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Jul 18, 2017 · Databases

Why MySQL 5.6–5.7 Shows the Biggest QPS Drop in Low‑Concurrency Tests

This article translates and expands on Mark Callaghan’s sysbench benchmark, revealing that MySQL 5.6‑5.7 suffers the steepest QPS drop in low‑concurrency tests, compares configurations across versions, presents detailed charts, and concludes that most performance regressions are isolated to the 5.7 release.