Just found an extremely handy tool. We are assisting a new client and their WordPress install just seemed sluggish. We weren’t sure if we were imagining things or just being impatient. As we like to say: “There’s a plugin for that”, so after searching we found a plugin simply and aptly titled “Benchmark” by Mark Maunder.
These are the results we got after running “Benchmark”. I’d say we weren’t imagining things.
| Your System | Industry Average | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Speed: | 2,319 BogoWips | 20,410 BogoWips |
| Network Transfer Speed: | 3.99 Mbps | 8.94 Mbps |
| Database Queries per Second: | 162 Queries/Sec | 1,354 Queries/Sec |
Update
In reviewing website content, we see that this plugin has been abandoned. We’ve found a new plugin that gives even more details than “Benchmark” did. You can find the WordPress Hosting Benchmark tool in the WordPress repository.
It’s a very thorough test, it can take 5 to 10 minutes to run. But, wow, what details. This should give anybody adequate ammunition when dealing with a slow server.
