Linux 2.6.38 HDD
File-system benchmarks from the Linux 2.6.38 kernel of a Seagate SATA hard drive.


Seagate HDD: EXT3: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext2/ext3, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: EXT4: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: Btrfs: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: XFS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: JFS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: jfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: ReiserFS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: reiserfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: NILFS2: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: nilfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 312.84  |=============
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 150.58  |======
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 27.42   |=
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 120.50  |=====
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 974.29  |=======================================
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 1148.03 |==============================================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 1129.53 |=============================================


SQLite 3.7.3
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 28.50   |=
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 842.52  |==============================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 1297.94 |==============================================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 1261.37 |=============================================
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 406.66  |==============
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 279.24  |==========
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 24.96   |=


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 516  |==============
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 1785 |=================================================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 1536 |==========================================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 361  |==========
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 480  |=============
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 425  |============
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 349  |==========


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 60.33 |===============================
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 90.04 |==============================================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 93.77 |================================================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 80.45 |=========================================
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 65.27 |=================================
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 72.27 |=====================================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 58.86 |==============================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 74.03 |=======================================
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 82.91 |===========================================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 92.04 |================================================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 76.79 |========================================
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 61.15 |================================
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 85.69 |=============================================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 76.65 |========================================


Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 6
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 32.73  |==============
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 32.22  |==============
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 29.15  |=============
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 21.64  |=========
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 40.41  |==================
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 85.93  |=====================================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 107.87 |===============================================


Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 48
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 25.89  |============
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 103.39 |===============================================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 64.40  |=============================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 20.75  |=========
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 17.36  |========
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 36.89  |=================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 61.53  |============================


Flexible IO Tester 1.21
Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern
Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 76.79 |================================================
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 58.10 |====================================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 57.34 |====================================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 64.77 |========================================
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 54.18 |==================================
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 49.16 |===============================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 64.57 |========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 32
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 1.37 |=============================================
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 1.46 |================================================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 1.28 |==========================================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 1.44 |================================================
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 0.87 |=============================
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 1.48 |=================================================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 1.47 |=================================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 40.00 |====================================
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 16.30 |===============
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 15.20 |==============
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 19.07 |=================
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 47.47 |===========================================
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 43.07 |=======================================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 52.90 |================================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 48.30  |==================
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 127.80 |===============================================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 127.20 |===============================================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 56.70  |=====================
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 71.75  |==========================
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 89.70  |=================================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 62.60  |=======================


AIO-Stress 0.21
Test: Random Write
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 11.67 |=======
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 20.32 |============
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 79.81 |================================================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 5.33  |===
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 8.58  |=====
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 18.70 |===========
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 60.72 |=====================================