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Install CachyOS Benchmarker on CachyOS

A simple benchmarking script using stress-ng, perf, blender etc. (CachyOS Version).

From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.

Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide

How do I install CachyOS Benchmarker on CachyOS?

Run this in a terminal:

sudo pacman -S cachyos-benchmarker

cachyos-benchmarker is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.

What should I do after installing CachyOS Benchmarker?

  1. It installs these commands: benchmark_scraper.py and cachyos-benchmarker.
  2. Run pacman -Qi cachyos-benchmarker to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove CachyOS Benchmarker?

Update:

sudo pacman -Syu

Remove:

sudo pacman -Rns cachyos-benchmarker

What is CachyOS Benchmarker?

A simple benchmarking script using stress-ng, perf, blender etc. (CachyOS Version).

Package description: A simple benchmarking script using stress-ng, perf, blender etc. (CachyOS Version)

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    CachyOS/cachyos-benchmarker · ★ 48 stars · last commit Jul 8, 2026

    Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    1. Minor bug: SCX version output failureClosed

      Hello! I was running cachyos-benchmarker earlier to test scxlavd, and noticed there's a bug in the script. Whenever I run cachyosbenchmarker, it outputs this error: Looking into it, I see two bugs here from commit a055021. First, my shellcheck LSP informed me that SCXVERSION is…

      @academician · · 1 reactions · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    2. Update Y-cruncherClosed

      Checking, downloading and preparing test files... --> Uncompressing y-cruncher... tar: This does not look like a tar archive xz: (stdin): File format not recognized tar: Child returned status 1 tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now An error comes due to the outdated version…

      @Noobao · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    3. Reuse benchmark assets across repeated runsClosed

      Hi, I’d like to suggest a small workflow improvement for repeated benchmark runs: reuse the downloaded and extracted benchmark assets instead of fetching and preparing them again for every new run. There is already about resumable downloads, but this is a bit broader than wget…

      @galpt · · 4 comments · View on GitHub

    4. Add resuming?Open

      I mean i want to save time and my internet data and i think its safe to add --continue or -c?

      @ell0uz · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    5. I cant run this benchmark on windows.Closed

      Are there any thoughts of running the benchmark on windows to compare results ?

      @jura1243 · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    6. Geekbench completed, but no result URL was foundOpen

      Hello While doing a run i got the message Geekbench completed, but no result URL was found but it was a geekbench run successfuly completed and a log with url created. cachyos-benchmarker v0.8.0-2 rest of the system also up to date. Screenshot of the error log of geekbench…

      @beteigeuze-dev · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    7. schbench, cyclictest, chart layout, and directory structure improvementsClosed

      As suggested by Peter (@ptr1337), I'm opening this issue to discuss my fork of the cachyos-benchmarker and get feedback from Vilda (@SoongVilda) and others on the generated charts — whether they look acceptable or need further adjustments. I've added two scheduler-focused…

      @galpt · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    8. Cachyos-benchmarker fails with exit code 8Open

      Everytime i try running cachyos-benchmarker it would fail at "Preparing ffmpeg source" with exit code 8. cachyos-bugreport.log

      @GardenData61371 · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    9. Sorting by kernel version incorrectOpen

      In the generated html result page, there are two sections of results (Average Test Performance Comparison, and Performance Comparison Between Different Kernel Versions). In both sections, the results are sorted incorrectly by kernel. In the screenshot this is illustrated by…

      @he-pennypacker · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    10. Benchmark asset download fails and leaves an incomplete work directoryOpen

      While running: the preparation stopped working when downloading the NAMD example archive. The HTTPS download failed because of a certificate verification error and created an empty file. The script did not stop after the download failure, so it tried to extract the empty archive:…

      @SoongVilda · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    CachyOS Benchmarker on CachyOS: questions

    Is CachyOS Benchmarker in the official CachyOS repo?

    Yes. The cachyos-benchmarker package is in the cachyos repo, version 0.8.0-2, built 2026-07-08. Install it with sudo pacman -S cachyos-benchmarker.

    Do I need an AUR helper for CachyOS Benchmarker?

    No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.

    What is the CachyOS Benchmarker command?

    The package installs benchmark_scraper.py and cachyos-benchmarker.