node-mysql2: node-mysql2 is running slower than node-mysql, config issue?

Hi, I wanted to try mysql2 as a replacement for mysql for performance reasons. When I tried it in a production environment, I am actually seeing that mysql2 is slower, so I wonder if it’s a config issue on my end. Are there any settings I should try changing?

Using the profiler, I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. The vast majority of time is spent in handlePacket -> TextRow -> wrap. The only other difference I notice between the two libraries is that mysql2 seems to invoke Readable.push in a very regular frequency time-wise, whereas mysql does it in an irregular pattern. Thank you!