I have cut back: x64 single core & x86 quad core are no longer measured, x86 single core updates are not frequent, and x64 quad core updates are less frequent than they used to be (although more frequent than the chart dates might suggest).

I've kind-of been hoping the hardware would fail -- but someone would probably gift me a new machine :-)

From my perspective "defence of the benchmarks game" is a matter of saying "Keep it in perspective" and "Keep it in context" until we do ;-)