Performance Between OLEDB And ADO.NET Providers

Hi,

I am planning on using SSCE in a desktop embedded scenario. In considering deployment options, in addition to the SSCE runtime, I would also need to bundle either MDAC (OLEDB) or .NET Framework 2.0 (ADO.NET).

From the installer footprint standpoint, it's a no-brainer since MDAC is much smaller in size than .NET Framework. However, an article from the MSDN library (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa719514(VS.71).aspx) talks about the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server and how it performs much better than the OLEDB counterpart.

So my question is, how much of a performance difference is there between using the OLEDB provider vs. the ADO.NET provider? I am primarily concerned with insert speed.

Also, it does seem a little silly when you need a 22.4Mb installer (.NET Framework) for a provider to a database that is under 2Mb in size.



Eugene