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Infrastructure Performance Benchmark

Measure and analyze key performance indicators of EKS cluster infrastructure.

Network Performance​

Cilium ENI vs VPC CNI Comparison​

A quantitative comparison of VPC CNI and Cilium CNI across multiple modes (kube-proxy, kube-proxy-less, ENI, tuning applied) is covered in detail in a separate document.

See 2. CNI Performance Comparison for detailed benchmark results.

Comparison Scenarios (5):

  • A: VPC CNI Default (kube-proxy + iptables)
  • B: Cilium + kube-proxy (Overlay)
  • C: Cilium kube-proxy-less (eBPF replacement)
  • D: Cilium ENI Mode (Native Routing)
  • E: Cilium ENI + Full Tuning (DSR, XDP, Socket LB, etc.)

Gateway API Performance​

Metrics

  • Request processing latency (P50, P95, P99)
  • Requests per second (RPS)
  • TLS handshake overhead

DNS Performance​

CoreDNS Optimization Before/After Comparison​

Metrics

  • DNS resolution latency
  • Cache hit rate
  • Queries per second throughput
  • NodeLocal DNSCache effect

Autoscaling Response Speed​

Karpenter vs Cluster Autoscaler​

Metrics

  • Scale-out response time
  • Node provisioning time
  • Pod scheduling delay

Cost Efficiency​

Cost-to-Performance Ratio by Instance Type​

Metrics

  • Throughput per vCPU
  • Cost per memory
  • Spot vs On-Demand stability comparison