On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Michael March <mmarch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If anyone is interested I just completed a series of benchmarks of stock > Postgresql running on a normal HDD vs a SSD. > If you don't want to read the post, the summary is that SSDs are 5 to 7 > times faster than a 7200RPM HDD drive under a pgbench load. > http://it-blog.5amsolutions.com/2010/08/performance-of-postgresql-ssd-vs.html > > Is this what everyone else is seeing? > Thanks! It's a good first swing, but I'd be interested in seeing how it runs with various numbers of clients, and how it runs as the number of clients goes past optimal. I.e. a nice smooth downward trend or a horrible drop-off for whichever drives. -- To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance