<b>Your '90 score' is not your Core Web Vitals</b>

<b>Your '90 score' is not your Core Web Vitals</b>

A lot of confusion comes from one screen. PageSpeed Insights shows a big number out of 100 — but that's the <b>Lighthouse performance score</b>, a lab estimate. It is <i>not</i> the same as passing Core Web Vitals.

The difference:
— The 0–100 score is a weighted blend of lab tests on a simulated phone
— Core Web Vitals is the green/amber/red pass at the top, from <i>real</i> visitors
— Google ranking uses the real-visitor pass, not the 100-point score

Think of the score as a practice-exam grade and the vitals as your actual licence test — related, but only one is on your record.

What to do:
— Aim to <b>pass</b> all three vitals (green) first
— Treat the 100-point score as a to-do list, not the goal

<b>Try this:</b> Look only at the colored vitals badges at the top. If they're green, you're in good shape even if the number isn't 100.