Performance of Linq to Entities vs ESQL

Question

When using the Entity Framework, does ESQL perform better than Linq to Entities?

I\'d prefer to use Linq to Entities (mainly because of the strong-

Answer 1

Entity-SQL (eSQL) allows you to do things such as dynamic queries more easily than LINQ to Entities. However, if you don't have a scenario that requires eSQL, I would be hesitant to rely on it over LINQ because it will be much harder to maintain (e.g. no more compile-time checking, etc).

I believe LINQ allows you to precompile your queries as well, which might give you better performance. Rico Mariani blogged about LINQ performance a while back and discusses compiled queries.