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SQLite small blob storage: 35% Faster Than the Filesystem
SQLite reads and writes small blobs (for example, thumbnail images) 35% faster¹ than the same blobs can be read from or written to individual files on disk using fread() or fwrite().
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Databases & DataSystems & Performance2017
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2017 | SQLite small blob storage: 35% Faster Than the Filesystem by i_feel_great | 612 | 202 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | SQLite: 35% Faster Than the Filesystem by yla92 | 487 | 193 |
| Aug 18, 2019 | 35% Faster Than The Filesystem (2017) by Tomte | 267 | 164 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | SQLite is 35% Faster Than The Filesystem (2017) by _1cjw | 226 | 127 |
| Jan 15, 2023 | Faster than the filesystem (2021) by madmax108 | 216 | 137 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 60 Hacker News comments by 55 different people, from Jul 2017 to Oct 2026.
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- arc-in-space · Oct 13, 2026
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- ksherlock · Apr 10, 2026
