Bro,
No offence.
I use to think like you until I try them out and do some measurement.You
need at least a lux meter or/and a PAR meter.
Anyway most of the high power LED is either 12 vdc or 24 vdc.
If you do not have a meter the minimum you can do compare is to run them side by side
and compare. That is LED compare side by side with whatever lite you are replacing.