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Re: Linux v.s. Mac OS-X Performance

Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>

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From: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
To: Wolfgang Keller <wolfgang.keller.privat@gmx.de>
Cc: pgsql general <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2007-11-27T18:54:42Z
Lists: pgsql-general 
On Tue, 2007-11-27 at 11:11 +0100, Wolfgang Keller wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> sorry for "butting in", but I'm just curious...
> 
> > resolution?
> >
> > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2007-11/msg00946.php
> >
> > conclusion?
> >
> > Mac was still pretty slow in comparison
> 
> Anyway, how does MacOS X (both 10.4 and 10.5) compare to Windows (2000, 
> XP, Vista etc.) on the same hardware?

In general, you can expect any Unix based OS, which includes MacOS X, to
perform noticeably better than Windows for PostgreSQL.

//Magnus