M2: SERVER RESPONSE TIMES IMPROVED?

[jameswilliams_j]

I've been using Magento 1.9 for awhile now. I plan on upgrading to 2.0. I was going to host the cart using a separate CPANEL with PHP7+ but I'm debating about changing hosting companies all together. I currently have a dedicated server but the RESPONSE TIMES I see when I run tests are insanely slow like 2 to 6 seconds! Not sure if the issue is Magento 1.9 or my server sticks. Maybe it does.

Anybody here use Magento 2 with fast response times with the server? If so are you dedicated? Care to share your setup? Wonder what I need to request when shopping for hosts?

[theMageComp]

Hello @jameswilliams_j 

One of the most important thing customers forgets while purchasing hosting is, 
Magento optimized Servers.

Let me clear one thing, Magento is not slow.

Slow Magento can not only the issue of custom code, extension or development, but it can also be the issue of hosting/server configuration as well.

Always look for Magento optimized server even if you don't go for dedicated.
Check out Nexcess, MageMojo, Cloudways, A2Hosting and choose the budget plan and see check the performance once.