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I disagree. Benchmarks are what we use to determine performance. The Onion 3dMark test you refer to isn't an overall benchmarking tool - it mainly uses your video card to determine it's ranking. Put a Geforce 4 PCI card in a Pentium 75 and get a score in the 5-6,000 range. Try to play a recent 3d based game and you'll see the difference.
When I bought my Axim I looked at Benchmarks - well, all the benchmarks I could find. I just wanted to make sure it was in league with other devices.
I run speedtests against my T1 at work to make sure we are getting what we are paying for. I would say thats a benchmark. I have other T1 speeds to compare it to - so I think benchmarking a processor to make sure your getting everything your supposed to isn't out of line and asking questions when the benchmarks fall way short isn't a bad idea - in fact it's quite consumer concious.
That being said - I still would like to know why a drop in the Mhz doesn't affect the score of the benchmark. Makes me wonder if we are running at 200mhz the whole time or if the X-scale has some issues to work out still.
Curious!
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