Checks if any requests have been ordered since last performance check
        and updates the performance check data store if needed.
        :return: True if new ordered requests, False otherwise

def _update_new_ordered_reqs_count(self):
        """
        Checks if any requests have been ordered since last performance check
        and updates the performance check data store if needed.
        :return: True if new ordered requests, False otherwise
        """
        last_num_ordered = self._last_performance_check_data.get('num_ordered')
        num_ordered = sum(num for num, _ in self.monitor.numOrderedRequests.values())
        if num_ordered != last_num_ordered:
            self._last_performance_check_data['num_ordered'] = num_ordered
            return True
        else:
            return False