database performance: FreeBSD vs Linux vs Solaris: Introduction
Following the Java Linux Databases report, we re-ran the same tests on FreeBSD, Linux and Solaris.
The core principles remain:
- Fairness and simplicity of the tests
- Default "out of the box" performance
Although these tests are not designed to be a simulation of real life database usage, the results do show general performance characteristics from each operating system, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.
The setup guide is also quite useful for those who want to evaluate a new database using JDBC.
All the code used for obtaining these results is available for free under the GPL.
