Ubuntu 12.10 File-Systems EXT4 Btrfs

Ubuntu 12.10 file-system benchmarking of EXT4, Btrfs, and XFS. A future article will explore into more detail and on latest Linux 3.6 kernel from Phoronix.com.

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EXT4

Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel Gen7 Mobile (1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.

Btrfs

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.

XFS

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / attr2,noquota,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.

Ubuntu 12.10 File-Systems EXT4 BtrfsOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores)CompuLab Intense-PCIntel 3rd Gen Core DRAM2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz500GB Hitachi HCC54755Intel Gen7 Mobile (1000MHz)Realtek ALC888VA2431Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/nUbuntu 12.103.5.0-13-generic (x86_64)Unity 6.4.0X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5)intel 2.20.33.0 Mesa 8.1-develGCC 4.7ext4btrfsxfs1920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemsScreen ResolutionUbuntu 12.10 File-Systems EXT4 Btrfs PerformanceSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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 - EXT4: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache- XFS: DEADLINE / attr2,noquota,relatime,rw- Scaling Governor: ondemand- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.

EXT4BtrfsXFSLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteThreaded I/O TesterCompile BenchIOzoneFS-MarkFS-MarkIOzoneFS-MarkDbenchIOzoneIOzoneFS-MarkApache BenchmarkRand Write - 64MB - 8Initial Create64Kb - 8GB - Write Performance5.F.1.S.4.T1.F.1.S.N.S.F1MB - 8GB - Write Performance4.F.3.S.D.1.S164Kb - 8GB - Read Performance1MB - 8GB - Read Performance1.F.1.SS.W.P.S

Ubuntu 12.10 File-Systems EXT4 Btrfsfs-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/FSynciozone: 1MB - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 1MB - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performancetiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 8compilebench: Initial Createapache: Static Web Page Servingdbench: 1EXT4BtrfsXFS13.5729.0017.20197.6784.0455.9275.5649.802.6287.9018487.777.9214.9821.2314.73146.5281.5570.0284.3569.8834.3581.5918409.988.8714.6325.8014.07195.1492.3664.4688.7864.541.5648.4018289.159.57OpenBenchmarking.org

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsXFS48121620SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 313.5714.9814.631. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsXFS48121620Min: 13.2 / Avg: 13.57 / Max: 13.8Min: 14.2 / Avg: 14.98 / Max: 15.3Min: 14.6 / Avg: 14.63 / Max: 14.71. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT4BtrfsXFS714212835SE +/- 0.48, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 329.0021.2325.801. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT4BtrfsXFS612182430Min: 27.2 / Avg: 29 / Max: 30.4Min: 21.2 / Avg: 21.23 / Max: 21.3Min: 25.2 / Avg: 25.8 / Max: 26.71. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsXFS48121620SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 317.2014.7314.071. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsXFS48121620Min: 16.7 / Avg: 17.2 / Max: 17.7Min: 14.7 / Avg: 14.73 / Max: 14.8Min: 13.8 / Avg: 14.07 / Max: 14.31. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncEXT4BtrfsXFS4080120160200SE +/- 5.33, N = 6SE +/- 26.99, N = 6SE +/- 2.85, N = 5197.67146.52195.141. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncEXT4BtrfsXFS4080120160200Min: 184.2 / Avg: 197.67 / Max: 213.5Min: 69.2 / Avg: 146.52 / Max: 239.2Min: 190.6 / Avg: 195.14 / Max: 205.51. (CC) gcc options: -static

IOzone

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS20406080100SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 384.0481.5592.361. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS20406080100Min: 82.91 / Avg: 84.04 / Max: 85.83Min: 78.82 / Avg: 81.55 / Max: 83.68Min: 91.68 / Avg: 92.36 / Max: 93.581. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS1632486480SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 355.9270.0264.461. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS1428425670Min: 55.09 / Avg: 55.92 / Max: 56.65Min: 69.56 / Avg: 70.02 / Max: 70.32Min: 63.91 / Avg: 64.46 / Max: 64.771. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS20406080100SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 4.49, N = 675.5684.3588.781. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS20406080100Min: 74.49 / Avg: 75.56 / Max: 77.26Min: 82.34 / Avg: 84.35 / Max: 85.7Min: 66.41 / Avg: 88.78 / Max: 94.191. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS1632486480SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 349.8069.8864.541. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS1428425670Min: 49.17 / Avg: 49.8 / Max: 50.59Min: 69.82 / Avg: 69.88 / Max: 69.94Min: 63.95 / Avg: 64.54 / Max: 64.961. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Threaded I/O Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8EXT4BtrfsXFS816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.97, N = 8SE +/- 0.03, N = 42.6234.351.56
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8EXT4BtrfsXFS714212835Min: 2.56 / Avg: 2.62 / Max: 2.71Min: 30.24 / Avg: 34.35 / Max: 37.52Min: 1.49 / Avg: 1.56 / Max: 1.62

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateEXT4BtrfsXFS20406080100SE +/- 1.86, N = 6SE +/- 2.18, N = 6SE +/- 1.00, N = 687.9081.5948.40
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateEXT4BtrfsXFS20406080100Min: 81.66 / Avg: 87.9 / Max: 93.11Min: 75.48 / Avg: 81.59 / Max: 87.84Min: 45.5 / Avg: 48.4 / Max: 51.47

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingEXT4BtrfsXFS4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 79.96, N = 3SE +/- 41.89, N = 3SE +/- 206.85, N = 318487.7718409.9818289.151. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingEXT4BtrfsXFS3K6K9K12K15KMin: 18362.65 / Avg: 18487.77 / Max: 18636.58Min: 18334.74 / Avg: 18409.98 / Max: 18479.51Min: 17914.1 / Avg: 18289.15 / Max: 18627.891. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl

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: 1EXT4BtrfsXFS3691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 37.928.879.571. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1EXT4BtrfsXFS3691215Min: 7.91 / Avg: 7.92 / Max: 7.93Min: 8.82 / Avg: 8.87 / Max: 8.91Min: 9.55 / Avg: 9.57 / Max: 9.581. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

EXT4

Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel Gen7 Mobile (1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 8 September 2012 07:59 by user root.

Btrfs

Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel Gen7 Mobile (1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 8 September 2012 12:27 by user root.

XFS

Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel Gen7 Mobile (1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / attr2,noquota,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.3. Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 8 September 2012 16:59 by user root.