Hi Matt, > Interesting, as this is a Dual Core proc... > I'll test that out. I just read something else interesting. This may or may not help you, and it also might be of wider interest to the list. Apparently, not only is PostgreSQL around 50% faster than MySQL, it is also much better at taking advantage of multiple cores: http://spyced.blogspot.com/2006/12/benchmark-postgresql-beats-stuffing.h tml Food for thought! Jason