IBM ibm_cairo vs IBM ibmq_essex

Side-by-side comparison over the metrics both devices report. Values come from different sources with different methodologies — mind the provenance badges; vendor-reported figures are manufacturer claims.

Metric IBM ibm_cairo
IBM · Apache-2.0
IBM ibmq_essex
IBM · Apache-2.0
Best 2Q fidelity (higher better) 0.995328 0.988897
Median 2Q error (lower better) 0.0085048 0.0226514
Median readout error (lower better) 0.4908 0.0363
Median T1 (µs) (higher better) 91.619 µs 65.607 µs
Median T2 (µs) (higher better) 97.46 µs 105.13 µs
Captured: 2024-04-10 (ibm_cairo) · 2020-08-10 (ibmq_essex). Full histories: ibm_cairo · ibmq_essex · leaderboard.