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The choice of primary key generation impacts write throughput. Strategies like GenerationType.IDENTITY disable Hibernate's ability to use JDBC batch inserts because the database must execute the insert immediately to determine the ID. Mihalcea advocates for GenerationType.SEQUENCE combined with optimized allocation sizes ( pooled or pooled-lo optimizers) to enable seamless write batching. Purchase the official PDF from the publisher or