Benchmark: timing 500 iterations of dbh_insert, dbh_insert_values, sth_insert... dbh_insert: 28 wallclock secs ( 5.99 usr + 1.68 sys = 7.67 CPU) @ 65.19/s (n=500) dbh_insert_values: 27 wallclock secs ( 6.02 usr + 1.82 sys = 7.84 CPU) @ 63.78/s (n=500) sth_insert: 59 wallclock secs (28.48 usr + 2.41 sys = 30.89 CPU) @ 16.19/s (n=500)