Geekbench 6 is the new major version of the popular tool for testing and benchmarking hardware, specifically CPUs and GPUs. It comes three years after version 5 and offers free versions for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android.

This application is part of a group of software known as benchmarkstechniques used get a performance estimate computer equipment or any of its components, in particular CPU, GPU, RAM or storage units. They can also be used to obtain information about the hardware or to check its operation in case of errors.

Geekbench 6, what’s new

The app’s developer, Primate Labs, points out that PC and smartphone hardware has changed a lot over the past three years, and so has its performance. It was added for this reason new stress tests to his arsenal, which consists of:

• Background blur in video conference footage.
• Filter and edit images for social media sites.
• Automatic removal of unwanted objects in photos.
• Detecting and labeling objects in photos using machine learning models.
• Analysis, processing and conversion of text using a scripting language.

Improvements in support for modern hardware have been reflected in an increase in the burden that better hardware must push:

• Higher resolution photos in imaging tests.
• Larger maps in navigation tests.
• Larger and more complex documents in web browser tests, PDF files and HTML5.
• More (and bigger) files in developer tests.

There have also been changes in tests for multi-core CPUs which are currently dominant. The multi-core score has also been revamped, with a new scale measuring how well the cores share the workload in “real-world” scenarios. This should give more accurate and comparable results when it comes to CPUs that combine “big” and “small” cores like in mobile or hybrid architectures in PCs, from Intel or Apple.

The usage of this tool has not changed, with two big tests for CPU and GPU. Even its general interface is not very easy as it is a matter of one click and the application will perform all the tests. It should be noted that Android users will find design language themes Material you and even a themed home screen icon if they have it enabled.

Geekbench 6 is available on its website with versions for Windows (v10 64-bit or higher); macOS (v11 or higher); Linux (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64-bit or higher); Android (v10 or higher) and iOS (v15 or higher). Tell the app it is free for personal use and requires an active internet connection. If you want to activate its offline mode of operation and unlock all its features, you can purchase the “Pro” version of the application, which is priced at $79 until February 28 as an introductory promotion.