> Version of PostgreSQL? 9.3 > Operating system? win > Hardware configuration? 8 gb ram. takes about 7000 ms to retrieve about 7000 rows. max_connections = 200 shared_buffers = 512mb effective_cache_size = 6gb work_mem = 13107kb maintenance_work_mem = 512mb checkpoint_segments = 32 checkpoint_completion_target = 0.7 wal_buffers = 16mb default_statistics_target = 100 > Indexes? no > Anything else that might be relevant? no > What have you already done to investigate? moved subquery from "where" to "from" to evaluate once instead of once per row > EXPLAIN ANALYZE output? would help if you can help us understand what's going on here: "Group (cost=5520.89..6335.03 rows=18092 width=199) (actual time=3864.186..4402.447 rows=5512 loops=1)" " -> Sort (cost=5520.89..5566.12 rows=18092 width=199) (actual time=3864.171..4146.725 rows=97141 loops=1)" " Sort Key: z0.zcg, proj.pid, proj.tit, proj.num, detail.cid, detail.id, det (...)" " Sort Method: external merge Disk: 21648kB" " -> Hash Join (cost=3541.48..4241.51 rows=18092 width=199) (actual time=254.216..432.629 rows=97141 loops=1)" " Hash Cond: (org.id = detail.id)" " -> Hash Join (cost=752.72..1036.45 rows=4955 width=109) (actual time=64.492..86.822 rows=4977 loops=1)" " Hash Cond: (org.pid = proj.pid)" " -> Seq Scan on org (cost=0.00..196.82 rows=4982 width=26) (actual time=0.024..6.199 rows=4982 loops=1)" " -> Hash (cost=702.97..702.97 rows=3980 width=91) (actual time=64.439..64.439 rows=3973 loops=1)" " Buckets: 1024 Batches: 1 Memory Usage: 465kB" " -> Hash Join (cost=424.04..702.97 rows=3980 width=91) (actual time=20.994..52.773 rows=3973 loops=1)" " Hash Cond: (org_1.pid = proj.pid)" " -> Seq Scan on org org_1 (cost=0.00..209.28 rows=3980 width=8) (actual time=0.016..10.815 rows=3980 loops=1)" " Filter: ((open)::text = 'Y'::text)" " Rows Removed by Filter: 1002" " -> Hash (cost=374.02..374.02 rows=4002 width=83) (actual time=20.950..20.950 rows=4002 loops=1)" " Buckets: 1024 Batches: 1 Memory Usage: 424kB" " -> Seq Scan on proj (cost=0.00..374.02 rows=4002 width=83) (actual time=0.010..9.810 rows=4002 loops=1)" " -> Hash (cost=2716.44..2716.44 rows=5786 width=98) (actual time=189.677..189.677 rows=4959 loops=1)" " Buckets: 1024 Batches: 1 Memory Usage: 629kB" " -> Hash Join (cost=2369.71..2716.44 rows=5786 width=98) (actual time=169.635..182.956 rows=4959 loops=1)" " Hash Cond: (org_2.id = detail.id)" " -> Seq Scan on org org_2 (cost=0.00..209.28 rows=3980 width=8) (actual time=0.015..4.194 rows=3980 loops=1)" " Filter: ((open)::text = 'Y'::text)" " Rows Removed by Filter: 1002" " -> Hash (cost=2340.92..2340.92 rows=2303 width=90) (actual time=169.596..169.596 rows=1964 loops=1)" " Buckets: 1024 Batches: 1 Memory Usage: 224kB" " -> Hash Join (cost=2069.93..2340.92 rows=2303 width=90) (actual time=159.126..166.937 rows=1964 loops=1)" " Hash Cond: ((detail.z)::text = (z0.zcg)::text)" " -> Seq Scan on detail (cost=0.00..199.03 rows=2303 width=52) (actual time=0.009..2.152 rows=2303 loops=1)" " -> Hash (cost=1538.30..1538.30 rows=42530 width=38) (actual time=159.070..159.070 rows=42530 loops=1)" " Buckets: 8192 Batches: 1 Memory Usage: 2451kB" " -> Seq Scan on z0 (cost=0.00..1538.30 rows=42530 width=38) (actual time=0.010..82.125 rows=42530 loops=1)" "Total runtime: 4414.655 ms" -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general