It could be anything:
- A slow and un-optimized MySQL server
- A theme not suited for big databases
- A faulty plugin combination
- …
You can make sure that it’s not a plugin or theme issue by disabling all plugins and using a built in theme (I like Twenty Twelve).
What else you can do to find the bottle neck:
- Use XDebug
- Use the MySQL Profiler plugin
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