With WP Super Cache paired with MaxCDN & Cloudflare, which host will swim away from the pack this week in Sydney?
Desktop Speed Test – Week 86 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 86 Summary Table
The fastest host this week is SiteGround with a time of 2.63s, which is significantly slower than the all time Sydney record of 1.02s, which was set by Namecheap in Week 71.
On our last visit to Sydney with MaxCDN, Cloudflare & WP Rocket setup (in Week 83), the average load time for our 8 hosts was 2.69s. This week with WP Super Cache replacing WP Rocket, the average load time is noticeably slower at 3.13s.
This is the third and final week of our MaxCDN, Cloudflare & WP Super Cache Speed Study, and WP Rocket has proved to be quicker than WP Super Cache.
Next week we’ll be switching up the caching plugin to W3 Total Cache. Which caching plugin will be the best performer when paired with MaxCDN & Cloudflare?
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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