BenchmarkStatic files

Small Static File Benchmark

Comparing web server response time to requests for small static files

Published benchmark · interactive view

LSWS HTTP Performance Gain

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HIGHEST RESULT8.5x10 · Yes
vs Apache0 — 8.5x
10 · No
4.4x
10 · Yes
8.5x
100 · No
4.0x
100 · Yes
6.0x
Values reflect the original test setup.View source and methodology ↗
Concurrent usersKeep-alivevs Apache
10No4.4x
10Yes8.5x
100No4.0x
100Yes6.0x
Published benchmark · interactive view

LSWS HTTPS Performance Gain

Choose a metric to compare the results.

HIGHEST RESULT5.5x10 · No
vs Apache0 — 5.5x
10 · No
5.5x
10 · Yes
2.0x
100 · No
5.5x
100 · Yes
2.4x
Values reflect the original test setup.View source and methodology ↗
Concurrent usersKeep-alivevs Apache
10No5.5x
10Yes2.0x
100No5.5x
100Yes2.4x
Methodology

Test Environment

Figures as published by LiteSpeed Technologies. Results depend on hardware, configuration and workload — test with your own application for the most relevant numbers.

  • LiteSpeed Enterprise 5.1.13 Apache 2.4.25 PHP 7.1.2 cPanel 62
  • Intel Xeon X5660 Single Core @ 2.80GHz 2GB RAM 50GB HDD CloudLinux 7.3
  • Intel Xeon E5-1620 Dual Core @ 3.60GHz 2GB RAM CentOS 6.8 with OpenVZ kernel 2.6.32-042stab116.1 Intel X540 10GBASE-T on board NIC
  • Netgear XS708E-100NES 8-ports 10G switch
  • The static file was 4.0K in size. We used such a small file to avoid saturating the network connection.
  • The test was performed over a 10GBps network connection to make sure network bandwidth did not become a bottleneck.
  • The benchmark simulated serving 10000 requests to 10 and 100 users.
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