Geekbench 5.1, the latest version of Primate Labs’ popular cross-platform benchmark, is now available for download. This update improves the performance of the CPU and Compute Benchmarks across all systems, and is a recommended update for all Geekbench 5 users.

CPU Benchmark Changes

Geekbench 5.1 includes the following changes to the CPU Benchmark:

• Build Geekbench 5 for Android with Android NDK r21.

• Build Geekbench 5 for Linux, Windows with Clang 9.0.

• Build Geekbench 5 for iOS, macOS with Xcode 11.2.

• Improve AES-XTS workload performance on processors with AVX512 support.

• Improve Machine Learning workload performance on processors with AVX support.

• Improve Image Inpainting workload performance on Linux.

Compute Benchmark Changes

Geekbench 5.1 includes the following changes to the Compute Benchmark:

• Improve Depth of Field workload performance on Vulkan.

• Improve Horizon Detection workload performance on Vulkan.

• Improve GPU buffer selection for Metal workloads on iOS, macOS.

• Improve buffer management in Metal workloads on iOS, macOS.

• Consolidate command buffers in Vulkan workloads, improving performance.

• Disable bounds checking in Vulkan buffers, improving performance.

Comparing Geekbench 5 Scores

Geekbench 5.1 is built with new compilers, and includes changes to both the CPU and Compute Benchmarks. These changes mean Geekbench 5.1 scores will be higher than Geekbench 5.0 scores. As a result, we recommend users not compare Geekbench 5.0 and Geekbench 5.1 results.