dont have the same number of accounts checking email, you dont have the same amount of background apps as me, your settings are not the same as mine, and so on..
if you are having serious issues with your phone, benchmarking can be useful to determine if its software or hardware related, but otherwise, it has no true comparitive meaning...Go ahead a post a poll here, and see what I mean..anyone with extensive experience on this topic will agree..
I've been hacking/modding phones and pc's for 30 years, so, on this topic, I know of what I speak..
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using benchmarks to compare your phone to mine is meaningless; you dont have the same apps as me, you dont have the same settings as me, you dont have the same number of accounts checking email, you dont have the same amount of background apps as me, your settings are not the same as mine, and so on..
if you are having serious issues with your phone, benchmarking can be useful to determine if its software or hardware related, but otherwise, it has no true comparitive meaning...Go ahead a post a poll here, and see what I mean..anyone with extensive experience on this topic will agree..
I've been hacking/modding phones and pc's for 30 years, so, on this topic, I know of what I speak..
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I agree
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using benchmarks to compare your phone to mine is meaningless; you dont have the same apps as me, you dont have the same settings as me, you dont have the same number of accounts checking email, you dont have the same amount of background apps as me, your settings are not the same as mine, and so on..
if you are having serious issues with your phone, benchmarking can be useful to determine if its software or hardware related, but otherwise, it has no true comparitive meaning...Go ahead a post a poll here, and see what I mean..anyone with extensive experience on this topic will agree..
I've been hacking/modding phones and pc's for 30 years, so, on this topic, I know of what I speak..
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Word.....g
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I started one for g4 plus now for g5 plus .
Cosmic os 2.1 unofficial
Elemental x kernel over clocked
What benchmark program are you using?
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What benchmark program are you using?
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Antutu
PureNexus using ElementalX stock CPU speeds and GPU governor, CFQ, custom CPU governor settings
Lineage OMS with ElementalX kernel stock CPU speed and governor. ZEN with custom readahead.
This is kind of useless, benchmark comparison means nothing if it is not on the same device with same set of apps installed.
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This is kind of useless, benchmark comparison means nothing if it is not on the same device with same set of apps installed.
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That doesn't make any sense. Devices are manufactured to a certain tolerance and winning the "silicon lottery" doesn't make a device faster, it makes it more overclockable. Device to device, stock for stock, the difference should be at most a few thousand points from each other. It should be pretty obvious to kill all background apps and processes before benchmarking so apps installed don't matter either. If Facebook is too important to kill for 10 minutes then that person shouldn't worry about benchmarking.
Device to device are obviously going to vary. But a varience of 10k+ points is a pretty good indicator of one set up running slightly better than the other and it's interesting to compare what is the most optimized settings. I can play with my CPU governor all day and get repeatable results +/- 500 - 1000 points. Both me and my wife had a Nexus 5 and with identical settings we both benchmarked very similar. To say it is a useless test is ignorant. If people look at this as a pissing match to see who's "better" then yeah, I see this being a dumb and useless thread. But I think most people who do this want to know what settings, ROM, and kernel are best optimized for performance.
Edit: https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-Moto-G5-Plus_id10398/benchmarks
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=345eKlssdH8
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http://www.fonearena.com/blog/214719/moto-g5-plus-review.html
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https://www.pcmag.com/review/352573/motorola-moto-g5-plus
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http://www.guidingtech.com/65986/moto-g5-plus-vs-redmi-note-4/
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5 different devices, all tested stock within right around 1,000 points of each other.
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That doesn't make any sense. Devices are manufactured to a certain tolerance and winning the "silicon lottery" doesn't make a device faster, it makes it more overclockable. Device to device, stock for stock, the difference should be at most a few thousand points from each other. It should be pretty obvious to kill all background apps and processes before benchmarking so apps installed don't matter either. If Facebook is too important to kill for 10 minutes then that person shouldn't worry about benchmarking.
Device to device are obviously going to vary. But a varience of 10k+ points is a pretty good indicator of one set up running slightly better than the other and it's interesting to compare what is the most optimized settings. I can play with my CPU governor all day and get repeatable results +/- 500 - 1000 points. Both me and my wife had a Nexus 5 and with identical settings we both benchmarked very similar. To say it is a useless test is ignorant. If people look at this as a pissing match to see who's "better" then yeah, I see this being a dumb and useless thread. But I think most people who do this want to know what settings, ROM, and kernel are best optimized for performance.
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62,893
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5 different devices, all tested stock within right around 1,000 points of each other.
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Thank you for taking the time to write a long response. But, I believe you may have just proved my point. I believe the test results of different roms should be well within 'around 1,000 points of each other'. Unless-
a. the rom is very poorly optimized - score would be lower.
b. the kernel is overclocked - score could be slightly higher.
c. user error (lots of background apps).
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Thank you for taking the time to write a long response. But, I believe you may have just proved my point. I believe the test results of different roms should be well within 'around 1,000 points of each other'. Unless-
a. the rom is very poorly optimized - score would be lower.
b. the kernel is overclocked - score could be slightly higher.
c. user error (lots of background apps).
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I really don't know how else to explain this to you. OP got a lower score than me, yet is overclocked. So it stands to reason that either "a. the rom is very poorly optimized - score would be lower" or "b. the kernel is overclocked - score could be slightly higher" or "c. user error (lots of background apps)" is the reason for it. But wait, the performance should be slightly higher for an overclock except that it isn't. That's the whole reason to benchmark. Another possibility is that since I've heard ElementalX is currently having overclock issues, it may be reverting to its nominal frequency, which I believe is 1.4Ghz. How would this person have known that if not for comparing benchmarks? According to you, they can't compare to stock benchmarks because it's a different set of apps installed and a different ROM and in fact can't compare it to anyone because it's a different device, albeit the same model.
Benchmarks show performance differences, regardless of whether or not they are large enough to even notice on a day to day basis. It shows technical differences and if you think technical differences mean jack squat, then why are you even commenting in this thread? It's the same theory when you throw a car on a dyno. You're going to notice small differences between each run, but when you have two of the same model cars with the same engine, and one consistently puts out 30HP more than the other, there's probably a reason for it.
To reiterate what I said in my first reply, for people who want to compare optimization between different ROMs, kernels, and technical settings such as CPU governors and schedulers, benchmarking is not useless. Not in this method of testing and not across identical devices with different software. The baseline or "stock vs stock" comparison shows that the benchmark is measuring with an adequate amount of accuracy and that multiple devices in stock form are performing equally before being modified. Just because it doesn't mean anything to you doesn't mean that it means nothing at all.
I did some research and things like backround apps running in airplane mode scripts like lightning blade. all these things make a difference. I was running kernel over clocked in interactive mode with lightning script. If I set to performance my score was significantly higher I was hoping this would give users a better way to set up and optimize their device not to compare roms running same device. Yes at first I thought about that then realized it wouldn't make a lot of sense. Im hoping some of u guys will hop on board and help test kernel roms and other mods so maybe we can get the best out of our device thanks guys.