Benchmark Devices with Geekbench AI 1.0: Tap into AI Power

Primate Labs, a Canadian developer known for its PC benchmarking tool Geekbench 6, has just introduced a new addition to its benchmarking family  Geekbench AI 1.0. This innovative tool allows you to benchmark your devices using a series of frameworks to determine their AI capabilities.

But why do you need to test your own devices? We're living in the era of Artificial Intelligence, where tech companies are racing to convince us that computers can genuinely think for themselves. While the truth of AI is more about machine learning than true intelligence, that doesn't mean the AI label is completely useless.

There are many examples of how machine learning is transforming people's lives, from the big (like robotic dentists) to the small (AI-powered image resizing and recoloring). Much of this work happens in the cloud, but you'll find a growing number of AI-powered tools that can be installed on your computer or mobile devices to utilize their resources instead of some online server, sometimes even saving you money in the process.

Geekbench AI uses multiple AI frameworks capable of taxing your CPU and GPU, but the options you have depend on which platform you're using. For example, Windows users can choose between ONNX (CPU-only) and OpenVINO (CPU and graphics) frameworks. If you choose OpenVINO, you then need to choose which backend (CPU or DirectML) to run, which determines which chip -- CPU or GPU -- gets tested. Then it's simply a case of clicking or tapping 'Run AI Benchmark' and waiting for the tests to be run.

Once complete, Geekbench AI will display your results -- within the mobile app or in your web browser if you're benchmarking your computer. You'll be shown a Geekbench AI Score, which comprises three elements -- the key one is Quantized Score, which should be compared to Geekbench AI's benchline  1,500 based on an Intel Core i7-10700 machine. Scroll down to review a detailed list of results test-by-test.

Once done, you can then choose a different framework or backend and run a new benchmark. When it comes to interpreting these scores, the higher the better, but Geekbench offers a PDF download providing more context.

You can download Geekbench AI 1.0 for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. It's completely free on mobile, while desktop users can make do with the home edition or fork out $99 for a Pro license, which includes automated testing and offline results management among its extra features.

About Primate Labs 

Primate Labs is a Canadian software company that specializes in creating benchmarking tools for computers and mobile devices. Their flagship product, Geekbench, is widely used by tech enthusiasts and professionals to measure the performance of their devices.