# Image Classification on CIFAR-10 ResNet20 (test)

Source: [Image Classification on CIFAR-10 ResNet20 (test)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-cifar-10-resnet20-test>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-02-26T05:33:20.312Z

Evaluation of Image Classification performance on the CIFAR-10 test set, specifically using the ResNet20 architecture, reporting standard accuracy.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Image Classification |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | CIFAR-10 ResNet20 (test) |
| Metric | Accuracy |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 8 of 8 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-cifar-10-resnet20-test.md?metric=Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Accuracy | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| System-aware Biased Local SGD | 91.95 | Not recorded | 68fa7a951e209131cea840ea |
| Synchronous SGD + Data-Parallelism | 91.28 | Not recorded | 68fa7a951e209131cea840ea |
| System-aware Biased Local SGD | 91.26 | Not recorded | 68fa7a951e209131cea840ea |
| BytePS | 90.99 | Not recorded | 68fa7a951e209131cea840ea |
| Synchronous SGD + Data-Parallelism | 90.91 | Not recorded | 68fa7a951e209131cea840ea |
| System-aware Biased Local SGD | 89.16 | Not recorded | 68fa7a951e209131cea840ea |
| Balanced Local SGD | 88.93 | Not recorded | 68fa7a951e209131cea840ea |
| DLB | 86.89 | Not recorded | 68fa7a951e209131cea840ea |

### System-aware Biased Local SGD

Accuracy: 91.95. Result ID: 699e433d5698665ec400bd38.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Epochs":300,"Comm. per epoch":4,"Wall-clock Time (sec)":121.72,"Hardware":"2-CPU + 8-GPU","Backbone":"ResNet20"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Synchronous SGD + Data-Parallelism

Accuracy: 91.28. Result ID: 699e433d5698665ec400bd32.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Epochs":100,"Comm. per epoch":160,"Wall-clock Time (sec)":1234.75,"Hardware":"8-GPU only","Backbone":"ResNet20"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### System-aware Biased Local SGD

Accuracy: 91.26. Result ID: 699e433d5698665ec400bd37.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Epochs":200,"Comm. per epoch":4,"Wall-clock Time (sec)":81.15,"Hardware":"2-CPU + 8-GPU","Backbone":"ResNet20"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### BytePS

Accuracy: 90.99. Result ID: 699e433d5698665ec400bd34.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Epochs":100,"Comm. per epoch":160,"Wall-clock Time (sec)":1279.43,"Hardware":"2-CPU + 8-GPU","Backbone":"ResNet20"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Synchronous SGD + Data-Parallelism

Accuracy: 90.91. Result ID: 699e433d5698665ec400bd31.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Epochs":100,"Comm. per epoch":128,"Wall-clock Time (sec)":1298.39,"Hardware":"2-CPU + 8-GPU","Backbone":"ResNet20"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### System-aware Biased Local SGD

Accuracy: 89.16. Result ID: 699e433d5698665ec400bd36.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Epochs":100,"Comm. per epoch":4,"Wall-clock Time (sec)":40.57,"Hardware":"2-CPU + 8-GPU","Backbone":"ResNet20"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Balanced Local SGD

Accuracy: 88.93. Result ID: 699e433d5698665ec400bd33.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Epochs":100,"Comm. per epoch":4,"Wall-clock Time (sec)":548.04,"Hardware":"2-CPU + 8-GPU","Backbone":"ResNet20"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DLB

Accuracy: 86.89. Result ID: 699e433d5698665ec400bd35.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a951e209131cea840ea.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Epochs":100,"Comm. per epoch":128,"Wall-clock Time (sec)":987.8,"Hardware":"2-CPU + 8-GPU","Backbone":"ResNet20"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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