Re: Re: Why is Postgres so much better than MySQL?

["Fred @ Planetary Server" <user=1474@nabble.blu.org>]

On Tue, 2008-01-08 at 23:06 -0500, [hidden email] wrote: 
> > On Jan 8, 2008 12:47 PM,  <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> >> 
> >> I was just looking around the web for some stats, but everything I have 
> >> found shows the latest PostgreSQL (>8.2) beats the tar out of MySQL 5.1, 
> >> especially on multi-core processors. 
> > 8>< 
> >> Generally speaking, you'll get better performance using PostgreSQL under 
> >> heavy load on equivalent hardware. So, again, hardware isn't part of the 
> >> discussion. 
> > 
> > It would be helpful if you could provide references for these claims. 
> Beyond my own professional experience: 
> http://tweakers.net/reviews/657/5/database-test-dual-intel-xeon-5160-pagina-5.html
> http://blog.page2rss.com/2007/01/postgresql-vs-mysql-performance.html
> http://spyced.blogspot.com/2006/12/benchmark-postgresql-beats-stuffing.html