raid5 Running pts/iozone-1.7.0. xfs: Processor: AMD Athlon II X3 445 @ 3.10GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB HITACHI HTS54161 + 4 x 1500GB Seagate ST31500341AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4290, Audio: Realtek ALC892 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-5-server (x86_64), Display Driver: amd, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 ext4: Processor: AMD Athlon II X3 445 @ 3.10GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB HITACHI HTS54161 + 4 x 1500GB Seagate ST31500341AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4290, Audio: Realtek ALC892 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-5-server (x86_64), Display Driver: amd, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 IOzone 3.347 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better xfs .. 270.08 |================================================== ext4 . 342.98 |================================================================ IOzone 3.347 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better xfs .. 328.93 |============================================================= ext4 . 346.19 |================================================================ Flexible IO Tester 1.21 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better ext4 . 16.17 |==================================================== xfs .. 20.19 |================================================================= Flexible IO Tester 1.21 Test: Example Network Job Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better ext4 . 8.30 |================================================================== xfs .. 8.10 |================================================================