Geode benchmarks

Results

Updated Oct 31, 2026 · from 10 runs on builds 0.5.0, 0.5.0+format, 0.6.0, 0.6.1

Load, save and release

Live Roblox servers

Each run loads five fresh profiles, saves each, releases each after a change, loads them again and releases them again, with the steps on one key at least 8 seconds apart. Times are seconds from calling the library until its DataStore request finished.

Load, new profile

TimeSeconds per sample. The median, lowest and highest, the samples and how many failed.

Median (the upright tick) and min to max of every sample (the bar). Medians less than one timing step (16.7 ms (1/60 s)) apart are ties.

GeodeTie with Geode, mailbox = true283 ms216–433 ms · n 25

Geode, mailbox = trueTie with Geode; ProfileStore299 ms182–383 ms · n 25

ProfileStoreTie with Geode, mailbox = true; ProfileService300 ms216–366 ms · n 25

ProfileServiceTie with ProfileStore316 ms183–400 ms · n 25

DataStore2, Standard saving83 ms65–117 ms · n 25

Historical build · Geode 0.5 and earlier read a mailbox after taking the lease on every load.

Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load383 ms283–516 ms · n 25

0 ms200 ms400 ms600 ms

Table: Time

Time
Subject	Median	Min	Max	n	Failed	Tie with
Geode	283 ms	216 ms	433 ms	25	0	Geode, mailbox = true
Geode, mailbox = true	299 ms	182 ms	383 ms	25	0	Geode, ProfileStore
ProfileStore	300 ms	216 ms	366 ms	25	0	Geode, mailbox = true, ProfileService
ProfileService	316 ms	183 ms	400 ms	25	0	ProfileStore
DataStore2, Standard saving	83 ms	65 ms	117 ms	25	0	–
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	383 ms	283 ms	516 ms	25	0	–

DataStore requestsRequests the library sent for the key during the step, retries included, as the bench's stand-in for DataStoreService counted them.

Requests per sample, by method. A range means the count varied between samples. 2 methods used.

DataStore requests
Subject	UpdateAsync	GetAsync	n	Counts
Geode	1	–	25	Same in every sample
Geode, mailbox = true	1	1	25	Same in every sample
ProfileStore	1	–	25	Same in every sample
ProfileService	1	–	25	Same in every sample
DataStore2, Standard saving	–	1	25	Same in every sample
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	1	1	25	Same in every sample

Load, stored profile

TimeSeconds per sample. The median, lowest and highest, the samples and how many failed.

Median (the upright tick) and min to max of every sample (the bar). Medians less than one timing step (16.7 ms (1/60 s)) apart are ties.

GeodeTie with Geode, mailbox = true; ProfileStore266 ms166–317 ms · n 25

Geode, mailbox = trueTie with Geode; ProfileStore250 ms200–283 ms · n 25

ProfileStoreTie with Geode; Geode, mailbox = true266 ms200–350 ms · n 25

ProfileService283 ms199–350 ms · n 25

DataStore2, Standard saving33 ms16–83 ms · n 25

Historical build · Geode 0.5 and earlier read a mailbox after taking the lease on every load.

Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load333 ms266–400 ms · n 25

0 ms100 ms200 ms300 ms400 ms

Table: Time

Time
Subject	Median	Min	Max	n	Failed	Tie with
Geode	266 ms	166 ms	317 ms	25	0	Geode, mailbox = true, ProfileStore
Geode, mailbox = true	250 ms	200 ms	283 ms	25	0	Geode, ProfileStore
ProfileStore	266 ms	200 ms	350 ms	25	0	Geode, Geode, mailbox = true
ProfileService	283 ms	199 ms	350 ms	25	0	–
DataStore2, Standard saving	33 ms	16 ms	83 ms	25	0	–
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	333 ms	266 ms	400 ms	25	0	–

DataStore requestsRequests the library sent for the key during the step, retries included, as the bench's stand-in for DataStoreService counted them.

Requests per sample, by method. A range means the count varied between samples. 2 methods used.

DataStore requests
Subject	UpdateAsync	GetAsync	n	Counts
Geode	1	–	25	Same in every sample
Geode, mailbox = true	1	1	25	Same in every sample
ProfileStore	1	–	25	Same in every sample
ProfileService	1	–	25	Same in every sample
DataStore2, Standard saving	–	1	25	Same in every sample
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	1	1	25	Same in every sample

Save

TimeSeconds per sample. The median, lowest and highest, the samples and how many failed.

Median (the upright tick) and min to max of every sample (the bar). Medians less than one timing step (16.7 ms (1/60 s)) apart are ties.

GeodeTie with Geode, mailbox = true233 ms165–301 ms · n 25

Geode, mailbox = trueTie with Geode233 ms166–317 ms · n 25

ProfileStoreTie with ProfileService250 ms133–300 ms · n 25

ProfileServiceTie with ProfileStore266 ms150–316 ms · n 25

DataStore2, Standard saving300 ms199–416 ms · n 25

Historical build · Geode 0.5 and earlier read a mailbox after taking the lease on every load.

Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load233 ms151–300 ms · n 25

0 ms200 ms400 ms600 ms

Table: Time

Time
Subject	Median	Min	Max	n	Failed	Tie with
Geode	233 ms	165 ms	301 ms	25	0	Geode, mailbox = true
Geode, mailbox = true	233 ms	166 ms	317 ms	25	0	Geode
ProfileStore	250 ms	133 ms	300 ms	25	0	ProfileService
ProfileService	266 ms	150 ms	316 ms	25	0	ProfileStore
DataStore2, Standard saving	300 ms	199 ms	416 ms	25	0	–
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	233 ms	151 ms	300 ms	25	0	–

DataStore requestsRequests the library sent for the key during the step, retries included, as the bench's stand-in for DataStoreService counted them.

Requests per sample, by method. A range means the count varied between samples. 1 method used.

DataStore requests
Subject	UpdateAsync	n	Counts
Geode	1	25	Same in every sample
Geode, mailbox = true	1	25	Same in every sample
ProfileStore	1	25	Same in every sample
ProfileService	1	25	Same in every sample
DataStore2, Standard saving	1	25	Same in every sample
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	1	25	Same in every sample

Release

TimeSeconds per sample. The median, lowest and highest, the samples and how many failed.

Median (the upright tick) and min to max of every sample (the bar). Medians less than one timing step (16.7 ms (1/60 s)) apart are ties.

GeodeTie with Geode, mailbox = true; ProfileStore; ProfileService; DataStore2, Standard saving267 ms183–766 ms · n 25

Geode, mailbox = trueTie with Geode; ProfileStore; DataStore2, Standard saving266 ms216–450 ms · n 25

ProfileStoreTie with Geode; Geode, mailbox = true; DataStore2, Standard saving266 ms183–350 ms · n 25

ProfileServiceTie with Geode; DataStore2, Standard saving283 ms198–350 ms · n 25

DataStore2, Standard savingTie with Geode; Geode, mailbox = true; ProfileStore; ProfileService267 ms200–350 ms · n 25

Historical build · Geode 0.5 and earlier read a mailbox after taking the lease on every load.

Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load250 ms183–400 ms · n 25

0 ms200 ms400 ms600 ms800 ms

Table: Time

Time
Subject	Median	Min	Max	n	Failed	Tie with
Geode	267 ms	183 ms	766 ms	25	0	Geode, mailbox = true, ProfileStore, ProfileService, DataStore2, Standard saving
Geode, mailbox = true	266 ms	216 ms	450 ms	25	0	Geode, ProfileStore, DataStore2, Standard saving
ProfileStore	266 ms	183 ms	350 ms	25	0	Geode, Geode, mailbox = true, DataStore2, Standard saving
ProfileService	283 ms	198 ms	350 ms	25	0	Geode, DataStore2, Standard saving
DataStore2, Standard saving	267 ms	200 ms	350 ms	25	0	Geode, Geode, mailbox = true, ProfileStore, ProfileService
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	250 ms	183 ms	400 ms	25	0	–

DataStore requestsRequests the library sent for the key during the step, retries included, as the bench's stand-in for DataStoreService counted them.

Requests per sample, by method. A range means the count varied between samples. 1 method used.

DataStore requests
Subject	UpdateAsync	n	Counts
Geode	1	25	Same in every sample
Geode, mailbox = true	1	25	Same in every sample
ProfileStore	1	25	Same in every sample
ProfileService	1	25	Same in every sample
DataStore2, Standard saving	1	25	Same in every sample
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	1	25	Same in every sample

Server hops

Live Roblox servers

Two Luau Execution tasks at once play the old and the new server. The old server loads a profile, saves 777, waits 8 seconds, then changes it to 888 (999 when it keeps the profile) without saving. Times are seconds from the new server's load call until it has the data.

Old server releases

The old server releases when the new one starts loading, the way a server releases when a player leaves for another one.

Saw the final saveHops in which the new server saw 888, the old server's last change.

Saw the final save
Subject	Saw the final save
Geode	15 of 15
Geode, mailbox = true	15 of 15
ProfileStore	15 of 15
ProfileService	15 of 15
DataStore2, Standard saving	0 of 15
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	15 of 15

TimeSeconds per sample. The median, lowest and highest, the samples and how many failed.

Median (the upright tick) and min to max of every sample (the bar). Medians less than one timing step (16.7 ms (1/60 s)) apart are ties.

Geode0.70 s0.48–0.88 s · n 15

Geode, mailbox = true0.68 s0.50–0.98 s · n 15

ProfileStore5.50 s0.63–5.63 s · n 15

ProfileService7.30 s0.68–7.42 s · n 15

DataStore2, Standard saving0.03 s0.02–0.05 s · n 15

Historical build · Geode 0.5 and earlier read a mailbox after taking the lease on every load.

Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load4.95 s4.55–5.17 s · n 15

0.00 s2.00 s4.00 s6.00 s8.00 s

Table: Time

Time
Subject	Median	Min	Max	n	Failed	Tie with
Geode	0.70 s	0.48 s	0.88 s	15	0	–
Geode, mailbox = true	0.68 s	0.50 s	0.98 s	15	0	–
ProfileStore	5.50 s	0.63 s	5.63 s	15	0	–
ProfileService	7.30 s	0.68 s	7.42 s	15	0	–
DataStore2, Standard saving	0.03 s	0.02 s	0.05 s	15	0	–
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	4.95 s	4.55 s	5.17 s	15	0	–

DataStore requestsRequests the library sent for the key during the step, retries included, as the bench's stand-in for DataStoreService counted them.

Requests per sample, by method. A range means the count varied between samples. 3 methods used.

DataStore requests
Subject	UpdateAsync	GetAsync	GetAsync past the cache	n	Counts
Geode	2	–	1	15	Same in every sample
Geode, mailbox = true	2	2	1	15	Same in every sample
ProfileStore	1 to 2	–	–	15	Varied between samples
ProfileService	1 to 2	–	–	15	Varied between samples
DataStore2, Standard saving	–	1	–	15	Same in every sample
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	4	1	–	15	Same in every sample

Old server keeps it

The old server never releases on its own. 999 means the library got it to hand the profile over with its last change, 777 means the new server went ahead without it.

Value seenWhat the new server read, and how often.

Value seen
Subject	Value seen
Geode	999 in 5 of 5
Geode, mailbox = true	999 in 5 of 5
ProfileStore	999 in 5 of 5
ProfileService	999 in 5 of 5
DataStore2, Standard saving	777 in 5 of 5
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	999 in 5 of 5

TimeSeconds per sample. The median, lowest and highest, the samples and how many failed.

Median (the upright tick) and min to max of every sample (the bar). Medians less than one timing step (16.7 ms (1/60 s)) apart are ties.

Table: Time

Time
Subject	Median	Min	Max	n	Failed	Tie with
Geode	0.73 s	0.65 s	0.83 s	5	0	–
Geode, mailbox = true	0.72 s	0.63 s	1.05 s	5	0	–
ProfileStore	5.50 s	5.43 s	5.63 s	5	0	–
ProfileService	21.35 s	21.28 s	21.37 s	5	0	–
DataStore2, Standard saving	0.03 s	0.02 s	0.03 s	5	0	–
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	4.98 s	4.62 s	5.20 s	5	0	–

DataStore requestsRequests the library sent for the key during the step, retries included, as the bench's stand-in for DataStoreService counted them.

Requests per sample, by method. A range means the count varied between samples. 3 methods used.

DataStore requests
Subject	UpdateAsync	GetAsync	GetAsync past the cache	n	Counts
Geode	2	–	1	5	Same in every sample
Geode, mailbox = true	2	2	1	5	Same in every sample
ProfileStore	2	–	–	5	Same in every sample
ProfileService	4	–	–	5	Same in every sample
DataStore2, Standard saving	–	1	–	5	Same in every sample
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	4	1	–	5	Same in every sample

Throttling

Live Roblox servers

A burst of 160 or 161 UpdateAsync calls on throwaway keys uses up the server's request budget, then the library loads, saves and releases one profile back to back. One sample per run.

Load

TimeSeconds per sample. The median, lowest and highest, the samples and how many failed.

Shown as a range only: the shortest and longest sample, no median.

Table: Time

Time
Subject	Min	Max	n	Failed
Geode	32.71 s	32.88 s	5	0
Geode, mailbox = true	33.70 s	34.10 s	5	0
ProfileStore	31.20 s	31.35 s	5	0
ProfileService	31.17 s	31.59 s	5	0
DataStore2, Standard saving	31.04 s	31.10 s	5	0
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	33.79 s	34.11 s	5	0

DataStore requestsRequests the library sent for the key during the step, retries included, as the bench's stand-in for DataStoreService counted them.

Requests per sample, by method. A range means the count varied between samples. 2 methods used.

DataStore requests
Subject	UpdateAsync	GetAsync	n	Counts
Geode	1	–	5	Same in every sample
Geode, mailbox = true	1	1	5	Same in every sample
ProfileStore	2	–	5	Same in every sample
ProfileService	1	–	5	Same in every sample
DataStore2, Standard saving	–	61	5	Same in every sample
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	1	1	5	Same in every sample

Save

TimeSeconds per sample. The median, lowest and highest, the samples and how many failed.

Shown as a range only: the shortest and longest sample, no median.

Table: Time

Time
Subject	Min	Max	n	Failed
Geode	1.13 s	1.32 s	5	0
Geode, mailbox = true	0.22 s	1.23 s	5	0
ProfileStore	0.18 s	0.28 s	5	0
ProfileService	0.13 s	0.35 s	5	0
DataStore2, Standard saving	1.08 s	1.28 s	5	0
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	0.20 s	1.23 s	5	0

DataStore requestsRequests the library sent for the key during the step, retries included, as the bench's stand-in for DataStoreService counted them.

Requests per sample, by method. A range means the count varied between samples. 1 method used.

DataStore requests
Subject	UpdateAsync	n	Counts
Geode	1	5	Same in every sample
Geode, mailbox = true	1	5	Same in every sample
ProfileStore	1	5	Same in every sample
ProfileService	1	5	Same in every sample
DataStore2, Standard saving	1	5	Same in every sample
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	1	5	Same in every sample

Release

TimeSeconds per sample. The median, lowest and highest, the samples and how many failed.

Shown as a range only: the shortest and longest sample, no median.

Table: Time

Time
Subject	Min	Max	n	Failed
Geode	0.17 s	0.40 s	5	0
Geode, mailbox = true	0.22 s	0.27 s	5	0
ProfileStore	0.17 s	0.28 s	5	0
ProfileService	6.98 s	7.28 s	5	0
DataStore2, Standard saving	0.12 s	0.20 s	5	0
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	0.17 s	0.28 s	5	0

DataStore requestsRequests the library sent for the key during the step, retries included, as the bench's stand-in for DataStoreService counted them.

Requests per sample, by method. A range means the count varied between samples. 1 method used.

DataStore requests
Subject	UpdateAsync	n	Counts
Geode	1	5	Same in every sample
Geode, mailbox = true	1	5	Same in every sample
ProfileStore	1	5	Same in every sample
ProfileService	1	5	Same in every sample
DataStore2, Standard saving	1	5	Same in every sample
Historical build
Geode 0.5, mailbox read after every load	1	5	Same in every sample

Geode edit time

Lune, Geode only

Geode only, in Lune against Geode's test universe on the machine that runs the bench, not on a Roblox server. One loaded profile with the same data as the other suites takes batches of 1000 profile:increment("coins") calls, after one batch that isn't counted. Each edit runs through the profile's transaction pipeline and is recorded for the next save, without a DataStore request. One sample per batch.

Increment

Time per editMicroseconds per edit, from a batch's time divided by its edits.

Median (the upright tick) and min to max of every sample (the bar).

Table: Time per edit

Time per edit
Subject	Median	Min	Max	n
Geode	10.97 µs	7.89 µs	11.45 µs	15

Not measured

Lapis: Lapis sends every DataStore request from a RunService.PostSimulation handler, and in a Luau Execution task PostSimulation, PreSimulation and Stepped never fired while Heartbeat fired about 62 times a second. Measuring it needs a server that steps physics, such as a live game server.
Lock takeover: Taking over a crashed server's lock waits for the lock to time out (Geode 300 s, ProfileStore 630 s, ProfileService and Lapis 30 minutes), longer than a five minute task.
DataStore2, OrderedBackups: DataStore2's default OrderedBackups method needs DataStores named per player, which the bench's one allowed DataStore rules out. Only the Standard method ran.
Memory per loaded profile: Every run still records it, but the numbers are noise. A script can't make Luau finish a garbage collection cycle, and a cycle that ends between the two heap readings moves the heap by more than twenty profiles take, in either direction. Two runs on the same build gave Geode -0.5 and 4.0 KB per profile, ProfileStore 11.3 and 0.5, DataStore2 10.1 and 21.9, so the order of the libraries flips from one run to the next.
Edit time across libraries: Only Geode's edits are timed. A Geode edit runs through its transaction pipeline, while ProfileStore and ProfileService change a plain table and DataStore2 calls :Update, so per-edit times side by side would compare different work.
Servers with players: Request budgets grow with the player count, and every task here had none.

Every run

Newest first. The results above come from the runs marked as used.

Run	Date	Build	Results above	Data
74d6b2a5	Oct 31, 2026	0.6.1	Used	JSON for run 74d6b2a5 (opens in a new tab)
3e27444c	Oct 31, 2026	0.6.1	Used	JSON for run 3e27444c (opens in a new tab)
080eceb1	Oct 31, 2026	0.6.1	Used	JSON for run 080eceb1 (opens in a new tab)
3abd0330	Oct 31, 2026	0.6.1	Used	JSON for run 3abd0330 (opens in a new tab)
1faf45fa	Oct 24, 2026	0.6.0	Used	JSON for run 1faf45fa (opens in a new tab)
0ba4d5bc	Oct 20, 2026	0.6.0-pre	Not used	JSON for run 0ba4d5bc (opens in a new tab)
7d89ae32	Oct 20, 2026	0.6.0-pre	Not used	JSON for run 7d89ae32 (opens in a new tab)
1b5acb20	Oct 20, 2026	0.6.0-pre	Not used	JSON for run 1b5acb20 (opens in a new tab)
0f6881b6	Oct 20, 2026	0.5.0+format	Used	JSON for run 0f6881b6 (opens in a new tab)
76954271	Oct 19, 2026	0.5.0	Used	JSON for run 76954271 (opens in a new tab)
3561e8c8	Oct 19, 2026	0.5.0	Used	JSON for run 3561e8c8 (opens in a new tab)
25532752	Oct 19, 2026	0.5.0	Used	JSON for run 25532752 (opens in a new tab)
1d449b46	Oct 19, 2026	0.5.0	Used	JSON for run 1d449b46 (opens in a new tab)