New-York, USA, February 6th, 2025,
Chainwire
Somnia, the Layer-1 blockchain designed for high-demand consumer
applications, has announced the results of its Devnet benchmarking
tests, reiterating its ambition to set new standards for blockchain
scalability and efficiency.
In a test environment designed to simulate real-world
conditions, Somnia demonstrated exceptional capabilities by
processing up to 1.05 million transactions per second (tps) for
ERC-20 token transfers.
Highlights from the Somnia Devnet include processing 300,000 NFT
mints per second with an average block time of 100ms. In addition,
the Devnet achieved 50,000 Uniswap trades per second using 100,000
accounts conducting random transactions to mimic real-world
usage.
“Our technology is designed to support the demanding
requirements of high-performance dApps while maintaining
exceptional performance and cost-efficiency, and these impressive
results validate our approach,” said Paul Thomas, Founder and CEO
of Somnia. “These results have exceeded our expectations,
showcasing Somnia’s ability to push past the usual limitations of
blockchain technology. We’re opening the door to a new era of fully
on-chain applications, where speed and scalability are no longer
barriers for developers. With the Testnet on the horizon, we’re
excited to see how the community builds on this momentum.”
To achieve these metrics, Somnia utilized robust infrastructure
across multiple data centers including machines equipped with up to
32 vCPUs and 120GB of RAM, featuring the 4th and 5th generation AMD
EPYC and Intel Xeon processors.
Key performance metrics include:
- 1.05 million TPS for ERC-20 transfers with sub-second
latencies (mean: 900ms)
- 50 Gigagas processed per second
- Throughput of 300,000 NFT mints per second.
- 50,000 Uniswap trades per second
- Block time of 100 milliseconds
- Network participation of 100 test nodes in geographically
diverse regions.
Developed by Improbable, Somnia’s architecture incorporates
advanced features including a custom EVM compiler, while its
sophisticated data compression methods enable high-volume
transaction processing. These features provide developers with the
tools they need to seamlessly spin up impactful, user-friendly
dApps.
Somnia’s upcoming public testnet launch will let developers and
community members experience the Layer-1’s capabilities first-hand.
The milestone represents a significant step forward in Somnia’s
mission to advance web3 technology and create exciting new
possibilities for application development.
As the ecosystem continues to refine its technology, it remains
committed to ensuring consistent performance improvements, working
toward even faster transaction speeds, and reduced latencies in
future iterations.
About Somnia
Somnia is the fastest and most cost-effective EVM Layer-1
blockchain, capable of processing over 1 million transactions per
second (tps) with sub-second finality. Somnia’s new multi-stream
consensus technology achieves sub-second block certainty and higher
transaction throughput. Sequential execution and compression
algorithms effectively handle high-density scenarios, increasing
the amount of data transferred between nodes by 10-20x. The custom
database IceDB achieves 15-100 nanosecond read/write times,
reducing transaction costs to less than a penny. This makes Somnia
an ideal platform for building large-scale, real-time applications
in games, social, metaverse, finance, and other fields, serving
millions of users, all on-chain, making EVM more efficient than
ever before.
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