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Real-workload SQLite benchmarks on Hetzner's cheapest VPS

Real-workload SQLite benchmarks on Hetzner's cheapest VPS

by s13k·May 9, 2026·8 points·0 comments
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●●SolidBig BrainNiche Gem

Quantifies the 43x performance drop when SQLite working sets spill from RAM to disk.

Strengths
  • •Tests a 6GB database on 3.7GB RAM to force realistic disk I/O rather than synthetic caching.
  • •Provides concrete p99 and p999 latency numbers for concurrent read/write workloads.
  • •Explicitly details production pragmas like WAL and synchronous=NORMAL tradeoffs.
Weaknesses
  • •Single hardware configuration limits generalizability to NVMe or higher-tier instances.
  • •Lacks comparison against other embedded databases like DuckDB or Limbo for context.
Category
Data
Target Audience

Backend engineers and database administrators optimizing SQLite deployments

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SQLite Benchmark · DB-Engines · Sysbench

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