Arcade stick Input lag - Results

 

Ranking:

I've ranked each arcade stick into tiers based on the delay rating, as follows:

  • S: 0.00 - 0.99 ms
  • A: 1.00 - 2.99 ms
  • B: 3.00 - 4.99 ms
  • C: 5.00 - 7.49 ms
  • D: 7.50 - 9.99 ms
  • E: 10.00 - 13.33 ms
  • F: 13.34 - 16.67 ms (1 frame)

     

  • PS4 Results:

    S Tier: Akishop Customs PS360+ 1.65 new build (+0.00 ms), old build (+0.05 ms - control stick)

     

    A Tier: Guilty Gear Xrd Custom Fighter's Pad (+1.33 ms), Mad Catz TE2+ (+1.45 ms), Sony Dual Shock 4 pad (+1.83 ms)

     

    B Tier: Brook Fighting Board PCB (+4.30 ms), Hori Fighting Commander 4 pad (+4.52 ms), Hori Real Arcade Pro v4 (+4.80 ms), Mad Catz TE-S+ (+4.95 ms)

     

    C Tier: Mad Catz TE2 (+5.10 ms), CronusMax Plus: X360 to PS4 w/+0 ms HRAP VX-SA (+6.32 ms), Cronus Max Plus: PS3 to PS4 w/+0.25 ms Q4RAF Black (+6.58 ms)

     

    F Tier: Hori RAP4 Premium VLX Kuro (+14.80 ms), Brook Super Converter w/+0.25 ms Q4RAF Black (+14.83 ms), Hori RAP4 PCB: includes HRAP4 Kai, HRAP V, HRAP V Silent, HRAP Doa5LR (+15.10 ms), CronusMax Plus: PS3 to PS4 w/+10.98 ms HRAP N3-SA (+19.68 ms)

     

    W Tier: Brook Super Converter: PS3 to PS4 w/+10.98 ms HRAP N3-SA (+28.00 ms)

    Handy Summary:

    ** The Sony Dual Shock 4 performs worse when other Dual Shock 4s are connected nearby, causing interference. For every additional DS4 activated on the PS4 nearby, delay increases by ~4 ms, and inputs can become delayed by 2 or more frames or drop altogether. Inputs also drop when console is not in direct line of sight to pad. Not recommended for pad hacking. Detailed results available in Excel file on Raw Data page.

     

    PS3 Results:

     

    S Tier: Akishop Customs PS360+ v.2.10 New build (+0.00 ms), Qanba Q4RAF Black original PCB (+0.25 ms - control stick), Phreakmods Cerberus No Connector version (+0.25 ms), Toodles TE Kitty (+0.27 ms), Akishop Customs PS360+ Old build (+0.38 ms)

     

    A Tier: eTokki Omni (+2.62 ms), Mad Catz TE2+ in PS4 mode (+2.62 ms), Guilty Gear Xrd Custom Fighter's Pad in PS4 mode (+2.73 ms)

     

    B Tier: None

     

    C Tier:Mad Catz TE-S+ in PS4 mode (+5.20 ms), Mad Catz TE2+ in PS3 mode (+5.60 ms), CronusMax Plus: 360 to PS3 w/+0 ms HRAP VX-SA (+5.62 ms), Hori Fighting Commander 4 in PS4 mode (+5.72 ms), Hori Real Arcade Pro v4 in PS4 mode (+6.37 ms), Mad Catz TE2 in PS4 mode (+6.67 ms)

     

    D Tier: Sega Virtua Stick High Grade (+8.02 ms), Guilty Gear Xrd Custom Fighter's Pad in PS3 mode (+9.05 ms)

     

    E Tier: Toodles ChImp (+10.52 ms), Hori Real Arcade Pro VLX (+10.53 ms), Toodles ChImp SMD (+10.55 ms), Toodles Cthulhu (+10.77 ms), Qanba Q1 (+10.78 ms), Hori Fighting Edge (+10.88 ms), Hori Real Arcade Pro N3-SA (+10.98 ms), Sony Dual Shock 4 (+11.77 ms), Hori Fighting Commander 4 in PS3 mode (+11.83 ms), Mad Catz TE-S+ in PS3 mode (+11.97 ms), Mad Catz TE2 in PS3 mode (+12.27 ms), Hori Real Arcade Pro v4 in PS3 mode (+12.50 ms)

     

    F Tier: Cronus adapter (+13.68 ms w/ +0 ms Hori HRAP VX-SA, high variance), Qanba Q4RAF Ice Blue (+13.95 ms), Qanba Q4RAF Black & Eightarc Fusion 2012+ model (+14 ms, estimated), Qanba Q2 Pro White Solid (+14.23 ms), Qanba Q4 White (+14.27 ms), PDP Injustice Fight Stick (+14.28 ms), Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 (+14.37 ms), Joytron EXChanger (+14.55 ms), Hori RAP4 PCB: includes HRAP4 Kai, HRAP V, HRAP V Silent, HRAP Doa5LR in PS4 mode (+15.62 ms), Hori RAP4 Premium VLX Kuro in PS4 mode (+15.85 ms), Mad Catz TE Round 1 (+16.10 ms)

     

    M Tier: Hori RAP4 Premium VLX Kuro in PS3 mode (+21.25 ms), Mad Catz Arcade FightStick Pro (+21.63 ms), Mad Catz TE MLG FightStick (+21.75 ms), Hori RAP4 PCB: includes HRAP4 Kai, HRAP V, HRAP V Silent, HRAP Doa5LR in PS3 mode (+21.77 ms)

     

    Handy Summary:

     

    XBox 360 Results:

     

    S Tier: Hori Real Arcade Pro VX-SA (+0.00 ms - control stick)

     

    A Tier: eTokki Omni (+1.48 ms), Qanba Q4RAF Black & Eightarc Fusion 2011 model only (+2.12 ms), Hori Real Arcade Pro VLX (+2.42 ms)

     

    B Tier: Qanba Q4RAF White (+3.92 ms), Qanba Q2 Pro White Solid (+3.97 ms), Hori Fighting Edge (+3.97 ms), Qanba Q4 Ice Blue (+3.98 ms), Qanba Q4RAF Black & Eightarc Fusion 2012+ model (+4 ms, estimated), Joytron EXChanger (+4.50 ms)

     

    C Tier: Qanba Q2 Pro Glow LED (+5.40 ms), Mad Catz TE Round 2 (+6.62 ms), Mad Catz TE-S Chun Li (+6.65 ms), Mad Catz FightStick Pro (+6.68 ms), Akishop Customs PS360+ v2.10 new build (+6.98 ms), CronusMax Plus: PS3 to 360 w/+0.25 Q4RAF Black (+7.30 ms)

     

    D Tier: Mad Catz Tournament Edition Round 1 (+7.52 ms), Mad Catz FightStick V.S. (+7.53 ms), Mad Catz Tournament Edition S (+7.77 ms)

     

    E Tier: None

     

    F Tier: Akishop Customs PS360+ Old build (+15.72 ms for Firmware 1.2, +15.82 ms for Firmware 1.4, high variance)

     

    FFF - W Tier: Cronus adapter PS3 -> 360 (+18.77 ms with custom PCBs to +42.60 ms with Mad Catz PCBs)

     

    Handy Summary:

     

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