Performance test results of the fastest WordPress themes
Results for the home page
| Theme | CSS Size | JS Size | DOM Complexity | JS Complexity | CSS Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis Essence pro | 83.4kb | 112.1kb | A (277) | A (175) | A (2107) |
| Genesis Mai | 101.2kb | 7.6kb | A (216) | A (29) | A (1446) |
| GeneratePress | 19.4kb | 7.1kb | A (808) | A (78) | A (1121) |
| Astra | 39.9kb | 18kb | A (563) | A (169) | A (1699) |
| Neve | 38.4kb | 7.3kb | A (492) | A (39) | A (1282) |
| OceanWP | 243.1kb | 256kb | A (819) | E (156) | C (4122) |
| Blocksy | 92.9kb | 45.5kb | A (485) | A (290) | A (1659) |
| Suki | 60.7kb | 11.2kb | A (689) | A (115) | A (1435) |
| Kadence | 99kb | 17.6kb | A (587) | A (82) | B (1822) |
| Hello Elementor | 111.1kb | 102.6kb | A (246) | A (19) | A (1758) |
| Theme | responsive images | PSI speed index mobile | PSI speed index desktop | Mobile First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis Essence pro | partially | 3.7s | 0.9s | No |
| Genesis Mai | yes | 2.1s | 0.5s | No |
| GeneratePress | partially | 2s | 0.5s | No |
| Astra | partially | 2.4s | 0.7s | No |
| Neve | partially | 2s | 0.6s | Yes |
| OceanWP | partially | 4s | 0.9s | No |
| Blocksy | partially | 2.4s | 0.5s | No |
| Suki | partially | 2.1s | 0.6s | No |
| Kadence | partially | 2.6s | 0.5s | No |
| Hello Elementor | partially | 3.5s | 0.8s | No |
Results for the blog post
| Theme | CSS Size | JS Size | DOM Complexity | JS Complexity | CSS Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis Essence pro | 83.4kb | 112.1kb | A (273) | A (188) | A (2107) |
| Genesis Mai | 101.2kb | 7.6kb | A (140) | A (29) | A (1446) |
| GeneratePress | 21.1kb | 7.1kb | A (505) | A (85) | A (1149) |
| Astra | 39.9kb | 18kb | A (431) | A (167) | A (1750) |
| Neve | 38.4kb | 7.3kb | A (639) | A (46) | A (1292) |
| OceanWp | 243.1kb | 256kb | A (628) | A (120) | C (4122) |
| Blocksy | 99.9kb | 45.5kb | A (391) | A (314) | A (1717) |
| Suki | 60.7kb | 11.2kb | A (582) | A (122) | A (1435) |
| Kadence | 114.9kb | 52.1kb | A (941) | B (3731) | B (1966) |
| Hello Elementor | 146.7kb | 102.6kb | A (261) | A (26) | A (2323) |
| Theme | responsive images | PSI speed index mobile | PSI speed index desktop | Mobile First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis Essence pro | partially | 3.6s | 0.9s | No |
| Genesis Mai | Yes | 2s | 0.6s | No |
| GeneratePress | partially | 1.8s | 0.5s | No |
| Astra | partially | 2.3s | 0.6s | No |
| Neve | partially | 2s | 0.5s | Yes |
| OceanWp | partially | 3.8s | 0.8s | No |
| Blocksy | partially | 2.3s | 0.6s | No |
| Suki | partially | 2.1s | 0.5s | No |
| Kadence | partially | 2.6s | 0.7s | No |
| Hello Elementor | partially | 3.8s | 0.9s | No |