CPU bound

From: Royce Ausburn <royce(at)inomial(dot)com>
To: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: CPU bound
Date: 2010-12-13 02:43:10
Message-ID: F13DEE85-D114-4761-AD4D-924F1A741ACC@inomial.com
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Hi all,

I notice that when restoring a DB on a laptop with an SDD, typically postgres is maxing out a CPU - even during a COPY. I wonder, what is postgres usually doing with the CPU? I would have thought the disk would usually be the bottleneck in the DB, but occasionally it's not. We're embarking on a new DB server project and it'd be helpful to understand where the CPU is likely to be the bottleneck.

Cheers,

--Royce

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