[Xorlev]

"They have proven that SQL-based storage is faster than NOSQL databases."

Too broad of a statement. 'NoSQL' is an umbrella term, and thus likely has several contenders for a raw QPS metric.

The additional step of parsing the query is obviated by statement caching. You're right though, it's simply a benchmark of how fast the query path is to the InnoDB buffer pool. The work is to optimize internal contention.

Very impressive results though.