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Feb 12, 2017 · Databases

Can Open‑Source Databases Handle Millions of Queries per Second? PostgreSQL vs MySQL Benchmarks

This article presents a detailed benchmark comparing PostgreSQL 9.6 and MySQL 5.7 on identical high‑end hardware using pgbench and SysBench, describing the test methodology, configuration tweaks, performance results for point selects and OLTP workloads, and concluding that both systems scale to modern demanding workloads.