Is that the exception, with most page loads stats being less than a second, or are you frequently running into those speeds?
If it's frequent, do you have any unusual settings, such as the number of posts you display per page, etc.?
It seems to be related to when I post. For example, when I hit reply to this message I had...
Generated in 5.961 seconds in which 5.946 seconds were spent on a total of 9 queries. Zlib compression enabled.
But when I'm just moving between forums or viewing posts, it's usually a fraction of a second now.
I'm currently using the default settings.
Apparently, being related to posting was just my imagination. I'm getting a mix now of anywhere between 8 seconds and a fraction of a second. Here's the latest...
Generated in 8.294 seconds in which 8.27 seconds were spent on a total of 32 queries. Zlib compression enabled.