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PostgreSQL 17 Released With AVX-512 Optimization & Up To 2x Better Write Throughput


PostgreSQL 17 is out today as the newest annual feature release to this widely-used SQL database server

PostgreSQL 17 is out today as the newest annual feature release to this widely-used SQL database server. Plus improvements to the I/O layer can yield up to 2x better write throughput for high concurrency workloads thanks to write-ahead log (WAL) processing enhancements. Some other PostgreSQL 17 additions include JSON_TABLE support, new MERGE features, a new collation provider, incremental backups support with pg_basebackup, and other feature additions and improvements.

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