[emn13]

Yep; I know. But for most people interested in this comparison that's nevertheless likely to make the comparison less representative of their workloads.

Hats off to phoronix; it's not meant as a criticism - just an expectation that the benchmark results may not satisfy everyone.

[hrocha1]

Feels like it makes perfect sense to compare performance on the same system. Is someone going to switch systems for some minor performance gains? I really doubt that. Usually it's something else that motivates people to switch.

That said people pick different manufactures for their next device all the time (at least in the Linux/Windows world) and having performance comparison for these devices on your favorite system helps you choose.