Re: [cobalt-users] (Database News)

["Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is Postgres actually this much faster than the others, or did Great Bridge play
with the test?

excerpts from   http://www.greatbridge.com/news/p_081420001.html
In the tested configuration, Postgres peaked at 1127.8 transactions per second
with five users, and still processed at a steady rate of 1070.4 with 100 users.

The proprietary leader also performed consistently, with a high of 314.15
transactions per second with eight users, which fell slightly to 288.37
transactions per second with 100 users.

The other leading proprietary database also demonstrated consistency, running at
200.21 transactions per second with six users and 197.4 with 100.

MySQL reached a peak of 803.48 with two users, but its performance fell
precipitously under the stress of additional users to a rate of 117.87
transactions per second with 100 users. Similarly,

Interbase reached 424 transactions per second with four users, but its
performance declined steadily with additional users, dropping off to 146.86
transactions per second with 100 users.

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