Why is gzip compression slower for me?

Question

Why is http://storyfollower.com slower when I use gzip?

Check the data below:

With compression: Download time 1.99s Page size 586.2kB Perf. class 83/100 Archived: http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/#!/nE0Jnn7Hp/http://storyfollower.com

No compression Download time 835ms Page size 756.2kB Perf. class 79/100 Archived: http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/#!/nFmp4l3Ez/storyfollower.com

thank

Answer 1

A good way to have both gzip and low cpu overhead is by using cdn and storing gziped files there

Answer 2

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