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Re:AMD Threadripper 1950X Linux Benchmarks by geezerjay on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @10:41AM (#15124599)
> Run a lot of things, show a lot of numbers, but never worry about meaning (or correctness).

You've just described every single benchmark article that was ever published.

Yet, Phoronix stands out among their peers as their tests are actually scientific, objective and reproducible.

Re:AMD Threadripper 1950X Linux Benchmarks by gcp on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @04:58PM (#15127549)
No, in fact many review sites delve in deeper when benchmark results don't match expectations, and those moments are usually very informative.

The result I quoted makes no real sense. It may be scientific, objective and reproducible, it's also a sign something is seriously wrong.