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Conversion equation for Geekbench 2 to Geekbench 3

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rickkarrer

22 May, 2014 06:15 PM

Hi, is there a standard conversion equation for Geekbench 2 to Geekbench 3?

I've been using Geekbench 2 since it was released, and have come learned what the results mean like I can eye up inches or feet. I like what you did with splitting up results in single and multi core, and I understand you're using new algorithms and tests, but is there someone of standard equation I can use to compare the results until I get used to them? For example, a Mac Pro that scored 12000-sometihng now scores 8000-somthing doesn't mean anything to be yet, other than a lower number that I'm not certain if it's because of the new test or that it was upgraded from 10.6 to 10.9.

I see that in Mactracker, the Mac Mini you used as a baseline of 2500 scored 6393, but I'm not user if that's accurate, because I don't know how much RAM, OS, or anything else that may be a factor. Plus most Macs I test come up better than what Mactracker reports. Do you guys still have the baseline Mac around that you can test and give me a very rough idea what the new scorers do compared to the old ones?

Thank you for any help you can give me!

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by John on 27 May, 2014 05:08 AM

   

   I completely understand your frustration. I was so used to Geekbench 2 scores that it took me a while to fully grok the new Geekbench 3 scores. Unfortunately since v2 and v3 use different benchmark tests there's no way to covert between v2 and v3 scores.

   This also means that lowers v3 scores aren't necessarily a bad thing -- this is most likely a side-effect of the new benchmark tests and scoring algorithms. I'd recommend comparing your scores against the scores on the Mac Benchmark Chart. That's the best way to determine if your Mac is performing as expected.

   Let me know if you have any other questions and I'd be happy to help out.

   Best,
   John

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