In this blog post, I’ll discuss changes I’ve made to the

tpcc-mysql

 benchmark tool. These changes make it less random and support multi-schema.

This post might only be interesting to performance researchers. The

tpcc-mysql

 benchmark to is what I use to test different hardware (as an example, see my previous post: https://www.percona.com/blog/2016/07/26/testing-samsung-storage-in-tpcc-mysql-benchmark-percona-server/).

The first change is support for multiple schemas, rather than just one schema. Supporting only one schema creates too much internal locking in MySQL on the same rows or the same index. Locking is fine …

This blog post will detail the results of Samsung storage in

tpcc-mysql

 benchmark using Percona Server.

I had an opportunity to test different Samsung storage devices under tpcc-mysql benchmark powered by Percona Server 5.7. You can find a summary with details here https://github.com/Percona-Lab-results/201607-tpcc-samsung-storage/blob/master/summary-tpcc-samsung.md

I have in my possession:

• Samsung 850 Pro, 2TB: This is a SATA device and is positioned as consumer-oriented, something that you would use in a high-end user desktop. As of this post, I estimate the price of this device as around $430/TB.
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