How Does the Time Taken to Generate a PoA Template Compare to a Full PoW Block?
The time taken to generate a PoA template is equivalent to the time taken to mine a full PoW block, as the miner must complete the PoW challenge (finding the valid nonce) to create the template. However, the finalization of the PoA block (adding staker signatures) is typically faster than the final confirmation of a pure PoW block.
The overall process time aims to maintain a regular block interval.