> I don't think inserts can cause contention on the server. Insert do not lock tables during the transaction. You may have contention on sequence but it won't vary with transaction size. Perhaps there could be a trigger on inserts which creates some lock contention? -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance