The document compares the performance of MySQL installed from binary versus from source code on a Dell PowerEdge R815 server with 4 CPUs and 48 cores. TPCC tests were run against both installations using the same parameters except for port number. The source code installation outperformed the binary installation, achieving 6586.6 transactions per minute versus 5606.6 transactions per minute for the binary installation in a test with 1 client and 50 warehouses over 60 seconds.