I finally stopped obsessing over benchmark scores for my new phone.

My old Galaxy S21 felt perfectly fast for everything I actually do, which tipped me off that I was just chasing numbers. Anyone else think we overvalue synthetic performance tests?

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nina_jenkins1d ago

Totally get this. I was doing the same thing with my laptop, checking scores for weeks. Then I realized I only use it for email and watching videos, and it's been fine for years. We really do get caught up in numbers that don't mean much for normal stuff.

adam_thompson531d ago

That point about only using your laptop for email and videos is spot on... it made me realize these benchmarks are really just stress tests. They show how a device handles the hardest possible work, but most of us never push our gadgets that far. It's like buying a race car just to drive to the grocery store. The numbers give companies something to fight over in ads, so we end up caring about a race we're not even in.