Is there anything faster than SqlDataReader in .NET? Technology Community › Category: ADO.NET › Is there anything faster than SqlDataReader in .NET? 0 Vote Up Vote Down VietMX Staff asked 4 years ago About the fastest access you will get to SQL is with the SqlDataReader. If SqlDataReader isn’t fast enough, perhaps you should store your stuff somewhere else, such as an (in-memory) cache or rewrite it as T-SQL.