Re: Disappointing performance in db migrated from MS SQL Server

Leon Out wrote:
> Hello all. I am in the midst of porting a large web application from a
> MS SQL Server backend to PostgreSQL. The migration work is basically
> complete, and we're at the testing and optimization phase of the
> project. The results so far have been disappointing, with Postgres
> performing queries in about the same time as SQL Server even though
> Postgres is running on a dedicated box with about 4 times the clock
> speed of the SQL Server box. For a chart of my results, please see
> http://leonout.com/pggraph.pdf for a graph of some test results.

My only guess is that the tests are I/O bound and therefore the faster
CPU's aren't helping PostgreSQL.

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