Dolt Is as Fast as MySQL on Sysbench (www.dolthub.com)

Dolt, the world's first version-controlled relational database, has achieved a significant milestone by matching MySQL's performance in Sysbench benchmarks after five years of development. Dolt integrates features from both Git and traditional relational databases, allowing users to branch, fork, clone, merge, and diff their data seamlessly. The recent performance tests show that Dolt delivers competitive read and write latencies compared to MySQL, with overall mean read/write performance recorded at parity. This breakthrough is noteworthy for the AI/ML community as it highlights the potential for version control in data management, which could enhance data integrity and collaboration in AI projects. By offering a relational database that can track changes over time, Dolt could facilitate better model training and iteration processes. The detailed latency metrics reveal that Dolt outperforms MySQL in several key areas, such as oltp_read_only (5.28 ms for Dolt versus 38.2 ms for MySQL), while keeping pace or slightly trailing in others. Dolt's ability to maintain competitive performance while providing advanced versioning capabilities positions it as a valuable tool for data-driven development in AI and beyond.