Why Redis Is So Fast: Architecture, Single‑Thread Model, and Multithreading in Redis 6.0
This article explains why Redis achieves high throughput—up to 100,000 QPS—by leveraging in‑memory storage, simple data structures, a single‑threaded event loop with I/O multiplexing, and the optional multithreaded I/O model introduced in Redis 6.0, including configuration details and safety considerations.
