Sensor

Of course, the Revenger S also has the same sensor as the Minos X5—the PixArt PMW3360. It is as raw and responsive as it gets and gives 1:1 tracking feedback. I could not find any firmware-related issues anywhere. Of course, this mouse suffers from the same issue as all other PMW3360-equipped mice out there: added sensor smoothing above 2000 CPI generates about 2 ms of input lag—more on this a bit later. The nominal maximum tracking speed and acceleration values are 250 IPS and 50 G.

The resolution can be set from 100–12,000 CPI in increments of 100 CPI. Available polling rates are 125, 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz. There is an option to adjust angle snapping, but for gaming, I would highly suggest turning it off. There are three lift-off distance settings, marked as low, medium, and high. The mouse didn't track from a DVD in height (roughly 1.2 mm) at the lowest setting on a black cloth mousepad. You can also check on the surface calibration option as it has pre-defined profiles for Cougar mousepads, but can add your own settings as well.

Paint Test

There is no jitter on any of the reasonable CPI steps, or unwanted angle snapping and measurable (or audible) sensor lens rattle.

CPI Divergence

CPI accuracy is pretty good; it's better than average. Deviations are rather low.

Perfect Control Speed

The PCS of the PMW3360 sensor is insanely high; it is about 6–7 m/s depending on the surface and sensor's implementation. There is absolutely no chance of hitting it in-game or anywhere else accidentally, so don't worry about spin-outs on even huge swipes.

Speed Related Accuracy Variance

This test shows the sensor's accuracy at different speeds. You can see me doing a fast swipe to the right before I slowly slide the mouse back to its original position. Any displacement is almost entirely caused by human error in this test.

Polling Rate

From 125 to 1000 Hz, the polling rates are perfectly stable. As for the 2000 Hz setting, the graphs did not show accurate results. With several other programs used to check the polling rate, I measured an average of 1500 Hz. I could do more accurate testing with an oscilloscope, but Cougar did that instead of me already, and you can take a look at their respective article byfollowing this link.

Input Lag

Once again, like most mice equipped with the PMW3360 sensor, the Revenger S also suffers from the smoothing-related input lag issue above 2000 CPI. I would still suggest staying on or below 2000 CPI if you play multiplayer games competitively on a higher level or are simply gunning for the highest-possible performance.