don&#x27;t forget the graphics hardware and memory buses. these can have enormous impact on the performance of anything that gets rendered - even ignoring GPUs, if it is pure CPU rendering.<p>i&#x27;m not saying he&#x27;s not gotten something wrong, just that your reasoning is flawed based on my experience working with these things. measurement should always be trusted over 3rd party numbers imo - but only if you make the measurement yourself.