PostgreSQL vs MySQL/InnoDB Table Structure and What This Means for Performance In general, on complex work-loads, PostgreSQL will be faster, but on simple primary key lookups MySQL with …

Postgresql vs MySQL? What approachs should I take to design a database like this? Given that please don't consider this as another Postgresql vs MySQL question. I have done my research and I'm only …

Mar 11, 2020 · Yes, there is a performance difference, especially with big OFFSET s. With OFFSET you ORDER BY your indexed column, and then limit the result set by removing the first x rows indicated …

May 9, 2016 · In this case, would there be a performance difference in using integer or varchar(255), or does using an integer type make more sense? The reason I am asking is that Rails' enum type maps …

Sep 9, 2016 · I've read Performance difference between MySQL and PostgreSQL for the same schema/queries. Here is a brief retelling of the article: PostgreSQL tables are heap tables (means no …

A (single) database server (for the moment) On the two first parts, I do know what to look for. But what about the database server? What kind of hardware should I look for? Is CPU frequency relevant for a …

My experience is that MySQL doesn't like complicated queries and is usually faster with very simply queries (but more). Postgres' query optimizer is much better and there it is usually more efficient to …

Mar 15, 2021 · For PostgreSQL I executed the query with "analyze" to show the full query plan including execution time. My problem is that I wasn't able to find documentation for these tools that specified …

Nov 2, 2022 · It is my understanding that Postgres handles UUID's better (performance wise) than MySQL / InnoDB because of the builtin uuid data type in Postgres. Does Postgres store UUIDs in a …

But this begs the question implicit in what I'm asking-- does a 2nd level cache affect performance equally for a system backed by MySQL/Postgres? The 2nd level cache only affects certain types of queries, …