The linked benchmark is flawed, as dlubarov noted above. I wanted to note that it is easy to write a flawed benchmark. And in this case, benchmarks are unhelpful, because my major lament is not efficiency or lack thereof, it is the lack of any new features or any consideration to any of the other pain points that exist on the Web today.
> doesn't mean all benchmarks are unhelpful
Didn't mean to imply that, although I can see how it could be read that way. Rest assured, I only believe benchmarks are unhelpful here. Oftentimes a benchmark is the best way to quantify usability, such as DoYouEvenBench (http://www.petehunt.net/react/tastejs/benchmark.html)
> backpedalling
I won't backpedal. This is important, actually, because the name it's given lends it some intrinsic hype. Let's say you're Google, and you're pushing a web standard that benefits you more than anyone else. What's more likely to be adopted, "HTTP/1.2" or "HTTP/2" ? It is important, in my opinion.