Recent PHP 7 Framework Benchmark Comparisons

Laravel performance should be better than what is mentioned here. Not sure about 5.2, but this article (https://www.cloudways.com/blog/laravel-5...5-6-and-7/ ) has benchmark of 5.4 on both PHP5.6 and 7. On PHP5.6, the results were: During the test, the blitz tool generated 22,375 hits successfully in 300 sec. In addition, the Laravel app received 427.91 MB of data. The average hit rate of 75/second translated to about 6,444,000 hits per day.

On PHP7 the results were, During the test, the blitz tool generated 29,214 hits successfully in 300 seconds. The Laravel app received 420.31 MB of data. The average hit rate of 97/sec translates to about 8,413,632 per day.

If configured right, Laravel can give you great performance.