sysbench ☆

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Description:
System performance benchmark tool

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: benchmark performance testing database sysadmin

Install: brew install sysbench

About:
Sysbench is a modular, cross-platform, and multi-threaded benchmark tool for evaluating OS parameters that affect performance under high load. It includes scripts for database testing (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) as well as CPU, memory, and file I/O benchmarks. Its primary value is providing a standardized way to measure system performance and database throughput.

Key Features:

Modular design allowing for easy addition of new tests
Support for database performance testing (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle)
Includes CPU, Memory, and File I/O benchmarks
Multi-threaded and scriptable for complex scenarios

Use Cases:

Comparing performance of different hardware or OS kernels
Load testing database servers before production deployment
Identifying system bottlenecks under heavy concurrency

Alternatives:

fio – fio is more specialized for storage I/O testing, whereas sysbench offers a broader suite including CPU and database benchmarks.
ab (ApacheBench) – ab is specifically for HTTP server load testing, while sysbench focuses on system-level resources and database throughput.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 9, 2024 10:19pm		7	VERSION_BUMP	aee80d32