With MaxCDN all good to go, which host will blaze a trail this week in Sydney?
Desktop Speed Test – Week 83 Method
- Compare 8 WordPress Hosts
- Use 8 Live Sites, each with a Different Host but with Identical Content (you can check them out here)
- Use GTmetrix Speed Test
- Location of Test: Sydney, Australia
- Frequency of Testing: Every Hour for 7 Days
- Number of Weekly Tests = 1 x24 x7 x8 = 1,344 (xHours xDays xSites)
- Desktop Speed Testing is checking how long it takes for a website to fully load using a desktop internet browser
Which WordPress Host will conquer the Desktop Speed Test this week?
WordPress Hosts
Identical Live Sites
Weekly Tests
WordPress Host #1: SiteGround
WordPress Host #2: Namecheap
WordPress Host #3: GoDaddy
WordPress Host #4: Lightning Base
WordPress Host #5: InMotion Hosting
WordPress Host #6: HostGator
WordPress Host #7: Bluehost
WordPress Host #8: Web Hosting Hub
Desktop Speed Test – Week 83 Summary Table
The fastest host this week is SiteGround with a time of 2.47s, which is well behind the all time Sydney record of 1.02s, which was set by Namecheap in Week 71.
On our last visit to Sydney with KeyCDN, Cloudflare & WP Rocket setup (in Week 80), the average load time for our 8 hosts was 1.15s. This week with MaxCDN replacing KeyCDN, the average load time is ridiculously slower at 2.69s.
This is the third and final week of our MaxCDN, Cloudflare & WP Rocket Speed Study, and MaxCDN’s performance has been disastrous when compared to KeyCDN.
Next week we’ll be switching up the caching plugin to WP Super Cache. Will MaxCDN be able to turn things around when it’s combined with a different caching plugin?
And this Week’s Winner is…
Desktop Speed Rankings
After 18 months of testing, let’s summarize all the results to see how our 8 hosts are performing overall. It will also allow us to find out which host is currently leading our desktop speed challenge.
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