Database performance depends on so many variables - thread pools, queue sizes, RAM allocations to different purposes, disk layout - the list goes on. There are whole consulting fields that are essentially doing a random walk through database configuration files looking for better performance - ascending the performance gradient if you will.
So in this world, its sensible to say "benchmarks are uninformative and misleading - your mileage will almost certainly vary"
So in this world, its sensible to say "benchmarks are uninformative and misleading - your mileage will almost certainly vary"