New Tool for Benchmarking EVM Nodes Over RPC

NEW tool @paradigm Github!

This time @notnotstorm publishes Flood, a load-testing tool for benchmarking EVM nodes over RPC.

We've been using Flood to optimize Reth's RPC performance (public alpha soon!), and we're excited to share it with the eco.https://t.co/7ZCKSZdEmu 1/n https://t.co/UqXSE1Cd7n

— Georgios Konstantopoulos (@gakonst) June 6, 2023

1 month ago I asked for a tool for this job, but got no seemingly great answers. so we built it.https://t.co/ZGc61DGe2D 2/n

— Georgios Konstantopoulos (@gakonst) June 6, 2023

For each RPC call, Flood generates 3 graphs:
1. Success vs Request Rate
2. Throughput vs Request Rate
3. Latency vs Success Rate

Here's an example report:https://t.co/yZec3rdSVq 3/n pic.twitter.com/LdlqGzbknF

— Georgios Konstantopoulos (@gakonst) June 6, 2023

Requests are sampled using data from the Paradigm Data Portal: https://t.co/WZhVV70AwH. This contains Parquet files of historical onchain data.

We query that to sample a realistic dataset with production workloads for our benchmarks.

(also built by @notnotstorm!) 4/n

— Georgios Konstantopoulos (@gakonst) June 6, 2023

Kudos to @achalvs for the kickass graphics also. 🌊🌊🌊 5/n pic.twitter.com/wCA6lsM0Oo

— Georgios Konstantopoulos (@gakonst) June 6, 2023

With Flood, we seek to shed light on the performance of RPC providers/nodes under heavy load, create useful benchmarks to close feedback loops & ultimately let customers choose the best solutions.

See you on Github! 6/6 fin!https://t.co/7ZCKSZdEmu

— Georgios Konstantopoulos (@gakonst) June 6, 2023