BenchCraft

BenchCraft is an Android application designed to benchmark various aspects of your device. This project is built using Kotlin and Gradle.

Context

The aim of this project is to develop an Android mobile application that benchmarks all performance characteristics of a mobile device. This includes evaluating CPU performance, GPU efficiency, memory access speed, and storage I/O, as well as displaying detailed hardware configuration information.

With the increasing reliance on mobile devices for various computational tasks, from gaming to productivity, having a tool that can measure the performance metrics of a device becomes crucial for developers and users alike. This benchmarking app will help in comparing different devices, analyzing hardware performance, and identifying potential bottlenecks in mobile computing.

Objectives

• Develop an Android application that can test multiple aspects of a mobile device’s performance.
• Create CPU benchmarks, including execution time, multi-core performance, and thread management.
• Implement GPU benchmarking to measure rendering time and graphics processing capabilities.
• Include memory benchmarking to assess memory access speed and read/write operations.
• Display detailed hardware information such as processor type, GPU model, RAM size, and storage.
• Provide a user-friendly interface for easy navigation and benchmarking execution.
• Ensure cross-device compatibility to run on a variety of Android devices.

Project Structure

BenchmarkApp/
├── .gitignore
├── .gradle/
├── .idea/
├── .kotlin/
├── app/
├── build.gradle.kts
├── gradle/
├── gradle.properties
├── gradlew
├── gradlew.bat
├── local.properties
└── settings.gradle.kts

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Android Studio
• Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 or higher
• Gradle

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/pireu2/benchmark-app

2. Open the project in Android Studio.
3. Sync the project with Gradle files.

Building the Project

To build the project, use the following command:

./gradlew build

Accomplishments

This project includes the following features and accomplishments:

• Device Benchmarking: Measures various performance metrics of the device, including CPU, memory, and storage.
• Detailed Hardware Information: Displays detailed hardware information such as processor type, GPU model, RAM size, and storage.
• Multi and Single threaded CPU Benchmarks: using C++ for accurate performance measurement.
• GPU Benchmarks: using OpenGL for evaluating graphics processing capabilities.
• RAM and Storage Benchmarks: using C++ to assess memory access speed and storage I/O performance.
• User Interface: A clean and intuitive user interface designed using Android's latest UI components.
• Kotlin Coroutines: Utilizes Kotlin Coroutines for asynchronous operations to ensure smooth performance.
• Unit Testing: Comprehensive unit tests to ensure the reliability and correctness of the application.

Project Configuration

Gradle Configuration

The project uses Kotlin DSL for Gradle configuration. Key configuration files include:

• build.gradle.kts
• settings.gradle.kts
• gradle.properties

Android Configuration

The main Android configuration is located in app/build.gradle.kts. Key settings include:

• namespace: app.benchmarkapp
• compileSdk: 34
• minSdk: 24
• targetSdk: 34
• versionCode: 1
• versionName: "1.0"

Code Style

The project follows the official Kotlin code style. Code style settings are defined in .idea/codeStyles/Project.xml.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.