Lies, Damn Lies and Database Benchmarks

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ClickBenchdatabase benchmarksJIT compilationcachingprocess restarts

Author: eigenBasis

Date: 6/23/2026

Article Summary:

The article discusses the importance of understanding database benchmarks, specifically ClickBench, and how it can be misleading due to various factors such as process restarts, JIT compilation, and caching.