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MySQL transactions per second vs. fsyncs per second (2020)
Just wondering how many transactions or writes per second MySQL can handle? While it depends on many factors, fundamentally, about as many transactions as MySQL can commit to disk per second. A modern disk can do ~1000 fsyncs per second , but MySQL will group multiple writes with each fsync. An okay rule-of-thumb…
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Databases & DataSystems & Performance2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Mar 21, 2025 | MySQL transactions per second vs. fsyncs per second (2020) by jcartw | 121 | 52 |
