Java High-Performance Architecture
Aug 12, 2015 · Backend Development
Why Nginx Outperforms Apache: A Deep Dive into Select vs Epoll I/O Models
An in‑depth comparison reveals how Nginx’s epoll‑based I/O model delivers higher concurrency, better efficiency, reduced memory copying, and non‑blocking operation, while Apache’s traditional select model is limited by FD_SETSIZE, linear scanning, and greater kernel‑user space copying overhead.
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