We use Web Workers principally to separate data CPU load from rendering load, as the datasets we deal with update very frequently and are quite large, and e.g.

We use Web Workers principally to separate data CPU load from rendering load, as the datasets we deal with update very frequently and are quite large, and e.g. Highcharts can take on teh order of 100ms+ on detailed charts. We have some light benchmarks we use for regression testing, but definitely need more work in this area [benchmarks](https://jpmorganchase.github.io/perspective/examples/benchmark.html https://jpmorganchase.github.io/perspective/examples/benchma...)