Benchmarking PostgreSQL vs. CockroachDB

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Does this mean that PostgresSQL is faster when it's a single instance?

Yes, and there is also a notable difference to CockroachDB running as a single instance.

So essentially, if you're running 1 instance, pg is faster. If you have big horizontal needs, CockroachDB would be faster?