CPS Test

What is a CPS test?

CPS stands for clicks per second. A CPS test measures how many times you can press your mouse button inside a fixed window — usually 1, 5, 10, 60 or 100 seconds — and divides the total by the time elapsed.

The number matters most in games where each click is a discrete action. In Minecraft PvP before the 1.9 combat update, one click meant one attack, so a faster click rate meant more damage in the same window. The same logic applies in rhythm games such as osu!, and in real-time strategy, where actions per minute is the equivalent measure.

How to use this tool

1. Pick a duration. Use the buttons above the timer — 1, 5, 10, 60 or 100 seconds. Five seconds is the usual benchmark; the longer runs measure endurance rather than peak speed.
2. Press START TEST. A short Ready… Set… countdown runs before the clock starts, so you are not caught mid-motion.
3. Click inside the box. Click as fast as you can until the timer reaches zero. Your click count and running CPS update as you go.
4. Read your result. When time is up, your final CPS is shown along with a rank.

To run it again, press START TEST. You can change the duration at any point while a test is not running.

How to click faster

Three techniques come up repeatedly among competitive players. All of them trade comfort and mouse lifespan for click rate.

• Jitter clicking: tensing your forearm so the muscle tremor drives your finger against the button. It reaches high rates but is difficult to control and uncomfortable to hold.
• Butterfly clicking: alternating two fingers on the same button, roughly doubling what one finger can manage.
• Drag clicking: pulling a finger across the button so friction actuates the switch several times in one stroke. It produces the highest numbers and causes the most wear — see why mice start double-clicking.

Worth saying plainly: jitter clicking puts sustained tension through your forearm. If it starts to ache, stop. No score is worth a repetitive strain injury.

What people use a CPS test for

Gaming benchmarks

Minecraft PvP, osu! and other games where input rate is part of the skill ceiling. Knowing your baseline tells you whether practice is actually moving the number.

Checking a suspect mouse

A mouse with worn switches registers clicks you did not make. If your score jumps without your technique changing, ageing hardware is a likelier explanation than sudden improvement.

Endurance over longer runs

The 60- and 100-second modes measure something different from the 5-second sprint: how well you hold a rate once your hand begins to tire.

Where the Kohi click test came from

The phrase “Kohi click test” comes from Kohi, a Minecraft server known for hardcore factions PvP. Under the 1.7 and 1.8 combat system every click registered as a separate attack, which made raw click speed a real competitive advantage, and players measured their rate outside the game to see where they stood. Minecraft's 1.9 combat update introduced an attack cooldown that reduced the payoff for fast clicking, but the name stuck, and plenty of people still use it for click speed tests generally.