I am one of those odd people who prefers to run MYSQL rather than SQLITE.
I recently purchased a Pi3b+, installed LMS 7.91 on it (7.90 on the old Pi3B) and changed the prefs file to use MYSQL.
At the same time I installed Mariadb 10.11.23 (have been using MYSQL 5.557 on the pi3B).
Scan times for my 16,338 tracks (on a USB 2TB WD elents disk) are as follows (No plugins are in use on either Pi):
Pi3B 35 minutes
Pi 3B+ 15 minutes
Remember this is not a direct comparison between Pi3B and Pi3B+ as the database version on the Pi3B+ is much newer, and LMS is slightly newer, but it seems to indicate that upgrades can sometimes be worthwhile. On the other hand, at the same time I upgraded my php from 5.6 to 7.0 and am having to rewrite all my programs to use the MySQLi Extension, which is a major PITA.... :(
JerryS
I recently purchased a Pi3b+, installed LMS 7.91 on it (7.90 on the old Pi3B) and changed the prefs file to use MYSQL.
At the same time I installed Mariadb 10.11.23 (have been using MYSQL 5.557 on the pi3B).
Scan times for my 16,338 tracks (on a USB 2TB WD elents disk) are as follows (No plugins are in use on either Pi):
Pi3B 35 minutes
Pi 3B+ 15 minutes
Remember this is not a direct comparison between Pi3B and Pi3B+ as the database version on the Pi3B+ is much newer, and LMS is slightly newer, but it seems to indicate that upgrades can sometimes be worthwhile. On the other hand, at the same time I upgraded my php from 5.6 to 7.0 and am having to rewrite all my programs to use the MySQLi Extension, which is a major PITA.... :(
JerryS