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First "Real" Benchmark for PostgreSQL

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the waiting-for-the-opportune-moment dept.

anticlimate writes "A new benchmark published on SPEC shows PostgreSQL's performance approaching that of Oracle's and surpassing or on par with MySQL (however the test-hardwares of the other DB systems are somewhat different). The test was put together by PostgreSQL's core developers working at Sun. They certainly are not unbiased, but this is the first 'real' benchmark with PostgreSQL — according to Josh Berkus's blog. The main difference compared to earlier benchmarks (and anecdotes) seems to be the tuning of PostgreSQL."

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  1. Re:on the playground... by CaseCrash · · Score: 5, Funny

    boys use mysql men use PostgreSQL, and _____ use MSSQL. and people who like to collect a paycheck use MSSQL.
    --
    No, that link you posted to a web comic we've all seen a hundred times is not "obligatory."
  2. Re:Good, but it can be improved. by suv4x4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Get people from each group, give them the requirements and 5 different dollar amounts.
    Let each team setup their systems how ever they want at each price point. Some will go with clustered servers. Some will go a single monster server. They know their products best so they'll be the ones best suited to choosing the configuration.

    We gave each team $10000 and told them to build the best hardware and db setup they can:

    ** PostgreSQL got a small IBM Blade quad machine redundant setup:
    "We're relying on standard industry solutions and reliability."

    ** MySQL clustered 4 PlayStation3 machines and wasted the rest on booze and women:
    "We're practical, plus we know what is money best spent on!".

    ** Oracle purchased a 1200 square foot datacenter and installed a megacluster of 8132 quad-Xeon 64GB RAM 4TB disk machines. With $10'000...?!
    "We... uhmm... we hit a great bargain, guys! You wouldn't believe it, but it's true!"