Perf improvement: fortunes_ef

| Scenario | Environment | Date | Old RPS | New RPS | Change | Deviation | StDev | Dependencies |
| -------- | ----------- | ---- | ------- | ------- | ------ | --------- | ----- | ------------ |
| fortunes_ef | Fortunes EF 14- Trends Database cobalt-cloud-lin-azl3 | 07/03/2026 00:06:28 | 34,383 | 36,102 | 5.00 % (1,719) :thumbsup: | 2.60 σ | 662.44 | Changes NameVersionDiff Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.dll `11.0.0-preview.7.26330.112` -> `11.0.0-preview.7.26351.111` https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/compare/a9679a8de87742e170318ea39f7f0e2874bcd441...62e5e207d82113e873aedeb34429f809c4700aae Microsoft.AspNetCore.App `11.0.0-preview.7.26330.112` -> `11.0.0-preview.7.26351.111` https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/compare/a9679a8de87742e170318ea39f7f0e2874bcd441...62e5e207d82113e873aedeb34429f809c4700aae Microsoft.NETCore.App `11.0.0-preview.7.26330.112` -> `11.0.0-preview.7.26351.111` https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/compare/a9679a8de87742e170318ea39f7f0e2874bcd441...62e5e207d82113e873aedeb34429f809c4700aae |

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@sebastienros

Start with the fortunes_ef benchmark scenario and review the linked PowerBI dashboard and dependency comparison. The issue provides performance results but names no source files, tests, entry points, requested change, or acceptance criteria, so the implementation scope and definition of done are not established.

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