This list falls away pretty quickly when building a real app.
Common actions like calling another API or running a cpu or I/O intensive task for the user can change the performance profile of your app.
Good frameworks have tools for you when such needs arise and keep your app scalable.
One could write an app using the #1 on the TechEmpower list and end up with an unmaintainable mess. Maybe there should be a 'real app' benchmark that various languages/stacks implement to compare 'real world' scenerios.
Good frameworks have tools for you when such needs arise and keep your app scalable.