CS-Bench: A Comprehensive Benchmark for Large Language Models towards Computer Science Mastery
Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated significant potential in advancing various fields of research and society. However, the current community of LLMs overly focuses on benchmarks for analyzing specific foundational skills (e.g. mathematics and code generation), neglecting an all-round evaluation of the computer science field. To bridge this gap, we introduce CS-Bench, the first multilingual (English, Chinese, French, German) benchmark dedicated to evaluating the performance of LLMs in computer science. CS-Bench comprises approximately 10K meticulously curated test samples, covering 26 subfields across 4 key areas of computer science, encompassing various task forms and divisions of knowledge and reasoning. Utilizing CS-Bench, we conduct a comprehensive evaluation of over 30 mainstream LLMs, revealing the relationship between CS performance and model scales. We also quantitatively analyze the reasons for failures in existing LLMs and highlight directions for improvements, including knowledge supplementation and CS-specific reasoning. Further cross-capability experiments show a high correlation between LLMs' capabilities in computer science and their abilities in mathematics and coding. Moreover, expert LLMs specialized in mathematics and coding also demonstrate strong performances in several CS subfields. Looking ahead, we envision CS-Bench serving as a cornerstone for LLM applications in the CS field and paving new avenues in assessing LLMs' diverse reasoning capabilities. The CS-Bench data and evaluation code are available atthis https URL.
View on arXiv@article{song2025_2406.08587,
title={ CS-Bench: A Comprehensive Benchmark for Large Language Models towards Computer Science Mastery },
author={ Xiaoshuai Song and Muxi Diao and Guanting Dong and Zhengyang Wang and Yujia Fu and Runqi Qiao and Zhexu Wang and Dayuan Fu and Huangxuan Wu and Bin Liang and Weihao Zeng and Yejie Wang and Zhuoma GongQue and Jianing Yu and Qiuna Tan and Weiran Xu },
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.08587},
year={ 2025 }
}