PostgreSQL pgbench
This is a simple benchmark of PostgreSQL using pgbench.
To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark pgbench.
Project Site
postgresql.orgTest Created
6 December 2010Last Updated
14 September 2023Test Maintainer
Michael LarabelTest Type
SystemAverage Install Time
1 Minute, 12 SecondsAverage Run Time
5 Minutes, 37 SecondsTest Dependencies
C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + BCAccolades
300k+ Downloads + 10k+ Public Benchmark ResultsSupported Platforms
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 3 December 2023.
Suites Using This Test
Performance Metrics
Analyze Test Configuration:PostgreSQL 16
Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 1000 - Mode: Read Only - Average Latency
OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 262 public results since 14 September 2023 with the latest data as of 2 December 2023.
Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.
Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (PostgreSQL 16 - Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 1000 - Mode: Read Only - Average Latency) has an average run-time of 13 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.
Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.9%.
Notable Instruction Set Usage
Notable instruction set extensions supported by this test, based on an automatic analysis by the Phoronix Test Suite / OpenBenchmarking.org analytics engine.
This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libc.so.6.
Tested CPU Architectures
This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.