I'm using 8.2. I don't know when I'll get a chance to run my own benchmarks. (I don't currently have access to a Windows and Linux server with similar hardware/configuration) But when/if I get a chance to run them, I will post the results here. Thanks for the feedback. Jeremy Haile On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:23:51 -0500, "Tom Lane" <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > "Jeremy Haile" <jhaile@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > Thanks for the response! I know I have to benchmark them to get a real > > answer. I am just looking to hear someone say "We benchmarked Linux vs. > > Windows with similar configuration and hardware and experienced a 25% > > performance boost in Linux." or "We benchmarked them and found no > > significant difference." > > I've heard anecdotal reports both ways: "there's no difference" and > "there's a big difference". So there's no substitute for benchmarking > your own application. > > I think one big variable in this is which PG version you are testing. > We've been gradually filing down some of the rough edges in the native > Windows port, so I'd expect that the performance gap is closing over > time. I don't know how close to closed it is in 8.2, but I'd surely > suggest that you do your benchmarking with 8.2. > > regards, tom lane
