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BenchmarkStatic · HTTP/2

Small Static File HTTP/2 Benchmarks

We compared web server response times when requesting small static files. Comparing small files is a standard practice for benchmarking, as this allows you to evaluate server performance without network saturation becoming an issue. In our testing, LiteSpeed outperformed nginx and Apache by as much as 6X and 29X, respectively.

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At A Glance

HTTP/2 Test Results

Small static file test shows LiteSpeed Web Server is 6X faster than Nginx and 29X faster than Apache.

HTTP 1.1 Test Results

Small static file test shows LiteSpeed Web Server is 3X faster than Nginx and 11X faster than Apache.

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HTTP/2 Test Results

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HIGHEST RESULT167752LiteSpeed
Requests / Sec0 — 167752
LiteSpeed
167752
Nginx
29645.1
Apache
5704
5.7× vs Nginx on this metricView source and methodology ↗
ServerRequests / SecMB / SecFailuresHeader Compression
LiteSpeed16775219.88096.29%
Nginx29645.16.59035.52%
Apache57040.82087.16%
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HTTP 1.1 Test Results

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HIGHEST RESULT78307.4LiteSpeed
Requests / Sec0 — 78307.4
LiteSpeed
78307.4
Nginx
29209.6
Apache
7341.4
2.7× vs Nginx on this metricView source and methodology ↗
ServerRequests / SecMB / SecFailuresHeader Compression
LiteSpeed78307.430.43N/AN/A
Nginx29209.610.58N/AN/A
Apache7341.42.93N/AN/A
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.

  • Servers Tested: LiteSpeed Web Server v5.4.1 nginx v1.16.1 Apache v2.4.41
  • Client Machine: Memory Size: 991.09MB CPU number: 1 CPU Model: Virtual CPU 6db7dc0e7704 Disk: NVMe SSD
  • Server Machine: Memory Size: 991.09MB CPU number: 1 CPU Model: Virtual CPU 6db7dc0e7704 Disk: NVMe SSD
  • Network: Traffic: 9.02 Gbits/sec Latency: 0.302 ms
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