Fastest Way of Inserting in Entity Framework

Question

I\'m looking for the fastest way of inserting into Entity Framework.

I\'m asking this because of the scenario where you have an active TransactionScope a

Answer 1

I would recommend this article on how to do bulk inserts using EF.

Entity Framework and slow bulk INSERTs

He explores these areas and compares perfomance:

1. Default EF (57 minutes to complete adding 30,000 records)
2. Replacing with ADO.NET Code (25 seconds for those same 30,000)
3. Context Bloat- Keep the active Context Graph small by using a new context for each Unit of Work (same 30,000 inserts take 33 seconds)
4. Large Lists - Turn off AutoDetectChangesEnabled (brings the time down to about 20 seconds)
5. Batching (down to 16 seconds)
6. DbTable.AddRange() - (performance is in the 12 range)