SSD vs HDD

VMware testing on Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.

Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the Phoronix Test Suite by running the command: phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1202176-AR-SSDVSHDD438
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Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 14336MB, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-server (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

SSD vs HDDOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)Intel 440BXIntel 440BX/ZX/DX14336MB17GB Virtual diskVMware SVGA IIVMware VMXNET3Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-16-server (x86_64)vmwareGCC 4.6.1ext4VMwareProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsNetworkOSKernelDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemSystem LayerSSD Vs HDD BenchmarksSystem Logs

SSD vs HDDapache: Static Web Page Servingcompress-gzip: 2GB File Compressionsqlite: Default Test Directorypostmark: Disk Transaction Performancepgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondunpack-linux: linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2HDDSSDPlextor25059.1813.5626.434500728.7312.4025631.7913.62OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingHDDSSD5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 232.04, N = 3SE +/- 340.76, N = 325059.1825631.79
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingHDDSSD4K8K12K16K20KMin: 24672.97 / Avg: 25059.18 / Max: 25475.14Min: 25202.93 / Avg: 25631.79 / Max: 26304.93

Gzip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File CompressionHDDPlextor48121620SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 313.5613.62
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File CompressionHDDPlextor48121620Min: 13.46 / Avg: 13.56 / Max: 13.61Min: 13.57 / Avg: 13.62 / Max: 13.72

SQLite

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryHDD612182430SE +/- 0.11, N = 326.43

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceHDD10002000300040005000SE +/- 136.19, N = 104500

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4TPC-B Transactions Per SecondHDD160320480640800SE +/- 10.55, N = 5728.73

Unpacking The Linux Kernel

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2HDD3691215SE +/- 0.05, N = 412.40

HDD

Testing initiated at 17 February 2012 10:49 by user goose.

SSD

Testing initiated at 17 February 2012 13:55 by user goose.

Plextor

Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 14336MB, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-server (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

Testing initiated at 17 February 2012 14:05 by user goose.