Re: PostgreSQL on Dual Processors, Dual-Core AMD Chips

From: Douglas McNaught <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org>
To: "Onyx" <omueller(at)i3(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL on Dual Processors, Dual-Core AMD Chips
Date: 2005-10-19 00:09:29
Message-ID: m2d5m2weo6.fsf@Douglas-McNaughts-Powerbook.local
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"Onyx" <omueller(at)i3(dot)com> writes:

> Hello Everyone,
> Does anyone know if PostgreSQL supports running on dual processors, and
> will efficiently utilize the dual processors for performance? More
> specifically, will PostgreSQL utilize the dual processor performance of
> using dual-core AMD chips? Any information would be helpful...

Each session is an independent non-threaded process, so you won't get
any speedup on a single query. But multiple sessions can be scheduled
simultaneously on different processors, so in the usual case of many
client connections it will definitely help.

-Doug

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