Further clarification, if I run two concurrent threads pgbench memoryusagetest -c 2 -j 2 -T180 -f test.sql both backend processes uses 1.5GB and result in 3GB in total. Samuel -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/PostgreSQL-backend-process-high-memory-usage-issue-tp4289407p4291699.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general