I'm sorry, I pasted the wrong ones, but the results are the same, here A and B again: Query A # EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT sms.id AS id_sms FROM sms_messaggio AS sms, sms_messaggio_dlr AS dlr WHERE sms.id = dlr.id_sms_messaggio AND sms.timestamp_todeliver >= '1/3/2010'::timestamp AND sms.timestamp_todeliver < '30/4/2010'::timestamp AND dlr.timestamp_todeliver >= '1/3/2010'::timestamp AND dlr.timestamp_todeliver < '30/4/2010'::timestamp AND sms.id_cliente = '13' ORDER BY dlr.timestamp_todeliver DESC LIMIT 50; QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Limit (cost=0.02..943.11 rows=50 width=16) (actual time=0.603..79.729 rows=50 loops=1) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.02..107279143.34 rows=5687651 width=16) (actual time=0.601..79.670 rows=50 loops=1) Join Filter: (sms.id = dlr.id_sms_messaggio) -> Merge Append (cost=0.02..20289460.70 rows=5687651 width=16) (actual time=0.048..14.556 rows=5874 loops=1) Sort Key: dlr.timestamp_todeliver -> Index Scan Backward using sms_messaggio_dlr_todeliver on sms_messaggio_dlr dlr (cost=0.00..8.27 rows=1 width=16) (actual time=0.005..0.005 rows=0 loops=1) Index Cond: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone)) -> Index Scan Backward using sms_messaggio_dlr_timestamp_todeliver_201003 on sms_messaggio_dlr_201003 dlr (cost=0.00..12428664.98 rows=3502530 width=16) (actual time=0.018..0.018 rows=1 loops=1) Index Cond: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone)) -> Index Scan Backward using sms_messaggio_dlr_timestamp_todeliver_201004 on sms_messaggio_dlr_201004 dlr (cost=0.00..7756421.17 rows=2185120 width=16) (actual time=0.022..8.408 rows=5874 loops=1) Index Cond: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone)) -> Append (cost=0.00..15.26 rows=3 width=8) (actual time=0.010..0.010 rows=0 loops=5874) -> Index Scan using sms_messaggio_pkey1 on sms_messaggio sms (cost=0.00..0.28 rows=1 width=8) (actual time=0.001..0.001 rows=0 loops=5874) Index Cond: (id = dlr.id_sms_messaggio) Filter: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (id_cliente = 13)) -> Index Scan using sms_messaggio_201003_pkey on sms_messaggio_201003 sms (cost=0.00..7.54 rows=1 width=8) (actual time=0.002..0.002 rows=0 loops=5874) Index Cond: (id = dlr.id_sms_messaggio) Filter: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (id_cliente = 13)) -> Index Scan using sms_messaggio_201004_pkey on sms_messaggio_201004 sms (cost=0.00..7.45 rows=1 width=8) (actual time=0.004..0.004 rows=0 loops=5874) Index Cond: (id = dlr.id_sms_messaggio) Filter: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (id_cliente = 13)) Total runtime: 79.821 ms (22 rows) Query B: # EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT sms.id AS id_sms FROM sms_messaggio AS sms, sms_messaggio_dlr AS dlr WHERE sms.id = dlr.id_sms_messaggio AND sms.timestamp_todeliver >= '1/3/2010'::timestamp AND sms.timestamp_todeliver < '30/4/2010'::timestamp AND dlr.timestamp_todeliver >= '1/3/2010'::timestamp AND dlr.timestamp_todeliver < '30/4/2010'::timestamp AND sms.id_cliente = '7' ORDER BY dlr.timestamp_todeliver DESC LIMIT 50; QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Limit (cost=0.02..78345.66 rows=50 width=16) (actual time=183.547..257383.459 rows=50 loops=1) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.02..58256245.44 rows=37179 width=16) (actual time=183.544..257383.379 rows=50 loops=1) Join Filter: (sms.id = dlr.id_sms_messaggio) -> Merge Append (cost=0.02..20289460.70 rows=5687651 width=16) (actual time=0.047..4040.930 rows=1490783 loops=1) Sort Key: dlr.timestamp_todeliver -> Index Scan Backward using sms_messaggio_dlr_todeliver on sms_messaggio_dlr dlr (cost=0.00..8.27 rows=1 width=16) (actual time=0.005..0.005 rows=0 loops=1) Index Cond: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone)) -> Index Scan Backward using sms_messaggio_dlr_timestamp_todeliver_201003 on sms_messaggio_dlr_201003 dlr (cost=0.00..12428664.98 rows=3502530 width=16) (actual time=0.018..0.018 rows=1 loops=1) Index Cond: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone)) -> Index Scan Backward using sms_messaggio_dlr_timestamp_todeliver_201004 on sms_messaggio_dlr_201004 dlr (cost=0.00..7756421.17 rows=2185120 width=16) (actual time=0.022..2511.283 rows=1490783 loops=1) Index Cond: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone)) -> Materialize (cost=0.00..1715.42 rows=445 width=8) (actual time=0.001..0.081 rows=161 loops=1490783) -> Append (cost=0.00..1713.20 rows=445 width=8) (actual time=0.111..0.502 rows=161 loops=1) -> Seq Scan on sms_messaggio sms (cost=0.00..0.00 rows=1 width=8) (actual time=0.001..0.001 rows=0 loops=1) Filter: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (id_cliente = 7)) -> Bitmap Heap Scan on sms_messaggio_201003 sms (cost=6.85..1199.49 rows=313 width=8) (actual time=0.108..0.245 rows=94 loops=1) Recheck Cond: (id_cliente = 7) Filter: ((timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone)) -> Bitmap Index Scan on sms_messaggio_id_cliente_201003 (cost=0.00..6.78 rows=313 width=0) (actual time=0.083..0.083 rows=94 loops=1) Index Cond: (id_cliente = 7) -> Index Scan using sms_messaggio_id_cliente_timestamp_201004 on sms_messaggio_201004 sms (cost=0.00..513.71 rows=131 width=8) (actual time=0.059..0.113 rows=67 loops=1) Index Cond: ((id_cliente = 7) AND (timestamp_todeliver >= '2010-03-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (timestamp_todeliver < '2010-04-30 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone)) Total runtime: 257383.922 ms Thanks M. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance