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What are the Performance and Scalability characteristics of MySQL?

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What are the Performance and Scalability characteristics of MySQL?

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In February 2002, eWeek published the results of their Database Benchmark Test, showing: • MySQL has the best overall performance and scalability (matching Oracle) • MySQL excelled in stability, ease of tuning, and connectivity • MySQL offered the highest throughput (600 web pages/sec to 1000 concurrent users) • MySQL’s performance advantage came from a unique feature – the ability to use different database engines on a table-by-table basis To view the results of eWeek Database Benchmark test: http://www.mysql.com/benchmarks/