"Onyx" <omueller(at)i3(dot)com> writes:
> Hello Everyone,
> Does anyone know if PostgreSQL supports running on dual processors, and
> will efficiently utilize the dual processors for performance? More
> specifically, will PostgreSQL utilize the dual processor performance of
> using dual-core AMD chips? Any information would be helpful...
Each session is an independent non-threaded process, so you won't get
any speedup on a single query. But multiple sessions can be scheduled
simultaneously on different processors, so in the usual case of many
client connections it will definitely help.
-Doug