- Make sure that your system statistics reasonably represent the operational characteristics of your system. For example, if your system really averages 3.7 blocks per multi-block read, then CBO will make dumb decisions about whether to do full-table scans on systems were db_file_multiblock_read_count=128. [Naveen Nahata] Can you please elaborate on how I can find, how many blocks my system reads on an average per oracle multi-block read request? Regards Naveen