Charlie Savage <cfis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Thus the time decreased from 8486 seconds to 5279 seconds - which is a > nice improvement. However, that still leaves postgresql about 9 times > slower. BTW, what data type are you sorting, exactly? If it's a string type, what is your LC_COLLATE setting? regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend