Benchmarking MySQL with Sysbench
Introduction
Setup, configure, and run MySQL server
Build and run Sysbench
Enable profile-guided optimization for MySQL
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About this Learning Path

Skill level:  Introductory
Reading time:  30 min
Last updated:  23 Feb 2026
Skill level:
  Introductory
Reading time:
  30 min
Last updated:
  23 Feb 2026
Author:Bolt Liu, Arm
Arm IP:Neoverse
Tags: Databases AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Oracle Linux MySQL Sysbench
Author:
  • Bolt Liu, Arm
Arm IP:
Neoverse
Tags:
Databases AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Oracle Linux MySQL Sysbench

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for performance engineers who want to benchmark MySQL using Sysbench and optimize performance on Arm Linux systems.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

  • Run Sysbench to benchmark a MySQL database server
  • Enable profile-guided optimization (PGO) for MySQL and examine the performance improvements

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

  • Basic knowledge of MySQL databases
  • Two Arm servers running Ubuntu 22.04, one for the MySQL server and the other for the Sysbench client
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