4:17 PM - The problem with benchmarks
I frequently see folks arguing about CPUs to buy. Many want everyone to buy a 5600x or 12600k or some other variant that's last gen and cheap. The idea is that gamers don't need anything more so these should be the only choices for 99% of the world. Â
The problem with that is gaming and even more specifically, people who would build their own PC also are a very niche group also. If you think the most common workload should dictate all benchmarks, we'd only benchmark Microsoft Office apps and web browsers. That's what most people use a computer for right? Â
Don't be that guy who thinks his own use case is the only one that matters. Â
I care about compiler and lzma performance more than anything else when selecting a CPU. Other people need to make youtube videos, play games, work on AI/ML workloads, CAD, or other tasks. It's not universal. That's what is great about PCs and not so great about modern Macs.