sysbench

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On the record

Bundled benchmarks

Bundled benchmarks cover OLTP-like database workloads, filesystem I/O, CPU, memory, threads, and POSIX mutexes.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

CLI or automation

Yesgithub.com · read 24 Sep 2026

Concurrency

The README says sysbench has low overhead with thousands of concurrent threads and can generate and track hundreds of millions of events per second.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Custom benchmarks

Users can create benchmarks by implementing predefined hooks in Lua scripts.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Custom test profiles

Yesgithub.com · read 24 Sep 2026

Custom workloads

Users can create benchmarks by implementing predefined hooks in Lua scripts.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Database support

Build instructions describe MySQL support by default and PostgreSQL support as an optional build configuration.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Intended users

The README describes sysbench for database benchmarking and for building custom system workloads, so it is aimed at users who can run command-line benchmarks and configure scripts.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

License

The repository lists the project under the GPL-2.0 license.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Linux availability

Linux packages are offered through package repositories for x86_64, i386, and aarch64, with installation instructions for Debian/Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS, Fedora, and Arch Linux.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Linux packages

The README describes Linux binary packages for x86_64, i386, and aarch64, with installation instructions for Debian/Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS, Fedora, and Arch Linux.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Lua interpreter

sysbench can also run as a general-purpose Lua interpreter for scripts using its executable in place of lua.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

macOS

The README says current macOS packages are available through Homebrew.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

macOS availability

The README directs macOS users to install the package through Homebrew.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Operating systems

Linux,macOS,Windows via Windows Subsystem for Linuxgithub.com · read 24 Sep 2026

Other workloads

It can create complex workloads that do not involve a database server.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Purpose

sysbench is a scriptable, multithreaded benchmark tool based on LuaJIT, most often used for database benchmarks.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Release status

The releases page lists version 1.0.20 as the latest release.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

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