Very slow if $data is big

Huge bottle neck is DateTime class auto convertion

- If you are using models with timestamps (updated_at and created_at)

PHP Code:

protected $useTimestamps = true; 


- if you are pulling data with entities

PHP Code:

class User extends Entity
{
    protected $dates = ['created_at', 'updated_at', 'deleted_at'];
} 


Clear $dates array and see if that helps, then - make your decisions