tag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:/discussions/geekbench/22834-single-or-multi-core-scorePrimate Labs: Discussion 2018-12-07T06:39:33Ztag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/443628282017-12-22T21:14:36Z2017-12-22T21:14:36ZSingle or multi core score.?<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>Thanks for reaching out to us. The CPU benchmark in Geekbench 4 runs the same workloads twice -- once with a single processor core, and once with multiple cores. A lower than expected multi-core score indicates that your device could have lower performance for applications that take advantage of multiple cores on a system.</p>
<p>Note that lower than expected scores can also be caused by running your device in low-power mode; if your device entered low-power mode during the multi-core part of the CPU benchmark, your results may not accurately reflect your device's performance.</p>
<p>All the best,<br>
Colin<br>
Primate Labs Inc.</p></div>Colintag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/443628282018-06-29T19:07:15Z2018-06-29T19:07:17ZSingle or multi core score.?<div><p>Hello,</p>
<p>Some reviewers report only 1 Geekbench score, not saying if it<br>
was single core or multicore. In this case, is the score<br>
usually single core or multicore?</p>
<p>Thanks,<br>
John</p></div>Johntag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/443628282018-06-29T19:44:14Z2018-06-29T19:44:14ZSingle or multi core score.?<div><p>Hi John,</p>
<p>I'm afraid that it's difficult to provide a good rule of thumb for this. Ideally, reviewers would explicitly say which scores they are referring to.</p>
<p>In many cases the average single-core and multi-core scores for a device will be substantially different, so you can compare the score provided by the reviewer with scores for similar devices to get an idea of if the score is a single-core or multi-core score. You can find average scores for a variety of devices on the Benchmark Charts of the <a href="http://browser.geekbench.com">Geekbench Browser</a>.</p>
<p>Best,<br>
Colin<br>
Primate Labs Inc.</p></div>Colintag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/443628282018-12-07T06:39:31Z2018-12-07T06:39:32ZSingle or multi core score.?<div><p>very helpful thank you!</p>
<p>Q. presumably the chip makes the decision as to whether or not it should invoke the assistance of brother multiple cores to complete the task more quickly?</p>
<p>what parameter assists the chip to make that decision?. OR alternatively, what decides whether the task is completed using single or multi cores?</p>
<p>thank you</p></div>alan