Why did you expect Go to be faster than Java? One thing that surprised me about that benchmark is how many languages fall into the "2 to 3 times slower than C"

Why did you expect Go to be faster than Java? One thing that surprised me about that benchmark is how many languages fall into the "2 to 3 times slower than C" category. They all have various merits, but seemingly equal performance. I've also noticed each of the languages I'm familiar with have gone through a hopeful stage of "were as fast as C" only to fall short.