Latency vs Throughput
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What is Latency vs Throughput?
Latency and throughput are two important measures of a system's performance. Latency refers to the amount of time it takes for a system to respond to a request. Throughput refers to the number of requests that a system can handle at the same time.
Generally, you should aim for maximal throughput with acceptable latency.
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Is this Latency vs Throughput tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 5 of 147 in the free System Design roadmap, in stage 3, Latency vs Throughput. If you are new to System Design, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.