That definitely does perform better. My blitz tests fell off quite quickly after around 130 concurrent users, so I'm sure there's room for further improvement.

That definitely does perform better. My blitz tests fell off quite quickly after around 130 concurrent users, so I'm sure there's room for further improvement. But the site did just stay up after being on the front page for a good 2 hours, so I'm satisfied that the arrangement is sufficient for my basic purposes. You didn't mention your server spec, or confirm that your site is dynamic/Wordpress and not static?