I came across this chart from Chainspect tracking average block times over the last 30 days, and the results are pretty interesting.

We often talk about TPS, but Block Time is arguably just as important for the “feel” of a blockchain. It dictates the heartbeat of the network and how responsive dApps feel to the end user.

Interesting takeaways ↓

The Sub-Second Club: It’s getting crowded. Aptos is leading the pack with an insane 0.08s, followed closely by Somnia (0.1s) and Sui (0.24s).

L2s vs. High-Performance L1s: It’s interesting to see Arbitrum (0.25s) sitting right up there with the parallelized L1s like Sui and Solana.

Solana: Sitting at 0.4s, which is standard for them, but technically slower than the top 5 in this specific metric.

The 2-Second Standard: Chains like Base, Optimism, and Polygon are consistent at 2s. While reliable, the gap between 0.08s and 2s is becoming noticeable in high-frequency trading or gaming use cases.

Does block time matter to you as a user, or do you only care about finality and fees? At what point does “fast” become “fast enough”, can you actually feel the difference between 0.1s and 0.4s?

Let me know what you think.

Source: https://chainspect.app/dashboard?gainers=false&order=asc&range-cm=month&sort=blocktime

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