Database lag is the silent killer of FiveM server tick rates. When 100+ players trigger inventory queries, vehicle saving, and banking transactions simultaneously, an unoptimized database engine will stall your main server thread. Here is how MariaDB 11 outperforms MySQL 8 and how to tune your my.cnf.
1. Why MariaDB 11 Wins for FiveM Workloads
FiveM resources using oxmysql utilize connection pools with asynchronous worker threads. MariaDB provides faster query compilation and more aggressive InnoDB buffer flushing compared to MySQL 8's default configuration.
2. Key my.cnf Tuning Parameters
[mysqld]
# Allocate 50-70% of available server RAM to InnoDB buffer pool
innodb_buffer_pool_size = 8G
innodb_buffer_pool_instances = 4
# Log file sizes and flush behaviour
innodb_log_file_size = 1G
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 2
innodb_flush_method = O_DIRECT
# Connection limits
max_connections = 250
character-set-server = utf8mb4
collation-server = utf8mb4_unicode_ci
