testing http_simple.js on linux/x64

node-master-v0.7.9-37-gc45522d

% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/123 | grep Req
Requests per second:    6688.19 [#/sec] (mean)

% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/123 | grep Req
Requests per second:    6577.14 [#/sec] (mean)

% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/123 | grep Req
Requests per second:    6575.33 [#/sec] (mean)

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% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/1024 | grep Req
Requests per second:    6051.82 [#/sec] (mean)

% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/1024 | grep Req
Requests per second:    6172.90 [#/sec] (mean)

% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/1024 | grep Req
Requests per second:    6227.41 [#/sec] (mean)

node-v0.6.18

% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/123 | grep Req
Requests per second:    8400.92 [#/sec] (mean)

% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/123 | grep Req
Requests per second:    8195.44 [#/sec] (mean)


% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/123 | grep Req
Requests per second:    8135.33 [#/sec] (mean)

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% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/1024 | grep Req
Requests per second:    7474.21 [#/sec] (mean)

% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/1024 | grep Req
Requests per second:    7507.96 [#/sec] (mean)

% ab -t 30 -c 100 http://localhost:8000/bytes/1024 | grep Req
Requests per second:    7363.47 [#/sec] (mean)