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RolandoMySQLDBA
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Simple question about MySQL, InnoDB and MyISAM

How can MyISAM be "faster" than InnoDB if

  • MyISAM needs to do disk reads for the data?
  • InnoDB uses the buffer pool for indexes and data, and MyISAM just for the index?
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