psql eben psql-test: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DP43TF, Chipset: Intel 4 DRAM + ICH10, Memory: 7168MB, Disk: 2 x 251GB Western Digital WD2500YD-01N, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 210, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: Acer V193W, Network: Intel 82567V-2 Gigabit Connection OS: Debian 6.0.3, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.15, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better psql-test . 2596.29 |==========================================================