Some enlightening performance comparisons:<p><pre><code>    - https:&#x2F;&#x2F;kinsta.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;hhvm-vs-php-7&#x2F;
    - http:&#x2F;&#x2F;talks.php.net&#x2F;fluent15#&#x2F;
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PHP 7, in addition to give the language some nice new features and deprecating some ancient garbage, is lockstep with HHVM performance-wise. It&#x27;s definitely a major milestone in the language&#x27;s history.