Speed Curve

APRIL 3, 2022

Page Speed Benchmarks is an interactive dashboard that lets you explore and compare web performance data for leading websites across several industries – from retail to media – over the past year. LCP is one of Google's Core Web Vitals , so it should be on your radar, especially if you care about SEO.

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Benchmarking Speed Retail Mobile 56

MachMetrics

DECEMBER 14, 2019

As you know, there are many metrics that determine a website’s page speed, and we can’t look at just one of them to determine how performant our site is. By analyzing the data from Backlinko.com and their Page Speed Stats article, we’ll look to answer these questions: What size should be a website be?

Best Practices 105

Best Practices Speed Mobile Google 105

Dynatrace

JUNE 26, 2023

Consider how AI-enabled chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google Bard help DevOps teams write code snippets or resolve problems in custom code without time-consuming human intervention. DevSecOps and ITOps teams can then perform tasks with accuracy at the speed a business requires. Operations.

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Software Software Analytics Big Data 200

Speed Curve

MARCH 7, 2022

How does page bloat affect other metrics, such as Google's Core Web Vitals? A Google machine-learning study I participated in a few years ago found that the total number of page elements was the single greatest predictor of conversions. You can dive deeper into image optimization and SEO tips in this article in Google Search Central.).

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Mobile Google Benchmarking Metrics 145

High Scalability

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

However still far from Google ($28B) and Facebook ($13.2B). 5% might not sound like much, but it’s a huge figure when you consider that many VM optimisations aim to speed things up by 1% at most. Dare Obasanjo : Amazon made $2.2B from search ads last quarter. This is twice as much as Snapchat ($262M) and Twitter ($711M) combined.

Internet 137

Internet Internet Scalability Lambda 137

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Synthetic is great for trending over time, especially when looking at the number and size of requests (images, JavaScript, CSS), which collectively have a big impact on speed. Benchmark yourself. Another great tool to have in your bag is benchmarking. Real user monitoring (RUM). You guessed it: measuring real users.

Performance 143

Performance Benchmarking Metrics Monitoring 143

Rigor

JUNE 4, 2019

In the past, the answer would be based on the load time of a page, but over the years, we have evolved our approach to site speed to incorporate new metrics, alone or in combination with existing metrics. First, it is used as a factor in the Google Lighthouse Performance Score. So why measure FCI? REQUEST A FREE TRIAL.

Metrics 71

Metrics Speed Benchmarking Website 71

Dynatrace

MAY 30, 2020

To deliver outstanding customer experience for your applications and websites, you need reliable benchmarks that measure what good customer experience looks like. Dynatrace news. Dynatrace Visually complete is a point-in-time web performance metric that measures when the visual area of a page has finished loading.

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Metrics Performance Benchmarking Monitoring 134

The Morning Paper

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Most Linux users cannot afford the amount of resource large enterprises like Google put into custom Linux performance tuning… For Google of course, there’s an economy of scale that makes all that effort worth it. On the exact same hardware, the benchmark suite is then used to test 36 Linux release versions from 3.0

Performance 108

Performance Benchmarking Tuning Hardware 108

ACM Sigarch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Second, optimization efforts for JavaScript were the subject of probably millions of developer hours by a number of companies, notably Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla, and built on decades of research in the PL community on how to optimize such languages (starting with the Self project , which started in the late 80s).

C++ 108

C++ Benchmarking Hardware Architecture 108

Speed Curve

MARCH 5, 2023

Poverty lines emerged for both Start Render and Largest Contentful Paint I expected the results for Start Render, as it's been around as a page speed metric for many years, and has been proven to correlate to business metrics. The blue bar represents the change in bounce rate across all cohorts. Ultimately, this is good for your business.

Performance 124

Performance C++ Metrics Ecommerce 124

Dotcom-Montior

AUGUST 5, 2020

Page speed has been a key factor in Google’s ranking algorithm since 2010 , so it is essential to understand the various ways you can optimize your pages and why implementing synthetic monitoring can ensure your pages perform flawlessly and revenue isn’t lost. Remember, speed is key to the user experience. Optimize Your Pages.

Website 92

Website Speed Cache Traffic 92

Rigor

OCTOBER 30, 2019

One free tool has become prominent in the space – Google Lighthouse – and one question often bubbles up: “I use Google Lighthouse for one-off snapshots of my site’s performance, so why do I need a performance monitoring solution?” Where Google Lighthouse Shines Bright.

Google 51

Google Best Practices Energy Website 51

Smashing Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

If you’d like to dive deeper into the performance of Android and iOS devices, you can check Geekbench Android Benchmarks for Android smartphones and tablets, and iOS Benchmarks for iPhones and iPads. With Core Web Vitals , Google has been pushing the experience factors on mobile further to the forefront. billion by 2026.

Mobile 136

Mobile Testing Website Benchmarking 136

Speed Curve

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Why speed matters, examples of the impact saving a few seconds of load time has had on revenue and engagement. Bandwidth, latency and it's fundamental impact on the speed of the web. An overview of tools for measuring performance, uptime monitoring, real user monitoring and performance benchmarking. Muti-device challenges.

Speed 40

Speed Benchmarking Mobile Website 40

Speed Curve

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Back in May, we shared that SpeedCurve supports Google's Core Web Vitals in both our synthetic monitoring and LUX real user monitoring tools. According to Google, pages should maintain a CLS score of less than 0.1 Here are the current US media benchmarks on a fast desktop connection , ranked by CLS score. recommended by Google.

Retail 83

Retail Benchmarking Google Metrics 83

Speed Curve

MAY 1, 2023

If you've invested countless hours in speeding up your pages, but you're not using performance budgets to prevent regressions, you could be at risk of wasting all your efforts. seconds or less, which is Google's recommendation for page experience and SEO. It's easier to make a fast website than it is to keep a website fast.

Performance 98

Performance Metrics Media Google 98

Rigor

JULY 9, 2019

In the past, the answer would be based on the load time of a page, but over the years, we have evolved our approach to site speed to incorporate new metrics, alone or in combination with existing metrics. First, it is used as a factor in the Google Lighthouse Performance Score. So why measure FCI? REQUEST A FREE TRIAL.

Metrics 40

Metrics Speed Benchmarking Website 40

Rigor

JANUARY 13, 2020

Take, for example, The Web Almanac , the golden collection of Big Data combined with the collective intelligence from most of the authors listed below, brilliantly spearheaded by Google’s @rick_viscomi. Site speed & SEO go hand in hand. Speed Up Your Site. Web Performance In Action. Designing for Performance.

Performance 75

Performance Social Media Website Website Performance 75

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Examples include associations with Google Docs, Facebook chat group interactions, streaming live forex market feeds, and managing trading notices. Memory Allocation: Allocating sufficient memory linked directly to the assigned CPU ensures effective utilization resulting in better system speed. This also aids scalability down the line.

Cloud 130

Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

Alex Russell

MARCH 6, 2021

Using a global ASP as a benchmark can further mislead thanks to the distorting effect of ultra-high-end prices rising while shipment volumes stagnate. Recall that single-core performance most directly translates into speed on the web. Today, either method returns a similar answer. Tap for a larger version. How bad is it?

Performance 127

Performance Network Metrics Cache 127

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Google recommends that TTFB be 800ms at the 75th percentile. Looking at the industry benchmarks for US retailers , four well-known sites have backend times that are approaching – or well beyond – that threshold. For more years than I care to mention, I've been advising folks that their TTFB should be under 500ms.

Servers 60

Servers Cache Retail Benchmarking 60

CSS - Tricks

APRIL 1, 2021

Google’s industry benchmarks from 2018 also provide a striking breakdown of how each second of loading affects bounce rates. Source: Google /SOASTA Research, 2018. Speed is also something Google considers when ranking your website placement on mobile. billion if the site slowed down by just one second. Lighthouse.

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Cache Social Media Media Network 92

Speed Curve

JULY 2, 2013

SpeedCurve focuses on a third which I like to call web performance benchmarking. It's often called synthetic testing as tests are run from servers in a data centre and don't accurately represent what speeds an actual user might get. Web Performance Benchmarking. Uptime Monitoring. Real User Monitoring.

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Performance Website Analytics 40

Speed Curve

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Fighting regressions should be the top priority of anyone who cares about the speed of their site. Benchmark your site against your competitors Our public-facing Industry Benchmarks dashboard gets a lot of visits, but did you know you can create your own custom competitive benchmarking dashboard in SpeedCurve?

Benchmarking 66

Benchmarking Metrics Website Testing 66

Alex Russell

JANUARY 30, 2024

HTML, CSS, images, and fonts can all be parsed and run at near wire speeds on low-end hardware, but JavaScript is at least three times more expensive, byte-for-byte. India's speed test medians are moving quickly, but variance is orders-of-magnitude wide, with 5G penetration below 25% in the most populous areas.

Performance 98

Performance Network Mobile Speed 98

Speed Curve

JUNE 24, 2019

Keep reading to learn how you can apply these best practices to your own site and give your pages a speed boost. Speed Index (synthetic only): 4 seconds recommended. Benchmark your site against your competitors. Build a performance culture that embraces collaboration between design and dev. What's blocking the user experience?

Performance 81

Performance Best Practices Metrics Mobile 81

Speed Curve

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Steve first experienced performance budgets while Head Performance Engineer at Google. Benchmark a variety of metrics and choose a target of 20% faster or less resources. SpeedCurve's Benchmark dashboard is a great way to see how you compare to your competitors for setting budgets. Speed Index. Start render under 1000ms.

Performance 45

Performance Benchmarking Metrics Media 45

KeyCDN

AUGUST 15, 2019

Before you begin tuning your website or application, you must first figure out which metrics matter most to your users and establish some achievable benchmarks. When the word “performance” is heard, most people immediately think of speed. What is Performance Testing?

Testing Tools 55

Testing Tools Best Practices Performance Testing Testing 55

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

The most popular, by far, is the Google Lighthouse report (available in Chrome Developer Tools) and Google’s Page Speed Insights. They are more of a benchmark than a true measurement of real user experience. Configuring WebPageTest to run a test measurement that simulates a failure of the Google Fonts third-party service.

Website 133

Website Design Network Testing 133

Speed Curve

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Google's Core Web Vitals have been a huge topic this year. We've been tracking these as individual metrics – Largest Contentful Paint, First Input Delay, and Cumulative Layout Shift – since before Google branded them as a set. Industry speed benchmarks for Japan. We're so happy to have him on Team SpeedCurve!

Retail 52

Retail Benchmarking Metrics Website 52

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

There are millions of sites, and you are in close competition with every one of those Google search query results. On your first try, you can use it as a benchmark for optimizations later. Data-loading patterns are one way you can optimize your applications’ speed. Agustinus Theodorus. 2022-09-27T14:00:00+00:00.

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Cache Performance Servers Architecture 128

CSS - Tricks

JUNE 5, 2020

In the show, Google is portrayed by the fictional company Hooli, which is after Pied Piper’s intellectual property. The funny thing is that, while being far from a startup, Google does indeed have a powerful compression engine in real life called Brotli. I had several tricks that could significantly speed up websites.

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Cache Website Servers Open Source 80

Speed Curve

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Recently Grigorik has been championing this approach and the Google Pagespeed Insight rules have been updated to reflect this best practice with recommendations on how to reduce the size of "above the fold" content. It’s a new image format developed by Google that’s 30-40% smaller than a jpeg.

Performance 60

Performance Mobile Website Benchmarking 60

Speed Curve

JULY 3, 2023

For more than ten years, I've been writing about page bloat, its impact on site speed, and ultimately how it affects your users and your business. Core Web Vitals are a Google search ranking factor. Given that Google continues to dominate search usage, you should care about Vitals alongside the other metrics you should be tracking.

Mobile 52

Mobile Google Metrics Retail 52

Speed Curve

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We track LEGO.com, along with a handful of other leading ecommerce sites, in our public-facing Retail Benchmarks dashboard , which I encourage you to check out. According to Google's thresholds, an LCP time of 3.96 Optimizing the critical rendering path could make this page a star on the Retail Benchmarks leaderboard.

Performance 72

Performance Retail Benchmarking Ecommerce 72

Alex Russell

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Budgets are scaled to a benchmark network & device. JavaScript is the single most expensive part of any page in ways that are a function of both network capacity and device speed. Deciding what benchmark to use for a performance budget is crucial. Performance budgets are set early in the life of the project.

Performance 74

Performance Network Benchmarking Mobile 74