+* **Spark** - A new and optimized version of Spark 3.1.3 is included in this release. We tested Apache Spark 3.1.2(previous version) and Apache Spark 3.1.3(current version) using the TPC-DS benchmark. The test was carried out using E8 V3 SKU, for Apache Spark on 1-TB workload. Apache Spark 3.1.3 (current version) outperformed Apache Spark 3.1.2 (previous version) by over 40% in total query runtime for TPC-DS queries using the same hardware specs. The Microsoft Spark team added optimizations available in Azure Synapse with Azure HDInsight. For more information, please refer to [ Speed up your data workloads with performance updates to Apache Spark 3.1.2 in Azure Synapse](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/speed-up-your-data-workloads-with-performance-updates-to-apache/ba-p/2769467)
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