Not really. The code in question: (apply + (range 1e7)) is just summing a bunch of numbers. That's it. It's very easy to optimize for the sake of benchma

Not really. The code in question: (apply + (range 1e7)) is just summing a bunch of numbers. That's it. It's very easy to optimize for the sake of benchmarks. It's way too trivial to use for any kind of meaningful real-world comparison.