That data was just what the site had, going by the reviews by MTB yum yum on youtube and Mo Awesome’s group comparison the Scalpel is a lot better in technical terrain and more forgiving than the Epic 8, the Pivot is better than the Epic 8 in this regard and MTB yum yum suggests the Scalpel is even better than the Pivot.
My concern with the Scalpel is no lockout, really like the idea of the 3 position suspension of the Epic 8 but probably lose more time in tough technical features than I would from not having a lockout for the gravel sections.