--->Setup specs --->Host --->VirtualBox machine --->How I benchmark --->Zend Framework 1 --->Zend Framework 2 --->ApacheBench --->Benchmark results --->Graph results --->Conclusion A few days ago I read an article that compared some frameworks. Amongst others, both Zend Framework 1 and Zend Framework 2 were included. What struck me was that ZF2 was 5 times slower then ZF1. I know, it’s in beta, no