-- Copyright 2018 Tanel Poder. All rights reserved. More info at http://tanelpoder.com -- Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE.txt for terms & conditions. -- test case from http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2228426 -- -- When I choose a high_value > 100000 the grouping query runs < 1 sec. -- With high_value = 100000: < 1 sec -- With high_value = 90000: < 1 sec -- With high_value = 80000: 3 sec -- With high_value = 70000: 9 sec -- With high_value = 60000: 17 sec -- With high_value = 50000: 28 sec -- With high_value = 40000: 34 sec -- With high_value = 30000: 47 sec -- With high_value = 20000: 61 sec -- With high_value = 10000: 76 sec -- With high_value = 1: 102 sec set verify off undefine high_value drop table test_interval_p1_&&high_value; create table test_interval_p1_&high_value partition by range (id) interval (1) (partition test_p1 values less than (&high_value)) as select 100000 id , t.* from all_objects t where 1 = 0; insert into test_interval_p1_&high_value select 100000 id , t.* from all_objects t; commit; -- pause select id, count(*) from test_interval_p1_&high_value group by id;