I don't expect mysql to ever win at graph traversal when pitted against a graph database, but... However, no attempts have been made to optimize the Java VM, t

I don't expect mysql to ever win at graph traversal when pitted against a graph database, but... However, no attempts have been made to optimize the Java VM, the SQL queries, etc. These experiments were run with both Neo4j and MySQL “out of the box” and with a “natural syntax” for both types of queries. This, along with all the other factors overlooked, makes the results nothing more than a very cursory starting point to actually comparing the two data stores. There is not enough data, or effort into collecting accurate data to draw any conclusions.