Re: Dataset is fetched from cache but still takes same time to fetch records as first run

From: Sumeet Shukla <sumeet(dot)k(dot)shukla(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Dave Stibrany <dstibrany(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Dataset is fetched from cache but still takes same time to fetch records as first run
Date: 2017-06-23 04:35:29
Message-ID: CABUL136B8cKAxqaBh_2bHZXCOhRs8jOrAQP99DQ9RnE7xweucA@mail.gmail.com
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Yes, but when I actually execute the query in pgAdmin3, it takes exactly
the same time of 19.5 secs.
How is that possible?

Thanks & Regards,
Sumeet Shukla

On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 7:54 PM, Dave Stibrany <dstibrany(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> The numbers you posted look exactly as I would expect. The first read hits
> disk and takes 108ms, the second read hits the cache and takes 27ms.
>
> On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Sumeet Shukla <sumeet(dot)k(dot)shukla(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
>
>> Both the first run and subsequent run takes same amount of time.
>>
>> *First Run:*
>>
>> "Seq Scan on d_payer (cost=0.00..8610.40 rows=121788 width=133) (actual
>> time=8.760..98.582 rows=121788 loops=1)"
>> " *Buffers: shared read=2521*"
>> "Planning time: 16.820 ms"
>> "Execution time: 108.626 ms"
>>
>>
>> *Second Run:*
>>
>> "Seq Scan on d_payer (cost=0.00..8610.40 rows=121788 width=133) (actual
>> time=0.010..18.456 rows=121788 loops=1)"
>> " *Buffers: shared hit=2521*"
>> "Planning time: 0.083 ms"
>> "Execution time: 27.288 ms"
>>
>>
>> Can anyone please help me understand and fix this.
>>
>>
>> Thanks & Regards,
>> Sumeet Shukla
>>
>>
>

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