Yes, it is much faster, see https://about.gitlab.com/2016/02/22/gitlab-8-5-relea...

		sytse on Feb 25, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Making GitLab faster Yes, it is much faster, see https://about.gitlab.com/2016/02/22/gitlab-8-5-released/ and https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/operations/42