Delphi with SQL Server: OLEDB vs. Native Client drivers

Question

I have been told that SQL Native Client is supposed to be faster than the OLEDB drivers. So I put together a utility to do a load-test between the two - and am getting

Answer 1

I think you should concentrate on optimizing the:

• sql server engine and database settings
• your queries
• your data schema

Difference in speed between connection libraries is so small, even negligible, that it may cause a very tiny slowdown of systems and in very specific scenarios