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p90 Latency

p90 Latency

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The latency threshold that 90% of responses beat. Highlights slow outliers that users notice even when the median looks good.

The latency threshold that 90% of responses beat. Highlights slow outliers that users notice even when the median looks good.

Why it matters

One caller in ten lives past the p90. If your median looks great but p90 is ugly, a large minority of customers are having a bad time invisibly.

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