How the performance score is calculated
Chip speed from published benchmarks: chip geekbench 6 multi-core (35%, required), chip geekbench 6 single-core (30%, required), chip gpu, 3dmark wild life extreme (25%), maximum ram (10%).
Benchmarks are per chipset (typical published results), not measured on each phone; cooling can change sustained speed.
| Input | Weight | Required | Scale: value → points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Geekbench 6 multi-core | 35% | yes | 1,500 → 0 · 3,000 → 35 · 5,000 → 55 · 8,000 → 80 · 12,000 → 100 (log scale between points) |
| Chip Geekbench 6 single-core | 30% | yes | 500 → 0 · 1,000 → 35 · 1,500 → 55 · 2,500 → 85 · 3,800 → 100 (log scale between points) |
| Chip GPU, 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 25% | no | 200 → 0 · 1,000 → 30 · 2,500 → 55 · 5,000 → 80 · 8,000 → 100 (log scale between points) |
| Maximum RAM | 10% | no | 4 GB → 0 · 6 GB → 30 · 8 GB → 55 · 12 GB → 85 · 16 GB → 100 |
Worked example
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is #3 in the current performance list. Its performance score of 98 comes from these inputs:
| Input | This phone | Points | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Geekbench 6 multi-core | Geekbench 6 multi-core about 11,563 | 98 | 35% | 34.4 |
| Chip Geekbench 6 single-core | Geekbench 6 single-core about 3,785 | 100 | 30% | 30.0 |
| Chip GPU, 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3DMark Wild Life Extreme about 7,123 | 95 | 25% | 23.8 |
| Maximum RAM | up to 16GB RAM | 100 | 10% | 10.0 |
The contributions add up to the score. An input that is not confirmed is left out and the remaining weights are scaled up to 100%, except where the category counts an unknown input at the middle of its scale (shown as "counts as 50").