MySQL Performance Benchmarking: From Manual Tests to Production-Ready Analysis

MySQL Performance Benchmarking: From Manual Tests to Production-Ready, Multi-Environment Analysis What core problem does this article solve? It provides a complete, repeatable workflow for benchmarking MySQL performance using sysbench and tsar, transforming raw numbers into actionable insights for infrastructure decisions. Performance testing is often treated as an afterthought—run a few commands, glance at the QPS, and call it a day. But when you’re choosing between cloud providers, validating new hardware, or tuning critical database parameters, gut feelings aren’t enough. You need precise, reproducible data aligned with system metrics. This guide walks through an integrated benchmarking suite that automates testing, captures …