That's fair. I saw a YT vid the other day of a guy who was going to isolate rider effort with the fancy input torque measuring pedals. I haven't seen him post the full test yet though.
Given your numbers, you were hoping for 77% of the height with 58% of the battery capacity when you actually got 55% of the height (your rough numbers from memory for the 1300m) with 58% of the battery? Unscientific as it is, sounds about right to me for the same kinds of rides.
Has anybody ridden the 9.7 and compared its Fox suspension with the RockShox of higher end models, which seems to be not as plush as it could be? Lots of rocks and roots and lower speed trails here, so supple is a big selling point.