How Important are Tempos in Chess?

How important are tempos in chess? Lots of people say three developing moves equal one pawn. That is 100/3≈33 centipawns per move (lets call centipawns per move cpm). That might be true in some situations, but not all. Look at this position.

https://lichess.org/analysis/rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/2BPPB2/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R2QK2R_w_KQkq_-_0_1#0
In this position white is ahead by 6 moves. These are called the the "golden moves" by some players, and according to the Stockfish 14+ analysis white is ahead by 6.3 pawns. That is 630 centipawns. So 6.3/6=1.05. 1.05 cpm! That is a lot. Just for comparison 1 pawn for 3 extra moves is 0.333 the 3 keeps on repeating, pawns per extra move. So in some cases do not be afraid to sacrifice a pawn for some extra tempos.

https://lichess.org/analysis/rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/1P2P1P1/PBPP1PBP/RN1QK1NR_w_KQkq_-_0_1
But in this position, a position where both bishops are fianchettoed, white is ahead by 5 moves, but only 2.1 pawns. That is 2.1/5≈42 cpm. That is closer to the three developing move per one pawn rule.

https://lichess.org/analysis/rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/7Q/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K1NR_w_KQkq_-_0_1
Now of course this position is a simple mate, but you are only ahead by 3 moves as white.

So what did you learn from this? I learned that the more offensive a position is the higher cpm it gets. So don't always stick to the 3 developing moves equal one pawn rule. There are exceptions, and chess is a game that has lots of exceptions. And also if you learned something else, make sure to message me, @Nimvenkatesan.
Thanks for reading, and also make sure to check out my other blog posts.