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> > 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 > > I've looked at the 3 links, and none of them include the settings in > my.cnf. nor do they include whatever settings they used for Postgres.
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