Btrfs On Vertex 3 SSD

Btrfs comparison to EXT4 and various Btrfs mount options from an OCZ Vertex 3 240GB solid-state drive with Serial ATA 3.0 compliance on an Intel P67 motherboard. Testing by Phoronix.com.

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Btrfs On Vertex 3 SSDOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 HydraIntel 2nd Generation Core Family3072MB500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-0 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3AMD Radeon X1300/X1550Realtek ALC892DELL P2210HMarvell 88E8057 PCI-E GigabitUbuntu 11.103.1.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.8.2X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2)radeon 6.14.99GCC 4.6.1ext4btrfs1920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemsScreen ResolutionBtrfs On Vertex 3 SSD BenchmarksSystem Logs- Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

EXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cacheResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%293%486%679%872%FS-MarkPostgreSQL pgbenchIOzoneDbenchSQLiteDbenchPostMarkFS-MarkFS-MarkIOzoneThreaded I/O TesterApache Benchmark1.F.1.S.N.S.FT.B.T.P.S4Kb - 8GB - Write Performance6D.T.D12D.T.P5.F.1.S.4.T1.F.1.S4Kb - 8GB - Read PerformanceRand Write - 64MB - 8S.W.P.S

Btrfs On Vertex 3 SSDapache: Static Web Page Servingpgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondsqlite: Default Test Directorypostmark: Disk Transaction Performancedbench: 6dbench: 12tiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 8fs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncfs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Read PerformanceEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache32422.312164.8338.361895651.60784.14110.29103.07177.37126.30139.72329.6731839.77355.32194.121315104.67178.41114.7982.70179.0385.77138.06372.7031460.35422.33176.821250108.90187.18120.7280.70177.6388.90138.03370.9532180.22287.13194.474583114.84195.80121.5958.37373.80276.80253.97420.2532220.35329.89175.481289111.35198.14119.43176.151531.83234.37931.05369.9232112.13709.0360.581276118.77206.69118.1082.77175.7789.70137.83382.08OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache7K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 171.11, N = 3SE +/- 106.47, N = 3SE +/- 169.03, N = 3SE +/- 395.50, N = 3SE +/- 200.73, N = 3SE +/- 40.54, N = 332422.3131839.7731460.3532180.2232220.3532112.13
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache6K12K18K24K30KMin: 32245.43 / Avg: 32422.31 / Max: 32764.46Min: 31696.79 / Avg: 31839.77 / Max: 32047.92Min: 31186.29 / Avg: 31460.35 / Max: 31768.8Min: 31660.76 / Avg: 32180.22 / Max: 32956.55Min: 31842.72 / Avg: 32220.35 / Max: 32527.19Min: 32059.38 / Avg: 32112.13 / Max: 32191.82

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1TPC-B Transactions Per SecondEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache5001000150020002500SE +/- 19.78, N = 3SE +/- 90.34, N = 6SE +/- 77.85, N = 6SE +/- 56.26, N = 6SE +/- 92.79, N = 6SE +/- 19.40, N = 62164.83355.32422.33287.13329.89709.03
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1TPC-B Transactions Per SecondEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache400800120016002000Min: 2125.58 / Avg: 2164.83 / Max: 2188.64Min: 233.9 / Avg: 355.32 / Max: 799.35Min: 285.03 / Avg: 422.33 / Max: 780.7Min: 221.3 / Avg: 287.13 / Max: 567.35Min: 209.58 / Avg: 329.89 / Max: 786.61Min: 661.87 / Avg: 709.03 / Max: 785.61

SQLite

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache4080120160200SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 3.00, N = 5SE +/- 5.16, N = 6SE +/- 4.92, N = 6SE +/- 3.05, N = 6SE +/- 0.58, N = 338.36194.12176.82194.47175.4860.58
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache4080120160200Min: 38.33 / Avg: 38.36 / Max: 38.4Min: 188.96 / Avg: 194.12 / Max: 205.59Min: 160.31 / Avg: 176.82 / Max: 197.96Min: 172 / Avg: 194.47 / Max: 207.65Min: 164.22 / Avg: 175.48 / Max: 185.01Min: 59.83 / Avg: 60.58 / Max: 61.72

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache10002000300040005000SE +/- 27.60, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 139.00, N = 10SE +/- 15.92, N = 5SE +/- 15.92, N = 5189513151250458312891276
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache8001600240032004000Min: 1785 / Avg: 1895.4 / Max: 1923Min: 1315 / Avg: 1315 / Max: 1315Min: 1250 / Avg: 1250 / Max: 1250Min: 4166 / Avg: 4583 / Max: 5000Min: 1250 / Avg: 1289 / Max: 1315Min: 1250 / Avg: 1276 / Max: 1315

Dbench

Dbench is a benchmark designed by the Samba project as a free alternative to netbench, but dbench contains only file-system calls for testing the disk performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 6EXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache140280420560700SE +/- 3.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.79, N = 4SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3651.60104.67108.90114.84111.35118.77
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 6EXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache110220330440550Min: 644.23 / Avg: 651.6 / Max: 655.46Min: 102.01 / Avg: 104.67 / Max: 106.55Min: 108.45 / Avg: 108.9 / Max: 109.62Min: 109.61 / Avg: 114.84 / Max: 117.64Min: 110.23 / Avg: 111.35 / Max: 112.53Min: 118.49 / Avg: 118.77 / Max: 118.98

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 12EXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache2004006008001000SE +/- 7.81, N = 3SE +/- 2.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 4.07, N = 6SE +/- 3.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3784.14178.41187.18195.80198.14206.69
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 12EXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache140280420560700Min: 770.35 / Avg: 784.14 / Max: 797.4Min: 175.56 / Avg: 178.41 / Max: 183.52Min: 186.72 / Avg: 187.18 / Max: 187.48Min: 181.86 / Avg: 195.8 / Max: 203.92Min: 192.18 / Avg: 198.14 / Max: 202.67Min: 205.77 / Avg: 206.69 / Max: 207.24

Threaded I/O Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8EXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache306090120150SE +/- 0.11, N = 4SE +/- 2.79, N = 8SE +/- 2.00, N = 8SE +/- 3.32, N = 8SE +/- 3.16, N = 8SE +/- 1.91, N = 8110.29114.79120.72121.59119.43118.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8EXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache20406080100Min: 109.99 / Avg: 110.29 / Max: 110.53Min: 97.8 / Avg: 114.79 / Max: 122.45Min: 110.7 / Avg: 120.72 / Max: 130.53Min: 101.36 / Avg: 121.59 / Max: 129.3Min: 109.17 / Avg: 119.43 / Max: 130.35Min: 105.45 / Avg: 118.1 / Max: 122.02

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache4080120160200SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 2.35, N = 6SE +/- 9.39, N = 6SE +/- 1.22, N = 3103.0782.7080.7058.37176.1582.77
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache306090120150Min: 102.8 / Avg: 103.07 / Max: 103.3Min: 81.7 / Avg: 82.7 / Max: 83.7Min: 80.4 / Avg: 80.7 / Max: 80.9Min: 51.4 / Avg: 58.37 / Max: 64.9Min: 145.6 / Avg: 176.15 / Max: 213.8Min: 81.5 / Avg: 82.77 / Max: 85.2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache30060090012001500SE +/- 1.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 2.21, N = 3SE +/- 13.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3177.37179.03177.63373.801531.83175.77
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache30060090012001500Min: 174 / Avg: 177.37 / Max: 180.1Min: 178.6 / Avg: 179.03 / Max: 179.4Min: 176.7 / Avg: 177.63 / Max: 178.6Min: 369.4 / Avg: 373.8 / Max: 376.3Min: 1513.4 / Avg: 1531.83 / Max: 1558.4Min: 174.9 / Avg: 175.77 / Max: 176.6

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache60120180240300SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 2.66, N = 3SE +/- 3.17, N = 6SE +/- 0.44, N = 3126.3085.7788.90276.80234.3789.70
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache50100150200250Min: 126.2 / Avg: 126.3 / Max: 126.4Min: 85 / Avg: 85.77 / Max: 86.2Min: 88 / Avg: 88.9 / Max: 90.5Min: 272.4 / Avg: 276.8 / Max: 281.6Min: 222.6 / Avg: 234.37 / Max: 245.4Min: 88.9 / Avg: 89.7 / Max: 90.4

IOzone

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache2004006008001000SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 25.75, N = 6SE +/- 209.67, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3139.72138.06138.03253.97931.05137.83
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache160320480640800Min: 139.63 / Avg: 139.72 / Max: 139.78Min: 138.04 / Avg: 138.06 / Max: 138.09Min: 137.87 / Avg: 138.03 / Max: 138.15Min: 139.36 / Avg: 253.97 / Max: 292.61Min: 228.09 / Avg: 931.05 / Max: 1273.81Min: 137.82 / Avg: 137.83 / Max: 137.85

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache90180270360450SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 5.05, N = 3SE +/- 5.73, N = 4SE +/- 14.89, N = 6SE +/- 6.17, N = 3SE +/- 4.93, N = 3329.67372.70370.95420.25369.92382.08
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4BtrfsBtrfs + nossdBtrfs + ZlibBtrfs + LZOBtrfs + space_cache70140210280350Min: 329.43 / Avg: 329.67 / Max: 329.99Min: 367.17 / Avg: 372.7 / Max: 382.79Min: 354.62 / Avg: 370.95 / Max: 378.98Min: 387.72 / Avg: 420.25 / Max: 467.64Min: 363.62 / Avg: 369.92 / Max: 382.27Min: 373.18 / Avg: 382.08 / Max: 390.2