Bug #37764 "Named Pipe" connections are discribed faster and slower than TCP
Submitted: 1 Jul 2008 14:29 Modified: 11 Jul 2008 19:22
Reporter: Eckhard Pruehs Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Documentation Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:5.1 OS:Any
Assigned to: Paul DuBois CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: Named Pipe TCP Connection

[1 Jul 2008 14:29] Eckhard Pruehs 
Description:
Discription on this page:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/windows-select-server.html

"Named pipes are slower than TCP/IP in many Windows configurations."

Discription on this page (nearly at the end of the page):

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-j-reference-configuration-properties.html

"In simple performance tests, it appears that named pipe access is between 30%-50% faster than the standard TCP/IP access."

How to repeat:
Click on the above link and read the documentation.
[1 Jul 2008 16:35] MySQL Verification Team 
Thank you for the bug report.
[11 Jul 2008 19:22] Paul DuBois 
Thank you for your bug report. This issue has been addressed in the documentation. The updated documentation will appear on our website shortly, and will be included in the next release of the relevant products.

Changed to:

        In simple performance tests, it appears that named pipe
        access is between 30%-50% faster than the standard TCP/IP
        access. However, this varies per system, and named pipes are
        slower than TCP/IP in many Windows configurations.