Re: MySQL vs PG TPC-H benchmarks

On 21/04/2004 14:31 Cestmir Hybl wrote:
> > Looks like he's using the default postgresql.conf settings in which
> case
> > I'm not suprised at pg looking so slow.
>
> The question also is, IMHO, why the hell, postgreSQL still comes out of
> the
> box with so stupid configuration defaults, totally underestimated for
> todays
> average hardware configuration (1+GHz, 0.5+GB RAM, fast FSB, fast HDD).
>
> It seems to me better strategy to force that 1% of users to "downgrade"
> cfg.
> than vice-versa.
>
> regards
> ch
>

This has been discussed many times before. Check the archives.

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