IBM ibmq_rochester

IBM · Apache-2.0 last capture 2020-07-16

ibmq_rochester is a 53-qubit IBM quantum computer, with records from 2019 to 2020.

On its latest calibration (16 July 2020), a typical two-qubit operation failed about 1 in 25, better than 2% of the 65 other devices in this record.

The newest record is from 16 July 2020, so the machine may since have been upgraded or retired.

Every figure below is the device's latest measurement of that metric, with its own date and source. See how the whole field is progressing →

Best 2Q fidelity
IBM · Apache-2.0
0.980873
fails about 1 in 52

Success rate of the chip's single best pair of qubits. The best pair flatters the chip; the typical one matters more.

Better than 2% of 65 other devices with this measurement
Measured 2020-07-16
Median 2Q error
IBM · Apache-2.0
0.0406558
fails about 1 in 25

How often a typical two-qubit operation on this chip fails, from the vendor's own calibration.

Better than 2% of 65 other devices with this measurement
Measured 2020-07-16
Median T1 (µs)
IBM · Apache-2.0
51.093

How long a typical qubit holds its state before it decays, in microseconds. Longer leaves more time to compute.

Better than 3% of 67 other devices with this measurement
Measured 2020-07-16
Median T2 (µs)
IBM · Apache-2.0
51.813

How long a typical qubit keeps its delicate quantum phase, in microseconds.

Better than 13% of 67 other devices with this measurement
Measured 2020-07-16
Median readout error
IBM · Apache-2.0
0.13
fails about 1 in 7.7

How often reading a typical qubit's value at the end gives the wrong answer.

Better than 3% of 67 other devices with this measurement
Measured 2020-07-16
Qubits
IBM · Apache-2.0
53

Physical qubits on the device. More only helps if they are good enough to use together.

Measured 2020-07-16

History

Each point is one dated measurement (4 snapshots in total).

Best 2Q fidelity
Median 2Q error
Median T1 (µs)
Median T2 (µs)
Median readout error
Qubits

Provenance

Source
IBM · Apache-2.0
Licence
Apache-2.0 · Qiskit fake backend calibration snapshot
Raw redistributable
yes
Captured
2020-07-16T11:13:03

Cite this page

@misc{provenova_ibm_ibmq_rochester,
  title        = {IBM ibmq_rochester — calibration & benchmark history},
  howpublished = {\url{https://provenova.net/hardware/ibm/ibmq_rochester}},
  publisher    = {Provenova},
  note         = {accessed 2026-10-19}
}

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Data: real IBM device calibration published in Qiskit's fake backends (Apache-2.0). Rankings on the live leaderboard.