subject: Geekbench 2' Brings Benchmarking to the App Store [print this page] Geekbench 2' Brings Benchmarking to the App Store
Primate Labs, the company behind the popular Geekbench benchmarkingapplication for a number of operating systems, has now come to the App Store with the release of Geekbench 2 [App Store, $4.99]. Compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch, Geekbench 2 utilizes the samebenchmarks as those used on other platforms.
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What's great about Geekbench 2 for iPhone is that it runs the samebenchmarksas Geekbench 2 for other platforms, which means it's possible to compare benchmark resultsnot just between iPhones and iPods, but also between iPhones and iPods and Macs and PCs!
Theapplicationalso integrates with Geekbench Result Browser, allowing for easy uploading of results for comparison with otherusers. While manyusersare likely to balk at theapplication's $4.99price tag, the Mac OS X and other traditional versions of Geekbench carry apricetag of $19.95 for full unlocking of theapplication's features.
Back in 2007 after the release of the original iPhone, Primate Labs did compile a basic version of Geekbench for the iPhone and shared the results, but the new Geekbench 2 represents the company's first App Store release of its benchmarking tool.Primate Labs, the company behind the popular Geekbench benchmarkingapplication for a number of operating systems, has now come to the App Store with the release of Geekbench 2 [App Store, $4.99]. Compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch, Geekbench 2 utilizes the samebenchmarks as those used on other platforms.
What's great about Geekbench 2 for iPhone is that it runs the samebenchmarksas Geekbench 2 for other platforms, which means it's possible to compare benchmark resultsnot just between iPhones and iPods, but also between iPhones and iPods and Macs and PCs!
Theapplicationalso integrates with Geekbench Result Browser, allowing for easy uploading of results for comparison with otherusers. While manyusersare likely to balk at theapplication's $4.99price tag, the Mac OS X and other traditional versions of Geekbench carry apricetag of $19.95 for full unlocking of theapplication's features.
Back in 2007 after the release of the original iPhone, Primate Labs did compile a basic version of Geekbench for the iPhone and shared the results, but the new Geekbench 2 represents the company's first App Store release of its benchmarking tool.
