Hello Jared, I believe you must double your input voltage in order to get that 2x improvement in PL/SQL execution time. Do you have a 240-volt outlet handy? (Just kidding Jared! Please don't try that at home!) Best regards, Jonathan Gennick --- Brighten the corner where you are http://Gennick.com * 906.387.1698 * mailto:jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxx Join the Oracle-article list and receive one article on Oracle technologies per month by email. To join, visit http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/oracle-article, or send email to Oracle-article-request@xxxxxxxxxxx and include the word "subscribe" in either the subject or body. Tuesday, July 20, 2004, 12:41:21 PM, Jared.Still@xxxxxxxxxxx (Jared.Still@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: JSrc> While perusing a paper from OOW Australia: JSrc> http://download-west.oracle.com/openworld/melbourne/all_melbourne_ppts/DB_B_09.PDF JSrc> I noticed the claim that 10g PL/SQL is 2x faster than 9i PL/SQL. JSrc> Further reading showed the native compilation helped bolster that claim, JSrc> but JSrc> nonetheless it sounded like an interesting diversion before heading off JSrc> to the Change Control Meeting. JSrc> Using my trusty prime generator, the following times were given for JSrc> generating JSrc> all primes up < 100,000. JSrc> 8i: 4.1 seconds JSrc> 9i: 1.9 seconds JSrc> 10g: 1.45 seconds JSrc> Though interpreted PL/SQL in 10g does not appear to be 2x faster than in JSrc> 9i, JSrc> there is still a fair bit of improvement. JSrc> This is admittedly not a thorough test, but only takes a few minutes. JSrc> Code is at http://www.cybcon.com/~jkstill/prime6.html if interested. JSrc> Jared JSrc> ---------------------------------------------------------------- JSrc> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com JSrc> ---------------------------------------------------------------- JSrc> To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx JSrc> put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. JSrc> -- JSrc> Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ JSrc> FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html JSrc> ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------