On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 10:19:48AM -0700, Steve Atkins wrote: > On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 11:54:44AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My basic question to the community is "is PostgreSQL approximately as fast > > as Oracle?" > > > I'm currently running single processor UltraSPARC workstations, and intend > > to use Intel Arch laptops and Linux. The application is a big turnkey > > workstation app. I know the hardware switch alone will enhance > > performance, and may do so to the point where even a slower database will > > still be adequate. > > I have found that PostgreSQL seems to perform poorly on Solaris/SPARC > (less so after recent improvements, but still...) compared to x86 > systems - more so than the delta between Oracle on the two platforms. > Just a gut impression, but it might mean that comparing the two > databases on SPARC may not be that useful comparison if you're > planning to move to x86. As a point of reference, an IBM hardware sales rep I worked with a few years ago told me that he got a lot of sales from Oracle shops that were running Sun and switched to RS/6000. Basically, for a given workload, it would take 2x the number of Sun CPUs as RS/6000 CPUs. The difference in Oracle licensing costs was usually enough to pay for the new hardware in one year. -- Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Give your computer some brain candy! www.distributed.net Team #1828
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