In recent months, Solana has made significant strides in enhancing transaction performance and reliability. Transactions with adequately high priority fees now consistently land unless encountering issues like invalid block hashes or insufficient funds. This improvement sets the stage for evaluating optimal transaction routing solutions.
Key Focus Areas
- Transaction Speed: Minimizing latency for competitive trading.
- MEV Protection: Reducing sandwich attack risks without compromising performance.
Benchmark Methodology
We conducted tests by sending five identical Raydium swap transactions concurrently to each endpoint, each with:
- 0.001 SOL tip
- Identical high priority fee
Tested Endpoints:
- bloXroute swQoS (staked RPCs)
- Temporal/Nozomi
- NextBlock
- bloXroute FastBestEffort
- Jito Direct
Performance Results
bloXroute swQoS
- P90 Latency: 1.414s
- Success Rate: 100/100
- Slot Efficiency: +3 slots
- 75% of transactions landed in <1s
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Temporal/Nozomi
- P90 Latency: 1.875s
- Success Rate: 99/100
- Slot Efficiency: +4 slots
NextBlock
- P90 Latency: 3.024s
- Success Rate: 99/100
- Slot Efficiency: +6 slots
bloXroute FastBestEffort
- P90 Latency: 1.490s
- Success Rate: 100/100
- Slot Efficiency: +3 slots
👉 MEV-protected Solana transactions
Jito Direct
- P90 Latency: 2.136s
- Success Rate: 98/100
Key Takeaways
- bloXroute leads in speed (P90 <1.5s) and reliability.
- swQoS excels for low-latency needs.
- FastBestEffort combines MEV protection with competitive speeds.
FAQ
Q: What makes bloXroute faster than Jito?
A: Optimized routing algorithms and staked RPC networks reduce hops.
Q: How does FastBestEffort prevent MEV?
A: Whitelisted leaders + Jito integration filter malicious bundles.
Q: Is SOL tipping necessary?
A: Yes - priority fees ensure timely execution during congestion.
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