some tests I've done to try out the difference in performance:
I am using a directory repository so to not depend on the network.
User time (seconds): 39.40
System time (seconds): 6.83
Percent of CPU this job got: 121%
Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 0:38.07
User time (seconds): 8.32
System time (seconds): 1.62
Percent of CPU this job got: 128%
Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 0:07.72
User time (seconds): 42.68
System time (seconds): 6.64
Percent of CPU this job got: 162%
Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 0:30.44
User time (seconds): 8.94
System time (seconds): 1.51
Percent of CPU this job got: 178%
Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 0:05.85
Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Scrivano <gscrivan@redhat.com>