# How to do a performance test

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-do-a-performance-test/190259>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 17, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-do-a-performance-test/190259 "2010-06-17T16:22:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xiaohua\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/c89c15/32.png) [@Xiaohua\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xiaohua_D)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-do-a-performance-test/190259/1 "2010-06-17T16:22:31Z")

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hey guys,

I’ve been working on performance testing. Find some nice tools to  
help on performance test, like newrelic and rail\_reviewer.

With thess fancy results, i don’t have much idea about what to do  
next.

So is there any books or blogs can show me step by step, how to do a  
performance test on rails.

I’m really eagerly to learn on this. Please give me some clue.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Xiaohua\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/c89c15/32.png) [@Xiaohua\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xiaohua_D)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-do-a-performance-test/190259/2 "2010-06-17T16:27:00Z")

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I’ve read links [guides.rubyonrails.org/performance\_testing.html](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/performance_testing.html)

I get to know how to use benchmark and profile, but i don’t know the  
process to do a performance test.