On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 07:23, John Hansen wrote:
> > I ran some tests last week and can report results similar on Tom's test:
> >
> > pgbench -i -s 10 bench
> > pgbench -c 10 -t 10000 bench
> >
> > The tests were on a machine with a single SCSI drive that doesn't lie
> > about fsync. I found 7.4.X got around 75tps while 8.0 got 100tps, very
> > similar to the 65/107 numbers Tom had.
>
> You do realize, that pgbench result comparisons are about as useful as a
> fork for eating soup?
I'd have to agree. I find it hard to get comparable results on my test
server, let alone discuss other people's findings.
The only tests I have reasonable faith in these days are those performed
to a rigorous test method, which is also published, visible and
challengeable. OSDL is the nearest thing to that we have to that.
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Best Regards, Simon Riggs
