Benchmarks

The MySQL database consistently scores among the top for performance, throughput and scalability. So it's no surprise that MySQL is used for some of the most demanding, high volume, business-critical applications at companies like Associated Press, Cox Communications, Google, Lufthansa, MIT Lincoln Labs, NASA, Sabre Holdings, Yahoo and others. Companies have implemented large "scale out" web and data warehouse applications running MySQL on dozens, hundreds and even thousands of commodity Intel and Opteron servers saving millions of dollars in the process. MySQL scales to deal with billions of rows and terabytes of data making it suitable for a wide range of transactional and analytic applications.

But don't take our word for it. Here are just a few resources demonstrating MySQL's performance in standard benchmarks.

Kickfire Propels MySQL to Number One in Data Warehousing Price-Performance; Breaks TPC-H World Records

As of November 26, 2008 Kickfire and Sun lead in price-performance at 100GB and 300GB based on Transaction Processing Performance Council-H (TPC-H) benchmarks. The rigorous benchmarks were run on Kickfire's appliance which is based on the MySQL database. The Kickfire MySQL Appliance demonstrates the speed of high-performance commercial database systems at a fraction of the cost with an exceptionally low-power footprint and the hallmark ease-of-use of MySQL.

• Read about Kickfire's benchmark performance at 300GB
• Read about Kickfire's benchmark performance at 100GB

Details of the TPC-H results can be found at Top Ten TPC-H by Price/Performance and Top Ten TPC-H by Price/Performance (Non-Cluster)

MySQL Cluster Evaluation Guide

Designing, Evaluating and Benchmarking MySQL Cluster

In this whitepaper learn the fundamentals of how to design and select the proper components for a successful MySQL Cluster evaluation. We explore hardware, networking and software requirements. Work through basic functional testing and evaluation best practices.
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MySQL Cluster & Dolphin Express High Scalability DBT2 Benchmarks on next-generation Intel Xeon processors

These DBT2 benchmarks show the very high scalability of MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition, attaining a rate of 100,000 transactions per minute (TpM) using an 8-node cluster. These performance improvements were realized through the use of new Multi- Core Intel Xeon servers based on the Intel Core T micro architecture. In addition, Dolphin Express interconnects enhance the scalability of MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition to dramatically new levels.
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HP and MySQL

HP has created a MySQL Sizing Guide and Performance Benchmarks for HP ProLiant BladeSystem servers ... also save up to $900 should you purchase the HP servers. MySQL transactions/second are measured on three different sized servers, each on RHL4 on dual-core AMD Opteron processors.
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MySQL 5.0 Helps Set World Record in Java Application Server Benchmark

A popular application server benchmark, featuring a complete open source software stack with MySQL 5.0 database, the Solaris 10 operating system, and Sun Java Systems Application Server 9.0 Platform Edition (Project GlassFish) has shattered the competition by offering up to 8.6 times lower cost of acquisition than the comparable solution, according to the SPEC benchmark test results.
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MySQL Network and the Dell PowerEdge 2800: Capacity Sizing and Performance Tuning Guide for Transactional Applications

Learn how MySQL Certified Binaries and Services achieve over 1900 transactions per minute (i.e. a billion orders per year) using a Dell PowerEdge 2800 in a technical white paper featuring performance results, best practices and tuning techniques from Dell and MySQL experts Dave Jaffe, Todd Muirhead and Peter Zaitsev. This LAMP solution including server, operating system and MySQL Network is available now from Dell.
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eWEEK benchmarks MySQL versus Oracle and other databases

In a February 2002 database benchmark test performed by Ziff Davis Media Inc., the company behind PC Magazine, eWeek and other well-known publications, the MySQL database server stands out as a winner. The MySQL server is presented as having the overall best performance and scalability along with Oracle9i. Also, the MySQL server excelled in stability, ease of tuning and connectivity.

MySQL 4.0, Sun and BEA WebLogic Set New World Records for Speed & Price/Performance in SPEC Benchmarks

A MySQL 4.0 database running with BEA's WebLogic application server on Sun Microsystems' Sun Fire hardware has set new world records for both speed and price/performance, according to independent benchmark test results. Administered by the Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC), the SPECjAppServer2002 test is a recognized industry standard benchmark used to measure performance of J2EE application server platforms connecting with a database, and is designed to model a real-world manufacturing, supply-chain management and order/inventory application.

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