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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T23:55:16+00:00 2026-05-24T23:55:16+00:00

Is there a performance difference when grouping by different data types? For instance, if

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Is there a performance difference when grouping by different data types? For instance, if I group by INT, will I get better performance than if I group by varchar?

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    2026-05-24T23:55:17+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 11:55 pm

    I would say GROUP BY INT is faster, as only 4 bytes are checked verses n bytes in a varchar field.

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