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XPRT mentions in the tech press

on April 4, 2024

One of the ways we monitor the effectiveness of the XPRT family of benchmarks is to regularly track XPRT usage and reach in the global tech press. Many tech journalists invest a lot of time and effort into producing thorough device reviews, and relevant and reliable benchmarks such as the XPRTs often serve as indispensable parts of a reviewer’s toolkit. Trust is hard-earned and easily lost in the benchmarking community, so we’re happy when our benchmarks consistently achieve “go-to” status for a growing number of tech assessment professionals around the world.

Because some of our newer readers may be unaware of the wide variety of outlets that regularly use the XPRTs, we occasionally like to share an overview of recent XPRT-related tech press activity. For today’s blog, we want to give readers a sampling of the press mentions we’ve seen over the past few months.

Recent mentions include:

AnandTech used WebXPRT 4 to assess the performance of the ASRock Industrial 4X4 BOX-7840U and GEEKOM A5 mini-PCs.
Android Headlines used CrXPRT 2 to measure the performance of the ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34.
Mashable measured the performance and battery life of the HP Chromebook Plus x360 14c with CrXPRT 2.
Notebookcheck used WebXPRT 4 in dozens of device reviews, including evaluations of the Apple MacBook Air 15 (M3, 2024), the HP Omen 16 (2024), the HP Spectre x360 16, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G12, and the Valve Steam Deck.
PCMag used WebXPRT 4 in a review of the Apple MacBook Air 15 (M3, 2024).
TechPowerUp used WebXPRT 4 in a review of the Intel Core i9-14900KS processor.
Tom’s Guide used WebXPRT 4 to compare the performance of the Snapdragon and Exynos variants of the Samsung Galaxy S24.
Other outlets that have published articles, ads, or reviews mentioning the XPRTs in the last few months include: 3DNews (Russia), Android Authority, Benchlife.info, Delkom (Poland), DigitalWorld Italia, Digitec (Switzerland), Expert Reviews, Galaxus (Germany), Hardware.info, HIPC (Japan), ITC.ua (Ukraine), ITWorld (Korea), iXBT.com (Russia), PCMag, PC-Welt (Germany), QQ.com (China), SMZDM (China), and Tweakers.

Each month, we send out a BenchmarkXPRT Development Community newsletter that contains the latest updates from the XPRT world and provides a summary of the previous month’s XPRT-related activity, including new mentions of the XPRTs in the tech press. If you don’t currently receive the monthly BenchmarkXPRT newsletter but would like to join the mailing list, please let us know! There is no cost to join, and we will not publish or sell any of the contact information you provide. We will send only the monthly newsletter and occasional benchmark-related announcements, such as news about patches or new releases.

Justin

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WebXPRT in PT reports

By Mark Van Name

on February 22, 2024

We don’t just make WebXPRT—we use it, too. If you normally come straight to BenchmarkXPRT.com or WebXPRT.com, you may not even realize that Principled Technologies (PT) does a lot more than just managing and administering the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community. We’re also the tech world’s leading provider of hands-on testing and related fact-based marketing services. As part of that work, we’re frequent WebXPRT users.

We use the benchmark when we test devices such as Chromebooks, desktops, mobile workstations, and consumer laptops for our clients. (You can see a lot of that work and many of our clients on our public marketing portfolio page.) We run the benchmark for the same reasons that others do—it’s a reliable and easy-to-use tool for measuring how well devices handle web browsing and other web work.

We also sometimes use WebXPRT simply because our clients request it. They request it for the same reason the rest of us like and use it: it’s a great tool. Regardless of job titles and descriptions, most laptop and tablet users surf the web and access web-based applications every day. Because WebXPRT is a browser benchmark, higher scores on it could indicate that a device may provide a superior online experience.

Here are just a few of the recent PT reports that used WebXPRT:

In a project for Dell, we compared the performance of a Dell Latitude 7340 Ultralight to that of a 13-inch Apple MacBook Air (2022).
In this study for HP, we compared the performance of an HP ZBook Firefly G10, an HP ZBook Power G10, and an HP ZBook Fury G10.
Finally, in a set of comparisons for Lenovo, we evaluated the system performance and end-user experience of eight Lenovo ThinkBook, ThinkCentre, and ThinkPad systems along with their Apple counterparts.

All these projects, and many more, show how a variety of companies rely on PT—and on WebXPRT—to help buyers make informed decisions. P.S. If we publish scores from a client-commissioned study in the WebXPRT 4 results viewer, we will list the source as “PT”, because we did the testing.

By Mark L. Van Name and Justin Greene

Posted in Apple, benchmark, Benchmark metrics, Benchmarking, Benchmarking computing devices, BenchmarkXPRT, browser performance, Browser-based benchmarks, Chromebooks, Dell, HP, Laptops, Lenovo, Performance benchmarking, Principled Technologies, PT, Web-based testing, WebXPRT, webxprt 4 | Tagged Apple, benchmark, BenchmarkXPRT, Dell, HP, Latitude, Lenovo, MacBook, Principled Technologies, PT, ThinkPad, WebXPRT, WebXPRT 4, ZBook |

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XPRT mentions in the tech press

WebXPRT in PT reports

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