You can stop taking performance claims seriously when geekbench is mentioned.
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Do you think benchmark results like these are meaningful when comparing Linux distributions?
Almost never. Bumping the minimum architecture version and optimization levels is all well and good, but unless you're doing tons of vector oriented workloads it's not going to qualitatively make a difference.
I've seen this time and time again, performance between gaming distros like Bazzite, Nobara, CachyOS, etc. is marginal.
Fast vs. efficient?
Do you think benchmark results like these are meaningful when comparing Linux distributions?
They don't really provide any explanation for why it should be faster than CachyOS. So I'd take their claims with a bucket or two of salt.
I switched from bazzite to CachyOS on my steam deck, never gonna change to another again. CachyOS is simply the best.
I've discovered a new game I can play in my head where I append ", btw" on every Arch related title.