As of now EF is lagging behind in terms of performance
https://www.exceptionnotfound.net/dapper-vs-entity-framework-vs-ado-net-performance-benchmarking/
https://dontpaniclabs.com/blog/post/2014/05/01/speed-comparison-dapper-vs-entity-framework/
will there be focus on speed on auto scale configurations?
Entity Framework is slower than either ADO.NET or Dapper.NET
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Entity Framework is slower than either ADO.NET or Dapper.NET