> Also we are doing the same test on SQL Server. With 2 sessions inserting > 1M each by selecting from same table and inserting into 1st table > inserts_rows_per_Second on SQL Server is 25000 whereas on Oracle is only > 10000. Did you use insert .... select in SQL Server? The PL/SQL way is generally slower than insert ... select in Oracle, even if you use bulk inserts with forall... Tanel. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------