NATS benchmarks
Specifications of the test servers
Client
- Intel Core i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
- 32 GB RAM
- Hosting all clients
Servers
All servers hosted on 1 VM host
Intel Xeon Silver 4210R CPU @ 2.40GHz
- Split across 6 VMs
200GB RAM
- Split across 6 VMs
3x VM
Benchmarks
| # | Specification | Message Size | Messages/s processed per node | Total bandwidth per node (Mbps) | Average CPU usage per node |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Publishing small messages as fast as possible, without handling them (see note) | 45 bytes | ~530.000 | ~300 | ~3% |
| 2 | Publishing large messages as fast as possible, without handling them (see note) | 1 MB | ~35 | ~300 | ~2% |
Note
Tests were limited by the client machine, capping out the network interface at a constant 1 Gbps.