Characterizing device performance based on user-perceivable latency

A computing device comprising:

• an input/output interface via which the computing device obtains a latency that corresponds to an operation of a particular device;
• memory comprising a performance characterizer component via which the computing device selects, based on a predicted impact of the obtained latency on a user of the particular device, the obtained latency;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and the input/output interface and via which the computing device computes, based on at least the selected latency, a rating for the particular device.

At least one computer memory encoded with instructions that, based on execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform actions comprising:

• obtaining, by the computing device, a latency that corresponds to an operation of a particular device;
• selecting, by the computing device based on a predicted impact of the obtained latency on a user of the particular device, the obtained latency;
• and
• computing, by the computing device based on at least the selected latency, a rating for the particular device.