Sure, if you do it wrong. But if you do it right, you can get a lot of informative, valuable data out of a benchmark result that can accurately help decide bet

Sure, if you do it wrong. But if you do it right, you can get a lot of informative, valuable data out of a benchmark result that can accurately help decide between two (or more) technologies. Like I've been saying, benchmark results are plenty useful if you know how to use them.