I was doing some testing with DBT-3 on our 8-way STP systems and noticed a significant difference in the execution of Query 2 using 8.0beta3.
Here is the query template we're using: select s_acctbal, s_name, n_name, p_partkey, p_mfgr, s_address, s_phone, s_comment from part, supplier, partsupp, nation, region where p_partkey = ps_partkey and s_suppkey = ps_suppkey and p_size = :1 and p_type like '%:2' and s_nationkey = n_nationkey and n_regionkey = r_regionkey and r_name = ':3' and ps_supplycost = ( select min(ps_supplycost) from partsupp, supplier, nation, region where p_partkey = ps_partkey and s_suppkey = ps_suppkey and s_nationkey = n_nationkey and n_regionkey = r_regionkey and r_name = ':3' ) order by s_acctbal desc, n_name, s_name, p_partkey This first run executes it pretty fast: http://khack.osdl.org/stp/298338/ 1555.414 ms This second run executes it relatively slow: http://khack.osdl.org/stp/298340/ 42532.855 ms The plans are different and I suspect thats where the differences lie. For brevity (and readability) I won't copy the plans here but I'll provide the links. Search for 'PERF1.POWER.Q2' in the file, it's the second query executed and you'll notice the differences under the SubPlan: The first run: http://khack.osdl.org/stp/298338/results/run/power_query.result The second run: http://khack.osdl.org/stp/298340/results/run/power_query.result I know Jenny has previously presented a problem that was solved by doing a setseed(0), but I noticed the kit doesn't do that anymore. Anyone know if this might be the same or related issues? Thanks, Mark ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html