This tab provides information about memory caches that affect the performance of the MySQL server. For each cache, there is a display that shows the current hit rate or usage of the cache, and a display that shows the hit rate or usage for the last few minutes.
          Query Cache Hitrate: When in use, the
          query cache of the MySQL server stores the text of a
          SELECT query together with the
          corresponding result that was sent to the client. If an
          identical query is later received, the server will retrieve
          the results from the query cache rather than parsing and
          executing the same query again. The hit rate indicates the
          ratio of queries that were cached and queries that were not
          cached. The higher the hit rate, the better the performance of
          the server regarding SELECT queries. See
          The MySQL Query Cache.
        
          Key Efficiency: The horizontal bar graph
          indicates how much of the allocated key buffer is in use. If a
          fairly large percentage of the key buffer is in use you may
          wish to increase the key_cache_size setting
          in the
          Startup
          Variables section. The line graph is an indication of
          the number of key_read_requests that
          resulted in actual key_reads. The higher
          the hit rate the more effective your key buffer is. A low hit
          rate can indicate that you need to increase the size of your
          keycache.
        

