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+# pounce
+HTTP benchmark utility
+
+pounce is designed to push the limit of HTTP benchmarking tools
+
+Build
+-----
+
+     wget https://github.com/fredrikwidlund/pounce/releases/download/v1.0.0/pounce-1.0.0.tar.gz
+     tar fxz pounce-1.0.0.tar.gz
+     ./configure
+     make
+
+Run
+---
+
+     ./bin/pounce http://127.0.0.1
+     requests 1767450 rps, success 100.00%, latency 38.58us/90.45us/971.71us/8.29us, usage 44.67% of 111.90Ghz
+
+Compare
+-------
+     wrk -t40 -c160 http://127.0.0.1
+     Running 10s test @ http://127.0.0.1
+       40 threads and 160 connections
+       Thread Stats   Avg      Stdev     Max   +/- Stdev
+         Latency   495.42us    1.14ms  20.08ms   90.10%
+         Req/Sec    33.09k     6.63k   94.35k    68.78%
+       13199984 requests in 10.10s, 1.66GB read
+     Requests/sec: 1306921.73
+     Transfer/sec:    168.26MB
+