A comparative benchmark necessarily requires access to a range of processors, on a routine but rare basis. It really is inconvenient to buy and manage them all.

A comparative benchmark necessarily requires access to a range of processors, on a routine but rare basis. It really is inconvenient to buy and manage them all. For starters, where would I put them? More software developers would take advantage of the special features in processors, if Intel provided easier access. I've been curious to try features and make comparisons, but it's just a couple steps too much hassle.