Re: New benchmark result

From: Mark Butler <butlerm(at)middle(dot)net>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: New benchmark result
Date: 2001-04-13 23:47:12
Message-ID: 3AD79000.B4AEE528@middle.net
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Mark Butler wrote:

> I did several tests with functions designed to sum the number 12345 a million
> times. The results are as follows (Pentium II 450, Redhat 6.2):
>
> Postgres PL/PGSQL original numeric: 14.8 seconds
> Postgres PL/PGSQL modified numeric: 11.0 seconds
> Postgres PL/PGSQL float8: 10.7 seconds
> GNU AWK: 2.5 seconds
> Oracle PL/SQL number: 2.0 seconds

I have a new result:

Postgres PL/PGSQL integer: 7.5 seconds

I do not know what to attribute the large difference between float8 and int to
other than pg_alloc overhead used in the calling convention for float8.
Commments?

- Mark Butler

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