Table vs Temp Table Performance

Question

Which is faster for millions of records: Permanent Table or Temp Tables?

I have to use it only for 15 million records. After processing is complete, we delete t

Answer 1

Temp tables are in memory (unless they're too big), so in theory they should be REALLY fast. But it's usually not. As a rule of thumb, try to stay away from temp tables, unless that is the only solution. Can you give us some more information about what you're trying to do? It could probably be done with a derived query