mysql> show status like 'key%'; +------------------------+----------+ | Variable_name | Value | +------------------------+----------+ | Key_blocks_not_flushed | 0 | | Key_blocks_unused | 26623 | | Key_blocks_used | 3152 | | Key_read_requests | 20665226 | | Key_reads | 7587 | | Key_write_requests | 458092 | | Key_writes | 5640 | +------------------------+----------+ 7 rows in set (0.00 sec)