# Libbitcoin for Core people

**URL:** <https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/libbitcoin-for-core-people/1222>\
**Category:** Implementation\
**Tags:** libbitcoin\
**Created:** [October 28, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/libbitcoin-for-core-people/1222 "2024-10-28T19:09:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 30, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/libbitcoin-for-core-people/1222/15 "2024-11-30T06:53:30Z")

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> [@sjors](#):
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> presumably not, if just because of disk speed limits

Disk speed isn’t the limiting factor, at least in these benchmarks. The store is append-only memory maps, so the only disk activity during IBD is periodic flushing to disk to free up more RAM. With sufficient RAM the disk is barely touched.

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