diff --git a/python/scripts/nvbench_compare.py b/python/scripts/nvbench_compare.py
index c637033..209e0d1 100644
--- a/python/scripts/nvbench_compare.py
+++ b/python/scripts/nvbench_compare.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import math
 import os
 import sys
 from enum import StrEnum
+from itertools import islice
 
 import jsondiff
 import tabulate
@@ -347,11 +348,18 @@ def compare_benches(
         for cmp_device_id in cmp_device_ids:
             rows = []
             plot_data = {"cmp": {}, "ref": {}, "cmp_noise": {}, "ref_noise": {}}
+            counters = {}
 
             for cmp_state in cmp_states:
                 cmp_state_name = cmp_state["name"]
+                counters[cmp_state_name] = counters.get(cmp_state_name, 0) + 1
                 ref_state = next(
-                    filter(lambda st: st["name"] == cmp_state_name, ref_states), None
+                    islice(
+                        filter(lambda st: st["name"] == cmp_state_name, ref_states),
+                        counters[cmp_state_name] - 1,
+                        None,
+                    ),
+                    None,
                 )
                 if not ref_state:
                     continue
@@ -424,15 +432,15 @@ def compare_benches(
                 if ref_noise and cmp_noise:
                     ref_noise = float(ref_noise)
                     cmp_noise = float(cmp_noise)
-                    min_noise = min(ref_noise, cmp_noise)
+                    max_noise = max(ref_noise, cmp_noise)
                 elif ref_noise:
                     ref_noise = float(ref_noise)
-                    min_noise = ref_noise
+                    max_noise = ref_noise
                 elif cmp_noise:
                     cmp_noise = float(cmp_noise)
-                    min_noise = cmp_noise
+                    max_noise = cmp_noise
                 else:
-                    min_noise = None  # Noise is inf
+                    max_noise = None  # Noise is inf
 
                 if plot_along:
                     axis_name = []
@@ -461,11 +469,11 @@ def compare_benches(
                 global failure_count
 
                 config_count += 1
-                if not min_noise:
+                if max_noise is None:
                     unknown_count += 1
                     status_label = "????"
                     status = colorize(status_label, Fore.YELLOW, Emoji.YELLOW, no_color)
-                elif abs(frac_diff) <= min_noise:
+                elif abs(frac_diff) <= max_noise:
                     pass_count += 1
                     status_label = "SAME"
                     status = colorize(status_label, Fore.BLUE, Emoji.BLUE, no_color)
@@ -695,9 +703,9 @@ def main():
 
     print("# Summary\n")
     print("- Total Matches: %d" % config_count)
-    print("  - Pass    (diff <= min_noise): %d" % pass_count)
+    print("  - Pass    (diff <= max_noise): %d" % pass_count)
     print("  - Unknown (infinite noise):    %d" % unknown_count)
-    print("  - Failure (diff > min_noise):  %d" % failure_count)
+    print("  - Failure (diff > max_noise):  %d" % failure_count)
     return failure_count