Benefits of using auto incrementing primary keys?

Is there any benefit of using auto incrementing columns as primary keys in postgres when I have another column that is unique and can be used as a primary key?
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Neto18d ago
storage + speed to compare
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Neto18d ago
The problem with using a UUID primary key in MySQL — PlanetScale
Understand the different versions of UUIDs and why using them as a primary key in MySQL can hurt database performance.
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GetPsyched17d ago
So, an auto incrementing primary key uses less space and is hence faster to query?
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Neto17d ago
without going too deep into db archtecture yeah
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GetPsyched17d ago
Hm, makes sense.
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