Query Builder vs Eloquent Performance
Compare the performance characteristics of Eloquent models versus raw Query Builder.
🎨 Eloquent ORM
User::take(10)->get()
Records:
10
Execution Time:
0.57ms
Memory Used:
18.84KB
Result Type:
App\Models\User
Features Available:
- ✓ Model instances
- ✓ Relationships
- ✓ Accessors
- ✓ Events
⚡ Query Builder
DB::table('users')->take(10)->get()
Records:
10
Execution Time:
0.25ms
Memory Used:
8.88KB
Result Type:
stdClass
Features Available:
- ✓ Plain objects
- ✓ No overhead
- ✓ Fast
- ✓ Simple
📊 Performance Difference
Time Overhead
0.32ms
126.3% slower
Memory Overhead
9.96KB
Additional memory used
Recommendation
Use Eloquent for features, Query Builder for performance
🎯 When to Use Each
🎨 Use Eloquent When:
- • Working with single records or small collections
- • Need model events (observers)
- • Accessing relationships frequently
- • Want attribute casting and accessors
- • Standard CRUD operations in controllers
⚡ Use Query Builder When:
- • Bulk operations (1000+ records)
- • Complex reporting queries
- • Aggregations and grouping
- • Performance-critical sections
- • Need raw SQL-like control