performs
v.v. to do an action, a piece of work, or a show for an audience. You use this when you talk about how well a machine works or how an artist acts on stage.
v. to carry out a task, duty, or function; to present a form of entertainment to an audience. Transitive when referring to a specific act; intransitive when describing general capability or functioning.
The young pianist performs beautifully under pressure.
The new software performs much faster on modern hardware than the previous version did.
While the lead actor performs with remarkable emotional depth, the supporting cast struggles to maintain the same level of intensity throughout the three-hour production.
The verb is transitive when it takes a direct object like 'a task' or 'a play', but intransitive when describing how well something functions.