varchar vs char speed improvement - Ow Mun Heng - com.mysql.lists.mysql

3 messages in com.mysql.lists.mysqlvarchar vs char speed improvement

Subject:	varchar vs char speed improvement
From:	Ow Mun Heng (Ow.M...@wdc.com)
Date:	09/26/2005 07:39:31 PM
List:	com.mysql.lists.mysql

Is there any doc looking at benchmarks of a database which is populated entirely with fixed length char compared to variable character lengths?

I know using char is preferred over varchar when it comes to speed. Is there any available benchmarks available?

Pointers where would be appreciated.