Benchmark results for an iPad Pro (12.9-inch 5th generation) with an Apple M1 processor.

Benchmark results for an iPad Pro (12.9-inch 5th generation) with an Apple M1 processor.

Benchmark results for an iPad Pro (12.9-inch 5th generation) with an Apple M1 processor.

A longtime Apple journalist’s takedown of the culture of performance benchmarking on YouTube might have been a little too sharp. Is there room for less drama?

“MacBook Pro 2:8GHz 17-inch geekbench: 3893 1900 x 1200 screen!!!!!”

“27-inch iMac 3.06GHz Geekbench: 4319”

Benchmark results for an iPad Pro (12.9-inch 5th generation) with an Apple M1 processor.

Benchmark results for an iPad Pro (12.9-inch 5th generation) with an Apple M1 processor.

Benchmark results for an iPhone 12 Pro Max with an Apple A14 Bionic processor.

Benchmark results for an iPhone 12 Pro Max with an Apple A14 Bionic processor.

Benchmark results for an iPhone 12 Pro Max with an Apple A14 Bionic processor.

Benchmark results for an iPhone 12 Pro Max with an Apple A14 Bionic processor.

Benchmark results for an iPad Pro (12.9-inch 5th generation) with an Apple M1 processor.

Benchmark results for an iPad Pro (12.9-inch 5th generation) with an Apple M1 processor.

Benchmark results for an iPad Pro (12.9-inch 5th generation) with an Apple M1 processor.

Benchmark results for an iPad Pro (12.9-inch 5th generation) with an Apple M1 processor.

Benchmark results for an iPhone 12 Pro Max with an Apple A14 Bionic processor.

Benchmark results for a MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Mid 2015) with an Intel Core i7-4770HQ processor.

MacBook Pro 2:8GHz 17-inch geekbench: 38931900 x 1200 screen!!!!!— David Blue ※ (𝙶 𝚄 𝚁 𝚄 𝙼𝙾𝙳𝙴) (@NeoYokel) February 25, 2010

27-inch iMac 3.06GHz Geekbench: 4319— David Blue ※ (𝙶 𝚄 𝚁 𝚄 𝙼𝙾𝙳𝙴) (@NeoYokel) February 25, 2010

Benchmark results for a Microsoft Corporation Surface Laptop 2 with an Intel Core i5-8250U processor.