# Image Classification on CIFAR100 (Accuracy & Communication Floats)

Source: [Image Classification on CIFAR100 (Accuracy & Communication Floats)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-cifar100-accuracy-and-communication-floats>)

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

Data updated: 2026-03-06T09:18:55.461Z

Evaluation of Image Classification performance on the CIFAR-100 dataset, reporting standard testing accuracy alongside the communication cost (floats required) to achieve that performance level.

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) | CIFAR100 |
| Metric | Test Accuracy |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 32 of 32 |
| 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

- [Test Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-cifar100-accuracy-and-communication-floats.md?metric=Test%20Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Communication Cost (Floats)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-cifar100-accuracy-and-communication-floats.md?metric=Communication%20Cost%20(Floats)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | Test Accuracy | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FedBCGD | 68.1 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedBCGD+ | 65.1 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedBCGD+ | 63.6 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| Centralised SGD | 62.2 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedBCGD | 62.2 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAvgM | 61.8 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedBCGD | 61.1 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| Centralised SGD | 58.9 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAdam | 58.7 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedBCGD+ | 58.7 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| SCAFFOLD | 58.3 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedDC | 56.8 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| Centralised SGD | 56.3 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAvgM | 56 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedBCGD | 55.7 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedBCGD+ | 55.6 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAvg | 54.2 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAdam | 53.9 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| Centralised SGD | 53.7 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedDC | 53.2 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| SCAFFOLD | 52.3 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAvgM | 51.7 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAdam | 50.9 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| SCAFFOLD | 50.3 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAvg | 48.7 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAvgM | 48.2 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedDC | 48.2 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| SCAFFOLD | 47.9 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAvg | 47.6 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedDC | 46.6 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAdam | 46.2 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |
| FedAvg | 41.2 | Not recorded | 69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917 |

### FedBCGD

Test Accuracy: 68.1. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497de.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ResNet-18","Target Accuracy":"54%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedBCGD+

Test Accuracy: 65.1. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497e2.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ResNet-18","Target Accuracy":"54%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedBCGD+

Test Accuracy: 63.6. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497e3.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-19","Target Accuracy":"45%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Centralised SGD

Test Accuracy: 62.2. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497c6.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ResNet-18","Target Accuracy":"54%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedBCGD

Test Accuracy: 62.2. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497dd.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-11","Target Accuracy":"48%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAvgM

Test Accuracy: 61.8. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497ce.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66581e209131cea0faa1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ResNet-18","Target Accuracy":"54%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedBCGD

Test Accuracy: 61.1. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497df.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-19","Target Accuracy":"45%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Centralised SGD

Test Accuracy: 58.9. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497c7.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-19","Target Accuracy":"45%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAdam

Test Accuracy: 58.7. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497d3.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa58711e209131ce9ae27a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-19","Target Accuracy":"45%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedBCGD+

Test Accuracy: 58.7. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497e1.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-11","Target Accuracy":"48%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SCAFFOLD

Test Accuracy: 58.3. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497d7.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa57fa1e209131ce9aa47a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-19","Target Accuracy":"45%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedDC

Test Accuracy: 56.8. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497db.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6c0d1e209131cea31b80.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/gaoliang13/FedDC>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-19","Target Accuracy":"45%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Centralised SGD

Test Accuracy: 56.3. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497c5.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-11","Target Accuracy":"48%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAvgM

Test Accuracy: 56. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497cf.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66581e209131cea0faa1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-19","Target Accuracy":"45%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedBCGD

Test Accuracy: 55.7. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497dc.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"LeNet-5","Target Accuracy":"40%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedBCGD+

Test Accuracy: 55.6. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497e0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"LeNet-5","Target Accuracy":"40%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAvg

Test Accuracy: 54.2. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497ca.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e761e209131cea40072.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ResNet-18","Target Accuracy":"54%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAdam

Test Accuracy: 53.9. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497d2.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa58711e209131ce9ae27a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ResNet-18","Target Accuracy":"54%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Centralised SGD

Test Accuracy: 53.7. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497c4.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"LeNet-5","Target Accuracy":"40%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedDC

Test Accuracy: 53.2. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497d8.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6c0d1e209131cea31b80.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/gaoliang13/FedDC>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"LeNet-5","Target Accuracy":"40%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SCAFFOLD

Test Accuracy: 52.3. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497d6.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa57fa1e209131ce9aa47a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ResNet-18","Target Accuracy":"54%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAvgM

Test Accuracy: 51.7. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497cd.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66581e209131cea0faa1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-11","Target Accuracy":"48%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAdam

Test Accuracy: 50.9. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497d1.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa58711e209131ce9ae27a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-11","Target Accuracy":"48%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SCAFFOLD

Test Accuracy: 50.3. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497d4.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa57fa1e209131ce9aa47a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"LeNet-5","Target Accuracy":"40%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAvg

Test Accuracy: 48.7. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497c9.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e761e209131cea40072.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-11","Target Accuracy":"48%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAvgM

Test Accuracy: 48.2. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497cc.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66581e209131cea0faa1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"LeNet-5","Target Accuracy":"40%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedDC

Test Accuracy: 48.2. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497d9.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6c0d1e209131cea31b80.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/gaoliang13/FedDC>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-11","Target Accuracy":"48%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SCAFFOLD

Test Accuracy: 47.9. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497d5.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa57fa1e209131ce9aa47a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-11","Target Accuracy":"48%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAvg

Test Accuracy: 47.6. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497cb.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e761e209131cea40072.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"VGG-19","Target Accuracy":"45%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedDC

Test Accuracy: 46.6. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497da.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6c0d1e209131cea31b80.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/gaoliang13/FedDC>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ResNet-18","Target Accuracy":"54%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAdam

Test Accuracy: 46.2. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497d0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa58711e209131ce9ae27a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"LeNet-5","Target Accuracy":"40%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAvg

Test Accuracy: 41.2. Result ID: 69aa9ba66dbb7075b95497c8.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69aa5f8f2d603e6de3e41917.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e761e209131cea40072.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"LeNet-5","Target Accuracy":"40%","Heterogeneity (rho)":"0.6","Number of blocks (N)":"5","Total communication floats":"1000d"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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