ZFS Network Performance

This suite of benchmarks will try to verify the network performance of a ZFS NAS server in different configurations. NAS server installed on bare metal, in a virtual machine or using Linux/Btrfs.

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NAS4Free ZFS SMB

Compiler Notes: --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.11~148/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --enable-werror --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --mandir=/share/man --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib

NAS4Free ZFS NFS

Processor: Intel Core i7 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Pro, Chipset: Intel 7, Memory: x 0 DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 500GB APPLE SSD SM512E, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512MB, Monitor: Color LCD

OS: OS X 10.8.2 (12C3006), Kernel: 12.2.1 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.24) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.1 Thread model: posix + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6, File-System: Unknown, Screen Resolution: 2880x1800

ZFS Network PerformanceOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores)Apple MacBook ProIntel 7x 0 DDR3-1600MHz500GB APPLE SSD SM512EIntel HD 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512MBColor LCDOS X 10.8.2 (12C3006)12.2.1 (x86_64)X Server 1.13.02.1Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.24) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) TargetUnknown2880x1800ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorOSKernelDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionZFS Network Performance BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.11~148/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --enable-werror --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --mandir=/share/man --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib

NAS4Free ZFS SMB vs. NAS4Free ZFS NFS ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+164.3%+164.3%+328.6%+328.6%+492.9%+492.9%+657.2%+657.2%657.3%274%133.1%58.6%18.3%linux-2.6.32.tar.bz264MB Rand Write - 4 Threads547.5%2.F.C64MB Rand Read - 16 Threads64MB Rand Write - 8 Threads64MB Rand Read - 8 Threads21.3%64MB Rand Write - 16 ThreadsUnpacking The Linux KernelThreaded I/O TesterGzip CompressionThreaded I/O TesterThreaded I/O TesterThreaded I/O TesterThreaded I/O TesterNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS

ZFS Network Performancetiobench: 64MB Rand Read - 4 Threadstiobench: 64MB Rand Read - 8 Threadstiobench: 64MB Rand Read - 16 Threadstiobench: 64MB Rand Write - 4 Threadstiobench: 64MB Rand Write - 8 Threadstiobench: 64MB Rand Write - 16 Threadsunpack-linux: linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2compress-gzip: 2GB File Compressionpgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per SecondNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS28.1755.111.3329.723.260.93889.4170.38169.7028.3945.423.104.595.171.10117.4518.82OpenBenchmarking.org

Threaded I/O Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Read - 4 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS714212835SE +/- 0.40, N = 4SE +/- 0.42, N = 428.1728.39
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Read - 4 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS612182430Min: 27.2 / Avg: 28.17 / Max: 28.88Min: 27.74 / Avg: 28.39 / Max: 29.61

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Read - 8 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS1224364860SE +/- 0.14, N = 4SE +/- 4.58, N = 855.1145.42
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Read - 8 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS1122334455Min: 54.87 / Avg: 55.11 / Max: 55.48Min: 19.6 / Avg: 45.42 / Max: 56.46

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Read - 16 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS0.69751.3952.09252.793.4875SE +/- 0.04, N = 8SE +/- 0.24, N = 81.333.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Read - 16 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS246810Min: 1.14 / Avg: 1.33 / Max: 1.43Min: 2.52 / Avg: 3.1 / Max: 4.46

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Write - 4 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS714212835SE +/- 2.93, N = 8SE +/- 0.17, N = 829.724.59
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Write - 4 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS714212835Min: 9.41 / Avg: 29.72 / Max: 33.97Min: 4.06 / Avg: 4.59 / Max: 5.28

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Write - 8 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS1.16332.32663.48994.65325.8165SE +/- 0.49, N = 8SE +/- 2.22, N = 83.265.17
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Write - 8 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS246810Min: 1.71 / Avg: 3.26 / Max: 6.19Min: 2.27 / Avg: 5.17 / Max: 20.68

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Write - 16 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS0.24750.4950.74250.991.2375SE +/- 0.01, N = 8SE +/- 0.03, N = 80.931.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Write - 16 ThreadsNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS246810Min: 0.85 / Avg: 0.93 / Max: 0.98Min: 1.01 / Avg: 1.1 / Max: 1.2

Unpacking The Linux Kernel

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2NAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS2004006008001000SE +/- 1.71, N = 4SE +/- 1.01, N = 4889.41117.45
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2NAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS160320480640800Min: 886.52 / Avg: 889.41 / Max: 894.37Min: 116.28 / Avg: 117.45 / Max: 120.47

Gzip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File CompressionNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS1632486480SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 5.90, N = 670.3818.82
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File CompressionNAS4Free ZFS SMBNAS4Free ZFS NFS1428425670Min: 70.07 / Avg: 70.38 / Max: 70.57Min: 12.8 / Avg: 18.82 / Max: 48.33

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondNAS4Free ZFS SMB4080120160200169.701. (CC) gcc options: -no-cpp-precomp -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lm

NAS4Free ZFS SMB

Compiler Notes: --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.11~148/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --enable-werror --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --mandir=/share/man --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib

Testing initiated at 3 February 2013 22:25 by user huygens25.

NAS4Free ZFS NFS

Processor: Intel Core i7 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Pro, Chipset: Intel 7, Memory: x 0 DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 500GB APPLE SSD SM512E, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512MB, Monitor: Color LCD

OS: OS X 10.8.2 (12C3006), Kernel: 12.2.1 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.24) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.1 Thread model: posix + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6, File-System: Unknown, Screen Resolution: 2880x1800

Compiler Notes: --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.11~148/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --enable-werror --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --mandir=/share/man --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib

Testing initiated at 4 February 2013 07:43 by user huygens25.