Intermediate Numbers & Data #benchmarks #reports #vocabulary

Reading Benchmark Reports

Understand how benchmark tables and result summaries are written and discussed in English-language tech documents.

Benchmark report language patterns
  • "outperforms" = faster / better; "lags behind" = slower / worse; "on par with" = similar
  • "results may vary" / "your mileage may vary" — standard disclaimer
  • "statistically significant" — results not due to random noise
  • "obtained under the following conditions" — mandatory for reproducibility
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A benchmark report reads: "System A _____ System B by 40% on write-heavy workloads." Which word best fills the blank?