Is MyISAM faster than InnoDB?

Which is faster MyISAM or InnoDB?

In terms of data queries (SELECT), InnoDB is the clear winner, but when it comes to database writes (INSERT and UPDATE), MyISAM is somewhat faster. However, the lower speed of InnoDB is more than compensated for by its transaction protocol.

What are the advantages of MyISAM over InnoDB?

- MyISAM is faster than InnoDB in most of the cases. - MyISAM table is stored as a separate file which can be compressed. - This means that MyISAM has a better storage management. - MyISAM supports full indexing that is not supported by InnoDb.

Which is the best engine for performance in MySQL?

General purpose MySql/MariaDB Engines XtraDB is the best choice in the majority of cases. It is a performance-enhanced fork of InnoDB and is MariaDB's default engine until MariaDB 10.1. InnoDB is a good general transaction storage engine.

Why Mylsam gives the best performance?

MyISAM is designed with the idea that your database is queried far more than its updated and as a result it performs very fast read operations. If your read to write(insert|update) ratio is less than 15% its better to use MyISAM.