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**Narcodran** · 09-30-2010, 12:02 AM

Out of curiosity, why would loading from cash give different results than loading off the same local HDD?

We are talking about microscopic gains, but if a page had already been loaded and is stored in the browser cache it *could* load fractionally faster than if it has to take the file off the hdd and read it in and compile everything.

I have absolutely no evidence to back this up, but if I was doing a test that I wanted to be as transparent as possible then that is a factor I would consider.

09-30-2010, 12:02 AM	#9
Narcodran Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 586 Senior Member	Out of curiosity, why would loading from cash give different results than loading off the same local HDD? We are talking about microscopic gains, but if a page had already been loaded and is stored in the browser cache it could load fractionally faster than if it has to take the file off the hdd and read it in and compile everything. I have absolutely no evidence to back this up, but if I was doing a test that I wanted to be as transparent as possible then that is a factor I would consider.
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