ZFS Linux Benchmarking Ubuntu 12.04

ZFS, EXT4, Btrfs Linux file-system benchmarking under Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Linux file-system testing for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.

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SSD: LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9
June 24 2012
 
SSD: EXT4
June 24 2012
 
SSD: Btrfs
June 25 2012
 
HDD: LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9
June 25 2012
 
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June 25 2012
 
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June 25 2012
 
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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSSDHDD LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9 EXT4 Btrfs LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9 EXT4 BtrfsIntel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz64GB OCZ AGILITY + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3Intel Ivy Bridge (1150MHz)Realtek ALC892DELL P2210HRealtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205Ubuntu 12.043.2.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.10.0X Server 1.11.3intel 2.17.02.1 Mesa 8.0.2GCC 4.6zfs1920x1080ext4btrfs320GB Seagate ST3320620AS + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3zfsext4btrfsOpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details- SSD: LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9: Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem Details- SSD: LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9: Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.- SSD: EXT4: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.- SSD: Btrfs: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.- HDD: LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9: Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.- HDD: EXT4: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.- HDD: Btrfs: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.Disk Details- SSD: EXT4: CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw,user_xattr- SSD: Btrfs: CFQ / nospace_cache,relatime,rw,ssd- HDD: EXT4: CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw,user_xattr- HDD: Btrfs: CFQ / nospace_cache,relatime,rw

fio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patternfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncblogbench: Readdbench: 1iozone: 1MB - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 1MB - 8GB - Write Performancetiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 16compilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Read Compiled Treepostmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceSSDHDD LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9 EXT4 Btrfs LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9 EXT4 Btrfs70.1736.0718.9218.52355.07372304201.57191.2091.594.24100.9590.21502.80445300.3959.7788.1357.53336.13111686846.06341.07124.9210.02158.67131.55802.32676.6127.4228.0023.17131.80180369835.82245.9659.1462.53107.1238.45794.5020.2320.0019.10353.53290550101.3175.4464.885.5149.3363.56373.562895635.8113.6031.2717.83153.23194464815.91106.5361.311.9765.4897.29753.6815.6717.3314.83266.3310.56119.9372.8636.99101.64110.81739.48OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs12002400360048006000SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 26.00, N = 670.17300.39676.615635.81
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs10002000300040005000Min: 69.33 / Avg: 70.17 / Max: 71.17Min: 299.94 / Avg: 300.39 / Max: 300.8Min: 559.52 / Avg: 676.61 / Max: 731.84

FS-Mark

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs1326395265SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 6SE +/- 0.32, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 336.0759.7727.4220.2313.6015.671. (CC) gcc options: -static
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs1224364860Min: 35.3 / Avg: 36.07 / Max: 37.2Min: 59.6 / Avg: 59.77 / Max: 59.9Min: 21.3 / Avg: 27.42 / Max: 30.9Min: 18.7 / Avg: 20.23 / Max: 20.9Min: 13.5 / Avg: 13.6 / Max: 13.7Min: 15.6 / Avg: 15.67 / Max: 15.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs20406080100SE +/- 1.81, N = 6SE +/- 6.46, N = 6SE +/- 0.96, N = 6SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 6SE +/- 0.38, N = 618.9288.1328.0020.0031.2717.331. (CC) gcc options: -static
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs20406080100Min: 16.8 / Avg: 18.92 / Max: 27.9Min: 57.2 / Avg: 88.13 / Max: 101.2Min: 23.6 / Avg: 28 / Max: 30.4Min: 19.6 / Avg: 20 / Max: 20.4Min: 27.6 / Avg: 31.27 / Max: 33.2Min: 16.8 / Avg: 17.33 / Max: 19.21. (CC) gcc options: -static

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs1326395265SE +/- 0.29, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 318.5257.5323.1719.1017.8314.831. (CC) gcc options: -static
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs1122334455Min: 17.9 / Avg: 18.52 / Max: 19.5Min: 57.5 / Avg: 57.53 / Max: 57.6Min: 21.3 / Avg: 23.17 / Max: 27.1Min: 19 / Avg: 19.1 / Max: 19.2Min: 17.7 / Avg: 17.83 / Max: 17.9Min: 14.8 / Avg: 14.83 / Max: 14.91. (CC) gcc options: -static

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs80160240320400SE +/- 295.09, N = 6SE +/- 6.48, N = 6SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 286.18, N = 6SE +/- 3.18, N = 6SE +/- 0.74, N = 3355.07336.13131.80353.53153.23266.331. (CC) gcc options: -static
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs60120180240300Min: 42.7 / Avg: 355.07 / Max: 1830.3Min: 324.9 / Avg: 336.13 / Max: 368.1Min: 129.5 / Avg: 131.8 / Max: 133.1Min: 57 / Avg: 353.53 / Max: 1784.3Min: 140.5 / Avg: 153.23 / Max: 161.9Min: 265.4 / Avg: 266.33 / Max: 267.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

BlogBench

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: ReadLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs400K800K1200K1600K2000KSE +/- 51494.10, N = 6SE +/- 34599.59, N = 6SE +/- 29027.45, N = 3SE +/- 4182.86, N = 5SE +/- 23423.79, N = 33723041116868180369829055019446481. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: ReadLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs300K600K900K1200K1500KMin: 184042 / Avg: 372303.83 / Max: 523740Min: 1039690 / Avg: 1116868 / Max: 1273565Min: 1765060 / Avg: 1803698.33 / Max: 1860542Min: 277058 / Avg: 290550 / Max: 300808Min: 1898858 / Avg: 1944648 / Max: 19761151. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread

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.

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs4080120160200SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3201.5746.0635.82101.3115.9110.561. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs4080120160200Min: 200.84 / Avg: 201.57 / Max: 202.79Min: 45.98 / Avg: 46.06 / Max: 46.16Min: 35.56 / Avg: 35.82 / Max: 36.03Min: 98.24 / Avg: 101.31 / Max: 103.88Min: 15.89 / Avg: 15.91 / Max: 15.92Min: 10.54 / Avg: 10.56 / Max: 10.591. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

IOzone

The IOzone benchmark tests the hard disk drive / file-system performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs70140210280350SE +/- 5.30, N = 6SE +/- 1.08, N = 3SE +/- 8.74, N = 6SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 5.99, N = 6191.20341.07245.9675.44106.53119.931. (CC) gcc options: -O3
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs60120180240300Min: 166.52 / Avg: 191.2 / Max: 200.14Min: 339.22 / Avg: 341.07 / Max: 342.95Min: 205.83 / Avg: 245.96 / Max: 265.77Min: 74.66 / Avg: 75.44 / Max: 76.56Min: 105.69 / Avg: 106.53 / Max: 108.2Min: 90.14 / Avg: 119.93 / Max: 126.811. (CC) gcc options: -O3

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs306090120150SE +/- 2.61, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 391.59124.9259.1464.8861.3172.861. (CC) gcc options: -O3
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs20406080100Min: 84.73 / Avg: 91.59 / Max: 100.12Min: 124.75 / Avg: 124.92 / Max: 125.23Min: 58.47 / Avg: 59.14 / Max: 60.05Min: 63.72 / Avg: 64.88 / Max: 66.74Min: 60.48 / Avg: 61.31 / Max: 62.87Min: 72.58 / Avg: 72.86 / Max: 73.111. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Threaded I/O Tester

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 16LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs1428425670SE +/- 0.49, N = 8SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 2.77, N = 8SE +/- 2.60, N = 8SE +/- 0.02, N = 4SE +/- 2.78, N = 84.2410.0262.535.511.9736.99
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 16LLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs1224364860Min: 2.83 / Avg: 4.24 / Max: 6.18Min: 9.95 / Avg: 10.02 / Max: 10.08Min: 54.44 / Avg: 62.53 / Max: 77.09Min: 2.42 / Avg: 5.51 / Max: 23.61Min: 1.91 / Avg: 1.97 / Max: 2.02Min: 22.01 / Avg: 36.99 / Max: 43.14

Compile Bench

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs4080120160200SE +/- 21.79, N = 6SE +/- 9.38, N = 6SE +/- 5.47, N = 6SE +/- 6.87, N = 6SE +/- 1.03, N = 4SE +/- 1.86, N = 3100.95158.67107.1249.3365.48101.64
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs306090120150Min: 77.37 / Avg: 100.95 / Max: 209.87Min: 125.47 / Avg: 158.67 / Max: 186.61Min: 90.37 / Avg: 107.12 / Max: 131.19Min: 41.86 / Avg: 49.33 / Max: 83.68Min: 63.06 / Avg: 65.48 / Max: 67.84Min: 99.28 / Avg: 101.64 / Max: 105.31

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs306090120150SE +/- 4.24, N = 6SE +/- 3.77, N = 6SE +/- 1.57, N = 6SE +/- 10.06, N = 6SE +/- 4.21, N = 4SE +/- 11.83, N = 390.21131.5538.4563.5697.29110.81
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs20406080100Min: 77.77 / Avg: 90.21 / Max: 108.34Min: 122.41 / Avg: 131.55 / Max: 143.36Min: 32.95 / Avg: 38.45 / Max: 42.81Min: 49.74 / Avg: 63.56 / Max: 112.63Min: 84.76 / Avg: 97.29 / Max: 102.27Min: 88.1 / Avg: 110.81 / Max: 127.9

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs2004006008001000SE +/- 25.25, N = 6SE +/- 6.39, N = 3SE +/- 5.66, N = 3SE +/- 58.40, N = 6SE +/- 6.11, N = 3SE +/- 5.91, N = 3502.80802.32794.50373.56753.68739.48
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9EXT4Btrfs140280420560700Min: 420.79 / Avg: 502.8 / Max: 573.27Min: 795.68 / Avg: 802.32 / Max: 815.09Min: 783.21 / Avg: 794.5 / Max: 800.94Min: 196.35 / Avg: 373.56 / Max: 536.88Min: 747.53 / Avg: 753.68 / Max: 765.9Min: 733.03 / Avg: 739.48 / Max: 751.29

PostMark

SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc9100200300400500SE +/- 182.24, N = 10SE +/- 12.01, N = 10445289
SSDHDDOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceLLNL ZFS 0.6.0-rc980160240320400Min: 240 / Avg: 444.8 / Max: 2083Min: 252 / Avg: 289 / Max: 378