"Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> writes:
> Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> I am unable to duplicate any slowdown on this test case.
> [ Kevin can ]
It'd be useful first off to figure out if it's a CPU or I/O issue.
Is there any visible difference in vmstat output? Also, try turning
off autovacuum in both cases, just to see if that's related.
regards, tom lane