Yes, it is much faster, see <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;about.gitlab.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;22&#x2F;gitlab-8-5-released&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;about.gitlab.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;22&#x2F;gitlab-8-5-released&#x2F;</a> and <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gitlab.com&#x2F;gitlab-com&#x2F;operations&#x2F;42" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gitlab.com&#x2F;gitlab-com&#x2F;operations&#x2F;42</a>