F2FS File-System Linux On SDHC Card

Benchmarks of the new F2FS file-system (Flash Friendly File-System) on Ubuntu Linux with the Linux 3.8 kernel comparing Btrfs, EXT4, and F2FS from a SDHC card. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.

Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the Phoronix Test Suite by running the command: phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1302215-FO-F2FSFILES54
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EXT4

Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160 + 16GB SD16G, Graphics: Intel Gen6 Mobile (1300MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
System Notes: Python 2.7.3.
Disk Mount Options Notes: data=ordered,relatime,rw

F2FS

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: F2FS, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Disk Mount Options Notes: acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr

Btrfs

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Disk Mount Options Notes: relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd

F2FS File-System Linux On SDHC CardOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores)HP 161CIntel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM1 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160 + 16GB SD16GIntel Gen6 Mobile (1300MHz)IDT 92HD81B1X5Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205Ubuntu 13.043.8.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 6.6.0X Server 1.13.2intel 2.21.23.0 Mesa 9.0.2GCC 4.7ext4F2FSbtrfs1600x900ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemsScreen ResolutionF2FS File-System Linux On SDHC Card BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - EXT4: Python 2.7.3.- EXT4: data=ordered,relatime,rw- F2FS: acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr- Btrfs: relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd

EXT4F2FSBtrfsResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%211%321%432%543%PostMarkDbenchIOzoneIOzoneFS-MarkFlexible IO TesterIOzoneIOzoneD.T.P164Kb - 4GB - Read Performance4Kb - 4GB - Read Performance1.F.1.SI.I.F.S.A.P64Kb - 4GB - Write Performance4Kb - 4GB - Write Performance

F2FS File-System Linux On SDHC Cardfio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patternfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizedbench: 1iozone: 4Kb - 4GB - Read Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 4GB - Write Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 4GB - Read Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 4GB - Write Performancepostmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs9276.780.900.7221.996.9322.446.93146190.321.301.5722.535.6323.834.83766881.730.570.379.395.299.396.2957OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternEXT4F2FSBtrfs2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 27.42, N = 3SE +/- 14.79, N = 39276.786190.326881.73
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternEXT4F2FSBtrfs16003200480064008000Min: 6151.45 / Avg: 6190.32 / Max: 6243.26Min: 6858.59 / Avg: 6881.73 / Max: 6909.26

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4F2FSBtrfs0.29250.5850.87751.171.4625SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 30.901.300.571. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4F2FSBtrfs246810Min: 0.9 / Avg: 0.9 / Max: 0.9Min: 1.3 / Avg: 1.3 / Max: 1.3Min: 0.5 / Avg: 0.57 / Max: 0.61. (CC) gcc options: -static

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: 1EXT4F2FSBtrfs0.35330.70661.05991.41321.7665SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 30.721.570.371. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1EXT4F2FSBtrfs246810Min: 0.72 / Avg: 0.72 / Max: 0.72Min: 1.56 / Avg: 1.57 / Max: 1.58Min: 0.36 / Avg: 0.37 / Max: 0.371. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

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: 4Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs510152025SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 321.9922.539.391. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs510152025Min: 19.92 / Avg: 21.99 / Max: 23.53Min: 22.17 / Avg: 22.53 / Max: 23.07Min: 9.38 / Avg: 9.39 / Max: 9.41. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs246810SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 36.935.635.291. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs3691215Min: 6.9 / Avg: 6.93 / Max: 6.95Min: 4.71 / Avg: 5.63 / Max: 7.27Min: 5.21 / Avg: 5.29 / Max: 5.421. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs612182430SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 322.4423.839.391. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs612182430Min: 21.68 / Avg: 22.44 / Max: 23.66Min: 21.93 / Avg: 23.83 / Max: 25.63Min: 9.37 / Avg: 9.39 / Max: 9.41. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 36.934.836.291. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs3691215Min: 6.9 / Avg: 6.93 / Max: 6.95Min: 4.64 / Avg: 4.83 / Max: 5.02Min: 6.24 / Avg: 6.29 / Max: 6.41. (CC) gcc options: -O3

PostMark

This is a test of NetApp's PostMark benchmark designed to simulate small-file testing similar to the tasks endured by web and mail servers. This test profile will set PostMark to perform 25,000 transactions with 500 files simultaneously with the file sizes ranging between 5 and 512 kilobytes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs20406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.31, N = 3SE +/- 3.71, N = 31476571. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4F2FSBtrfs1530456075Min: 13 / Avg: 13.67 / Max: 14Min: 72 / Avg: 76 / Max: 80Min: 52 / Avg: 56.67 / Max: 641. (CC) gcc options: -O3

EXT4

Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160 + 16GB SD16G, Graphics: Intel Gen6 Mobile (1300MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
System Notes: Python 2.7.3.
Disk Mount Options Notes: data=ordered,relatime,rw

Testing initiated at 18 February 2013 15:44 by user root.

F2FS

Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160 + 16GB SD16G, Graphics: Intel Gen6 Mobile (1300MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: F2FS, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Disk Mount Options Notes: acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr

Testing initiated at 19 February 2013 22:58 by user root.

Btrfs

Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160 + 16GB SD16G, Graphics: Intel Gen6 Mobile (1300MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Disk Mount Options Notes: relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd

Testing initiated at 20 February 2013 14:38 by user root.