The original Benchmarks were reference marks made on a workbench to measure the length of stuff like lumber, etc. So you can see where that word comes from.
Benchmark applications are used to measure and give a performance rating for various machines like computers, processors, etc.
Benchmark applications are available for mobile phones also. While there are many benchmark tools out there, the standard one (or the 'benchmark one', if you will), is without doubt, JBenchmark.
JBenchmark allows you to measure the performance of your mobile phone with upto 86 subtests, spread across 6 categories :
- 2D Graphics
- 3D Graphics
- Composite Performance
- CPU & Logic
- User Experience
- JVM Analytics
Moreover, it has an active community of enthusiasts bent on topping each other's scores. You can upload your device's score to the community for others to see (if it isn't too embarrassing)
More than comparing with others, I've found that keeping a record of your scores can indicate drops in performance over time. You can tweak your device keeping an eye on the benchmark scores to improve performance. This is such an amazing troubleshooting tool, and a lifesaver in many cases.
JBenchmark official site
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