diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb/table.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb/table.go
index 9fda2989c5e..bfcf898f4f7 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb/table.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb/table.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func IsValidIdentifier(name string) bool {
 // Table is a struct which holds row data, as well as a reference to its schema.
 type Table struct {
 	table            durable.Table
+	tableData        durable.Index
 	overriddenSchema schema.Schema
 }
 
@@ -442,7 +443,14 @@ func (t *Table) GetNomsRowData(ctx context.Context) (types.Map, error) {
 
 // GetRowData retrieves the underlying map which is a map from a primary key to a list of field values.
 func (t *Table) GetRowData(ctx context.Context) (durable.Index, error) {
-	return t.table.GetTableRows(ctx)
+	if t.tableData == nil {
+		var err error
+		t.tableData, err = t.table.GetTableRows(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return t.tableData, nil
 }
 
 func (t *Table) GetRowDataWithDescriptors(ctx context.Context, kd, vd val.TupleDesc) (durable.Index, error) {
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/tables.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/tables.go
index 50f3b2aa498..3fc361a6639 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/tables.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/tables.go
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ var _ dtables.VersionableTable = (*DoltTable)(nil)
 type DoltTable struct {
 	db           dsess.SqlDatabase
 	lockedToRoot doltdb.RootValue
+	cachedRoot   doltdb.RootValue
+	cachedTable  *doltdb.Table
 
 	// overriddenSchema is set when the @@dolt_override_schema system var is in use
 	overriddenSchema schema.Schema
@@ -315,19 +317,22 @@ func (t *DoltTable) DoltTable(ctx *sql.Context) (*doltdb.Table, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	table, ok, err := root.GetTable(ctx, t.TableName())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, sql.ErrTableNotFound.New(t.tableName)
-	}
-
-	if t.overriddenSchema != nil {
-		table.OverrideSchema(t.overriddenSchema)
+	if root != t.cachedRoot {
+		table, ok, err := root.GetTable(ctx, t.TableName())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, sql.ErrTableNotFound.New(t.tableName)
+		}
+		if t.overriddenSchema != nil {
+			table.OverrideSchema(t.overriddenSchema)
+		}
+		t.cachedRoot = root
+		t.cachedTable = table
 	}
 
-	return table, nil
+	return t.cachedTable, nil
 }
 
 // DataCacheKey returns an opaque key that can be compared for equality to see if this
diff --git a/go/performance/microsysbench/sysbench_test.go b/go/performance/microsysbench/sysbench_test.go
index 1d2a39c9681..ac630184ab6 100644
--- a/go/performance/microsysbench/sysbench_test.go
+++ b/go/performance/microsysbench/sysbench_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server/server"
 	"github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server/sql"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
@@ -124,21 +123,23 @@ func benchmarkSysbenchQuery(b *testing.B, getQuery func(int) string) {
 	})
 	ctx, eng := setupBenchmark(b, dEnv)
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		schema, iter, _, err := eng.Query(ctx, getQuery(i))
+		_, iter, _, err := eng.Query(ctx, getQuery(i))
 		require.NoError(b, err)
-		i := 0
-		buf := sql.NewByteBuffer(16000)
+		//schema, iter, _, err := eng.Query(ctx, getQuery(i))
+		//i := 0
+		//buf := sql.NewByteBuffer(16000)
 		for {
-			i++
-			row, err := iter.Next(ctx)
+			//i++
+			//row, err := iter.Next(ctx)
+			_, err = iter.Next(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				break
 			}
-			outputRow, err := server.RowToSQL(ctx, schema, row, nil, buf)
-			_ = outputRow
-			if i%128 == 0 {
-				buf.Reset()
-			}
+			//outputRow, err := server.RowToSQL(ctx, schema, row, nil, buf)
+			//_ = outputRow
+			//if i%128 == 0 {
+			//	buf.Reset()
+			//}
 		}
 		require.Error(b, io.EOF)
 		err = iter.Close(ctx)