If the values of the primary key in my table range from 200,000,000 to 200,000,100
Will queries be much slower than if the values were 1000 to 1100?
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If the values of the primary key in my table range from 200,000,000 to 200,000,100
Will queries be much slower than if the values were 1000 to 1100?
No. Unless you’re using char/varchar fields for those numbers, a number is stored in a fixed-sized raw binary format, and the “size” of a number has no bearing on search speeds –
1will occupy as much space inside the database as999999999999.