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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
cdn.ziffstatic.com/pg/extremetech.prebid.js1573.0 s232.4 KiB
openads-cdn.adsrvr.org/openadsjs/build/v1.0/ziffdavis/openads.js0.0 ms90.0 KiB
www.extremetech.com/images/extreme-tech-logo.svg300.0 s87.7 KiB
cdn.ziffstatic.com/pg/extremetech.js1573.0 s82.6 KiB
cdn.static.zdbb.net/js/z0WVjCBSEeGLoxIxOQVEwQ.min.js86400.0 s175.8 KiB
client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.js3600.0 s82.5 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js3600.0 s73.1 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js3600.0 s73.1 KiB
cdn.p-n.io/pushly-sdk.min.js?domain_key=CwKv7V2dxymIuGnzUvcBXWASIkG0XNNGNhdC300.0 s45.4 KiB
www.extremetech.com/js/app.js?id=6d449c1c1939502d8ca2fe449e2d964d300.0 s38.3 KiB
www.extremetech.com/fonts/Outfit.woff2300.0 s32.9 KiB
ml314.com/tag.aspx?2233600.0 s38.7 KiB
cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1.0/id5-api.js3600.0 s34.5 KiB
pub.doubleverify.com/dvtag/33936767/DV1379166/pub.js900.0 s30.8 KiB
cdn.ziffstatic.com/jst/zdconsent_optin.js2047.0 s27.8 KiB
/images/icons/spritemap.svg?id=f0d0f01517b5e59f05fe28bd77...300.0 s15.2 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js7200.0 s15.9 KiB
cdn.ziffstatic.com/jst/otBannerSdk.202512.1.0.js2383681.0 s126.2 KiB
/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/scripts/jsd/0b8fb825cb67/...14400.0 s11.9 KiB
assets.bounceexchange.com/cache/3443/website-431248d96f1ca867562c2cc8a1423402.js120.0 s7.4 KiB
www.extremetech.com/css/app.css?id=52143f198dfd1ae1878b4ff7d3fbe634300.0 s6.8 KiB
eus.rubiconproject.com/usync.js52546.0 s11.5 KiB
/beacon.min.js/v8c78df7c7c0f484497ecbca7046644da177152312...86400.0 s10.7 KiB
tag.wknd.ai/3443/i.js60.0 s4.0 KiB
a.amxrtb.com/js/cframe.js#gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=&cc=US14400.0 s5.1 KiB
/dvtp_src.js900.0 s3.8 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js86400.0 s6.7 KiB
/logos/f73513a8-7a10-4a9d-939a-703f8d994839/0198d46e-0201...86400.0 s5.9 KiB
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/31583600.0 s2.9 KiB
tru.am/scripts/ta-pagesocial-sdk.js2419200.0 s10.9 KiB
cdn.ziffstatic.com/pg/extremetech.css1574.0 s865 B
www.extremetech.com/js/ga.js?id=8256f2edba93847c419bddc772fc1c05300.0 s596 B
cdn.cookielaw.org/logos/static/ot_close.svg86400.0 s875 B
/track/cmb/generic?ttd_pid=ber823s&ttd_tpi=1&gdpr=&gdpr_c...0.0 ms254 B
/track/cmb/generic?ttd_pid=liveintent&ttd_tpi=1&gdpr=0&us...0.0 ms254 B
cdn.ziffstatic.com/ajs?zoneid=a3600.0 s298 B
/usersync/liveintent/?cb=//i.liadm.com/s/35004?bidder_id%...0.0 ms200 B
/pagead/js/r20260420/r20110914/client/window_focus_fy2021.js1209600.0 s1.6 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js3600.0 s0 B
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js3600.0 s0 B
/dvtp_src.js900.0 s0 B
/dvtp_src.js900.0 s0 B
/dvtp_src.js900.0 s0 B
/pagead/js/r20260420/r20110914/client/window_focus_fy2021.js1209600.0 s0 B
/pagead/js/r20260420/r20110914/client/window_focus_fy2021.js1209600.0 s0 B

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:0.542 source:map[column:208 line:140 type:source-location url:https://cdn.ziffstatic.com/pg/extremetech.js urlProvider:network]]]
headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:35.327 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.542 source:map[column:85 line:136 type:source-location url:https://cdn.ziffstatic.com/pg/extremetech.js urlProvider:network]]]

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-IMG
nodeLabel: prego connection keeper recording device
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,5,SECTION,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG
selector: section.mx-auto > div.group > a.block > img.w-full
snippet: <img class="w-full" src="https://i.extremetech.com/imagery/content-types/0794FSVcWTwCl3Ue7NmvWkq/he…" alt="prego connection keeper recording device" width="896" height="495">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates
value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
span#6904475503138553202245 > div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > img.img_ad span#6904475503138553202245 > div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > img.img_ad
tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/7724114056673278260205.4 KiB165.9 KiB
span#6904475503138552233496 > div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > img.img_ad span#6904475503138552233496 > div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > img.img_ad
tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/970790957767956663354.0 KiB43.4 KiB
Windows Recall screencap section.mt-12 > div.item > a.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/03wkT99atrW3NrfJFSQOCLx/hero-image...36.2 KiB30.7 KiB
Allbirds shoe illustration section.mt-12 > div.item > a.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/00QnfyrEpPJ3QCf9iBnlHnL/hero-image...30.0 KiB24.5 KiB
Windows 11 desktop with taskbar section.mt-12 > div.item > a.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/03pUWGZkOz2PRWqinZFqdHs/hero-image...27.9 KiB22.4 KiB
Meta Quest internals section.mt-12 > div.item > a.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/011Lzhd8BkOXcMRNd2YctDx/hero-image...24.9 KiB19.4 KiB
Blue Origin's New Glenn-3 launches AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird satellite from Ca… section.mt-12 > div.item > a.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/00cAvyXxacJItr0t6IFD4e2/hero-image...21.9 KiB16.4 KiB
Windows Defender logo section.mt-12 > div.item > a.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/02Zkk8JcylAbcACXucFp1pK/hero-image...21.5 KiB16.0 KiB
Some of the prizes users can win in Microsoft's latest sweepstakes, including a… section.mt-12 > div.item > a.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/07kAOabFG3763shPeIUCVDs/hero-image...18.1 KiB12.6 KiB
Intel Core Series 3 Wildcat Lake. section.mt-12 > div.item > a.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/0469b6RDrYR6BtsOlx6n0k6/hero-image...17.2 KiB11.7 KiB
Lightning crosses the finish line at the Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon on April … div.flex > a.block > div.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/01y31a2fx50XigrVmSBO4PP/hero-image...12.9 KiB11.3 KiB
Samsung store div.flex > a.block > div.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/04QttFCQREfcBMeKHwNaxEe/hero-image...11.5 KiB9.9 KiB
Prime Air delivery boxes printed with phrases like "Drop it like it's box" and … div.flex > a.block > div.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/03703COWyIol0XyCd6pY0mG/hero-image...9.9 KiB8.4 KiB
Intel Core Ultra 400 Nova Lake. section.mt-12 > div.item > a.mr-4 > img.w-full
/imagery/content-types/01iqUCMc0cL5YnaBJBxr5we/hero-image...13.7 KiB8.2 KiB

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 offer many benefits over HTTP/1.1, such as multiplexing. Learn more about using modern HTTP.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 211 ms
URLTime Spent
extremetech.com/211 ms
www.extremetech.com/0.0 ms

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation4.1 s
Other822 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation349 ms
Garbage Collection148 ms
Style & Layout96 ms
Rendering49 ms
Parse HTML & CSS46 ms

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Layout shift culprits
Optimize DOM size
Font display
LCP breakdown
Render blocking requests
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify CSS
Minify JavaScript
Reduce unused CSS
User Timing marks and measures 25 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 13 long tasks found
Avoid non-composited animations 1 animated element found
Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 170 ms
Server Backend Latencies 210 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Initial server response time was short Root document took 20 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found
INP breakdown
100

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Shop (Opens in a new window) div.flex > ul.flex > li.order-12 > a.text-md
About Ziff Davis (Opens in a new window) div.py-8 > ul.flex > li.order-1 > a
Privacy Policy (Opens in a new window) div.py-8 > ul.flex > li.order-4 > a
Terms of Use (Opens in a new window) div.py-8 > ul.flex > li.order-2 > a
Advertise (Opens in a new window) div.py-8 > ul.flex > li.order-5 > a
Accessibility (Opens in a new window) div.py-8 > ul.flex > li.order-3 > a
Do Not Sell My Personal Information (Opens in a new window) div.py-8 > ul.flex > li.order-6 > a
Contact Us div.py-8 > ul.flex > li.mt-2 > a
Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Form elements have associated labels
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
Document has a `<title>` element
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Document has a main landmark.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
`[role]` values are valid
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
ARIA IDs are unique
No form fields have multiple labels
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Skip links are focusable.
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
Identical links have the same purpose.
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
73

Best Practices

Trust and Safety

Users are mistrustful of or confused by sites that request to send notifications without context. Consider tying the request to user gestures instead. Learn more about responsibly getting permission for notifications.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
SharedStorage
StorageType.persistent is deprecated. Please use standardized navigator.storage instead.
Fledge
Topics

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 400 ()
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()
Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
100

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Links are crawlable
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`
robots.txt is valid

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