Comparison of DataNucleus with MySQL server vs OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded

Each of the following tables focuses on a specific database operation, where the last table presents average results comparison.

Speed comparison of JPA database persistence operations (normalized score, higher is better)

Transaction Size =>	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded
Basic Person Test	2.6	13.3	1.4	6.9	2.0	10.1
Element Collection Test	1.0	8.6	0.48	5.3	0.76	7.0
Inheritance Test	2.5	12.2	1.3	5.8	1.9	9.0
Indexing Test	4.0	16.7	2.5	9.1	3.3	12.9
Graph (Binary Tree) Test	1.1	6.1	0.99	7.3	1.1	6.7
Multithreading Test	6.2	26.8	2.5	7.0	4.4	16.9
All Tests	2.9	13.9	1.5	6.9	2.2	10.4

The results above show that in general OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is much more efficient than DataNucleus with MySQL server in persisting JPA entity objects to the database. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (2.2) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (10.4) reveals that in these tests, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 4.7 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using JPA element collections with large transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (0.48) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (5.3) reveals that in that case, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 11.0 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

Speed comparison of JPA database retrieval operations (normalized score, higher is better)

Retrieval Size =>	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded
Basic Person Test	0.96	21.8	9.3	30.1	5.1	25.9
Element Collection Test	0.18	0.0068	0.77	4.5	0.47	2.2
Inheritance Test	0.55	0.0025	8.5	2.0	4.5	0.98
Indexing Test	0.82	22.1	9.7	43.6	5.3	32.9
Graph (Binary Tree) Test	2.1	2.1	3.5	2.1	2.8	2.1
Multithreading Test	0.27	20.9	7.8	23.5	4.0	22.2
All Tests	0.81	11.1	6.6	17.6	3.7	14.4

The results above show that in general OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is much more efficient than DataNucleus with MySQL server in retrieving JPA entity objects from the database. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (3.7) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (14.4) reveals that in these tests, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 3.9 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using multithreading with small retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (0.27) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (20.9) reveals that in that case, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 77.4 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

On the other hand, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is slower, for instance, when using class inheritance in the object model with small retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (0.0025) to the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (0.55) reveals that in that case, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 220 times slower than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

Speed comparison of JPA database query operations (normalized score, higher is better)

Retrieval Size =>	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded
Basic Person Test	7.2	2.8	2.2	0.91	4.7	1.9
Element Collection Test	5.8	1.4	0.27	0.95	3.1	1.2
Inheritance Test	2.9	2.4	1.7	1.3	2.3	1.8
Indexing Test	0.0084	15.4	2.5	34.3	1.2	24.9
Multithreading Test	failed	1.4	failed	0.53	failed	0.95
All Tests	4.0	4.7	1.7	7.6	2.8	6.1

DataNucleus with MySQL server has failed in 2 tests (see exceptions).

The results above show that in general OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is more efficient than DataNucleus with MySQL server in executing the tested JPA queries. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (2.8) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (6.1) reveals that in these tests, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 2.2 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using database indexes with small retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (0.0084) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (15.4) reveals that in that case, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 1,833 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

On the other hand, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is slower, for instance, when using JPA element collections with small retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (1.4) to the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (5.8) reveals that in that case, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 4.1 times slower than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

Speed comparison of JPA database update operations (normalized score, higher is better)

Transaction Size =>	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded
Basic Person Test	0.61	12.0	1.1	5.3	0.88	8.6
Element Collection Test	0.31	0.017	0.44	3.7	0.38	1.8
Inheritance Test	0.51	0.0098	1.8	2.0	1.1	0.99
Indexing Test	0.68	9.3	2.2	5.5	1.5	7.4
Graph (Binary Tree) Test	0.91	2.5	0.47	1.6	0.69	2.1
Multithreading Test	0.64	20.0	failed	3.7	0.64	11.8
All Tests	0.61	7.3	1.2	3.6	0.88	5.5

DataNucleus with MySQL server has failed in 1 tests (see exceptions).

The results above show that in general OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is much more efficient than DataNucleus with MySQL server in updating JPA entity objects in the database. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (0.88) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (5.5) reveals that in these tests, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 6.2 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using multithreading with small transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (0.64) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (20.0) reveals that in that case, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 31.2 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

On the other hand, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is slower, for instance, when using class inheritance in the object model with small transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (0.0098) to the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (0.51) reveals that in that case, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 52.0 times slower than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

Speed comparison of JPA database removal operations (normalized score, higher is better)

Transaction Size =>	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded
Basic Person Test	0.70	21.3	1.3	15.7	1.0	18.5
Element Collection Test	0.17	0.011	0.40	2.9	0.29	1.5
Inheritance Test	0.41	0.0070	1.3	3.5	0.87	1.8
Indexing Test	1.7	28.8	1.9	15.2	1.8	22.0
Graph (Binary Tree) Test	0.49	2.9	0.46	3.6	0.47	3.2
Multithreading Test	failed	26.0	failed	19.6	failed	22.8
All Tests	0.69	13.2	1.1	10.1	0.89	11.6

DataNucleus with MySQL server has failed in 2 tests (see exceptions).

The results above show that in general OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is much more efficient than DataNucleus with MySQL server in deleting JPA entity objects from the database. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (0.89) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (11.6) reveals that in these tests, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 13.0 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using simple basic entities with small transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (0.70) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (21.3) reveals that in that case, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 30.4 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

On the other hand, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is slower, for instance, when using class inheritance in the object model with small transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (0.0070) to the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (0.41) reveals that in that case, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 58.6 times slower than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

Comparison of JPA/Database speed - the averages (normalized score, higher is better)

Transaction/Retrieval Size	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded	DataNucleus MySQL server	OpenJPA HSQLDB embedded
Basic Person Test	2.4	14.3	3.1	11.8	2.7	13.0
Element Collection Test	1.5	2.0	0.47	3.5	0.99	2.7
Inheritance Test	1.4	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.1	2.9
Indexing Test	1.4	18.5	3.8	21.6	2.6	20.0
Graph (Binary Tree) Test	1.2	3.4	1.4	3.7	1.3	3.5
Multithreading Test	2.4	19.0	5.1	10.9	3.5	14.9
All Tests	1.7	10.2	2.6	9.2	2.1	9.7

The results above show that in general OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is much more efficient than DataNucleus with MySQL server in performing JPA database operations. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (2.1) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (9.7) reveals that in these tests, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 4.6 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using database indexes with small transaction/retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of DataNucleus with MySQL database server (1.4) to the normalized speed of OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded database (18.5) reveals that in that case, OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded is 13.2 times faster than DataNucleus with MySQL server.

JPA Performance Benchmark (JPAB)