# Performance evaluation report after cache-related improvements in develop (in March 2016)

**URL:** <https://forums.counterparty.io/t/performance-evaluation-report-after-cache-related-improvements-in-develop-in-march-2016/1892>\
**Category:** Server\
**Created:** [March 15, 2016, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/performance-evaluation-report-after-cache-related-improvements-in-develop-in-march-2016/1892 "2016-03-15T05:49:08Z")\
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Continuing the discussion from [raw\_transactions\_cache\_size in counterparty-lib](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/raw-transactions-cache-size-in-counterparty-lib/1860/2):

I’ve done some basic testing with the two commits to `develop` @rubensayshi made at the linked topic and results are quite exciting:

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Just in case for those new to this:

- X-axis: bitcoin block height
- Y-axis: seconds `counterparty-server` took to process a block

I wouldn’t say they’re exactly comparable (system on which 9.54 was running had less RAM; but on the other hand it used SSD, while `develop` used HDD and more RAM), but even if I judge by “feeling” the changes make `counterparty-server` feel a lot less resource-intensive compared to v9.54 and before.

Summary:

- More uniform block processing times (i.e. no more “database is behind back-end” 2-3 times every hour)
- Better efficiency (faster and less IO than before)
- With this one can (probably) run Bitcoin Core and Counterparty on a fairly small system (almost guaranteed if external SSD is used). We’ll know more when the next stress-test / attack hits.