Linux 3.8 File-System HDD Testing

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Linux 3.8 File-System HDD TestingOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteAMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaAMD ATI RD890 bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AZRX-0AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MBRealtek ALC889DELL P2210HIntel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 13.043.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64)Unity 6.6.0X Server 1.13.2radeon 7.1.02.1 Mesa 9.2-devel (git-9c1107b) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7 + Clang 3.2-1~exp5ubuntu2 + LLVM 3.3svnext4xfsbtrfsreiserfsjfs1920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemsScreen ResolutionLinux 3.8 File-System HDD Testing 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: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- XFS: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache- ReiserFS: DEADLINE / relatime,rw- JFS: DEADLINE / relatime,rw- Scaling Governor: ondemand- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.3.

EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteDbenchFS-MarkPostMarkCompile BenchPostgreSQL pgbenchFlexible IO TesterUnpacking The Linux KernelIOzoneBlogBench

Linux 3.8 File-System HDD Testingfio: 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 Sizeblogbench: Readdbench: 1dbench: 6iozone: 1MB - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 1MB - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performancecompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createunpack-linux: linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2postmark: Disk Transaction Performancepgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per SecondEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS6289.2013.6023.6012.908350559.0923.26161.08159.81107.53106.25155.62103.08119.88107.6411.553049213.4436.3619.4740.6720.1783557813.9721.50151.86149.8599.10101.33151.50101.1275.3578.2112.933025146.137191.2219.5031.6017.9878392612.1439.45134.90134.60118.06116.17137.32120.02169.1797.8312.24271969.636973.8714.5028.8713.0568056214.6416.60136.87136.6070.4268.83124.7970.3952.2331.5315.87719194.416564.6586.4845.6397.40826331245.8585.11134.32137.4792.2693.65136.7090.6545.8627.2813.459311559.64OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS15003000450060007500SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 154.39, N = 3SE +/- 16.00, N = 3SE +/- 14.29, N = 36289.2036.367191.226973.876564.65
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS12002400360048006000Min: 36.32 / Avg: 36.36 / Max: 36.4Min: 7013.84 / Avg: 7191.22 / Max: 7498.79Min: 6942.73 / Avg: 6973.87 / Max: 6995.83Min: 6544.97 / Avg: 6564.65 / Max: 6592.43

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS20406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 2.81, N = 613.6019.4719.5014.5086.481. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS1632486480Min: 13.5 / Avg: 13.6 / Max: 13.7Min: 19.1 / Avg: 19.47 / Max: 19.7Min: 18.8 / Avg: 19.5 / Max: 19.9Min: 14.4 / Avg: 14.5 / Max: 14.6Min: 77.4 / Avg: 86.48 / Max: 97.21. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS1020304050SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 6SE +/- 0.19, N = 323.6040.6731.6028.8745.631. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS918273645Min: 23.6 / Avg: 23.6 / Max: 23.6Min: 40.4 / Avg: 40.67 / Max: 40.8Min: 30.4 / Avg: 31.6 / Max: 32.4Min: 24.4 / Avg: 28.87 / Max: 30.4Min: 45.4 / Avg: 45.63 / Max: 461. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 6SE +/- 0.85, N = 6SE +/- 1.60, N = 412.9020.1717.9813.0597.401. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS20406080100Min: 12.9 / Avg: 12.9 / Max: 12.9Min: 19.6 / Avg: 20.17 / Max: 20.8Min: 17.1 / Avg: 17.98 / Max: 19Min: 10.9 / Avg: 13.05 / Max: 16.1Min: 93 / Avg: 97.4 / Max: 100.71. (CC) gcc options: -static

BlogBench

OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: ReadEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS200K400K600K800K1000KSE +/- 7946.04, N = 3SE +/- 9366.42, N = 3SE +/- 11467.51, N = 6SE +/- 11461.41, N = 4SE +/- 12645.68, N = 38350558355787839266805628263311. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: ReadEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS140K280K420K560K700KMin: 819967 / Avg: 835055.33 / Max: 846921Min: 825833 / Avg: 835578.33 / Max: 854306Min: 748389 / Avg: 783926.33 / Max: 817788Min: 666593 / Avg: 680561.75 / Max: 714840Min: 806049 / Avg: 826330.67 / Max: 8495571. (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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS50100150200250SE +/- 0.14, N = 5SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 39.0913.9712.1414.64245.851. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS4080120160200Min: 8.56 / Avg: 9.09 / Max: 9.29Min: 13.81 / Avg: 13.97 / Max: 14.06Min: 12.08 / Avg: 12.14 / Max: 12.27Min: 14.61 / Avg: 14.64 / Max: 14.71Min: 243.72 / Avg: 245.85 / Max: 247.971. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 6EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS20406080100SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 1.65, N = 323.2621.5039.4516.6085.111. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 6EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS1632486480Min: 22.94 / Avg: 23.26 / Max: 23.51Min: 21.35 / Avg: 21.5 / Max: 21.63Min: 38.06 / Avg: 39.45 / Max: 40.56Min: 16.55 / Avg: 16.6 / Max: 16.68Min: 82.6 / Avg: 85.11 / Max: 88.221. (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: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS4080120160200SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 2.18, N = 6SE +/- 1.29, N = 3SE +/- 4.20, N = 6161.08151.86134.90136.87134.321. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS306090120150Min: 160.66 / Avg: 161.08 / Max: 161.62Min: 151.42 / Avg: 151.86 / Max: 152.27Min: 124.7 / Avg: 134.9 / Max: 139.54Min: 134.29 / Avg: 136.87 / Max: 138.18Min: 119.44 / Avg: 134.32 / Max: 144.571. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS4080120160200SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 2.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3159.81149.85134.60136.60137.471. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS306090120150Min: 158.43 / Avg: 159.81 / Max: 160.63Min: 149.49 / Avg: 149.85 / Max: 150.06Min: 130.71 / Avg: 134.6 / Max: 137.8Min: 135.57 / Avg: 136.6 / Max: 137.82Min: 134.77 / Avg: 137.47 / Max: 139.541. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS306090120150SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.91, N = 3SE +/- 1.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3107.5399.10118.0670.4292.261. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS20406080100Min: 107.07 / Avg: 107.53 / Max: 108.23Min: 95.47 / Avg: 99.1 / Max: 101.94Min: 116.44 / Avg: 118.06 / Max: 121.17Min: 68.65 / Avg: 70.42 / Max: 73.12Min: 91.75 / Avg: 92.26 / Max: 93.151. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS306090120150SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3106.25101.33116.1768.8393.651. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS20406080100Min: 105.79 / Avg: 106.25 / Max: 106.76Min: 100.66 / Avg: 101.33 / Max: 101.73Min: 115.12 / Avg: 116.17 / Max: 116.81Min: 68.64 / Avg: 68.83 / Max: 68.93Min: 93.27 / Avg: 93.65 / Max: 94.091. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS306090120150SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 7.55, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 3155.62151.50137.32124.79136.701. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS306090120150Min: 154.58 / Avg: 155.62 / Max: 156.73Min: 151.26 / Avg: 151.5 / Max: 151.85Min: 136.13 / Avg: 137.32 / Max: 138.51Min: 99.39 / Avg: 124.79 / Max: 139.36Min: 136.54 / Avg: 136.7 / Max: 136.821. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS306090120150SE +/- 0.89, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 1.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3103.08101.12120.0270.3990.651. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS20406080100Min: 101.68 / Avg: 103.08 / Max: 104.73Min: 99.58 / Avg: 101.12 / Max: 102Min: 116.83 / Avg: 120.02 / Max: 122.34Min: 69.81 / Avg: 70.39 / Max: 71.24Min: 89.7 / Avg: 90.65 / Max: 91.821. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS4080120160200SE +/- 1.81, N = 5SE +/- 5.93, N = 6SE +/- 2.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 4SE +/- 0.81, N = 3119.8875.35169.1752.2345.86
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS306090120150Min: 117.06 / Avg: 119.88 / Max: 126.77Min: 58.4 / Avg: 75.35 / Max: 94.07Min: 166.04 / Avg: 169.17 / Max: 173.05Min: 50.12 / Avg: 52.23 / Max: 54.01Min: 44.27 / Avg: 45.86 / Max: 46.89

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS20406080100SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.73, N = 6SE +/- 1.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3107.6478.2197.8331.5327.28
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS20406080100Min: 105.38 / Avg: 107.64 / Max: 109.49Min: 72.92 / Avg: 78.21 / Max: 84.73Min: 95.37 / Avg: 97.83 / Max: 101.3Min: 31.18 / Avg: 31.53 / Max: 31.88Min: 26.53 / Avg: 27.28 / Max: 28.4

Unpacking The Linux Kernel

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS48121620SE +/- 0.14, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.18, N = 5SE +/- 0.70, N = 8SE +/- 0.11, N = 411.5512.9312.2415.8713.45
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS48121620Min: 11.23 / Avg: 11.55 / Max: 11.81Min: 12.69 / Avg: 12.93 / Max: 13.41Min: 12.04 / Avg: 12.24 / Max: 12.98Min: 14.36 / Avg: 15.87 / Max: 20.52Min: 13.26 / Avg: 13.45 / Max: 13.78

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 PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS7001400210028003500SE +/- 21.36, N = 3SE +/- 32.38, N = 3SE +/- 47.23, N = 4SE +/- 5.33, N = 3SE +/- 11.70, N = 33049302527197199311. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS5001000150020002500Min: 3012 / Avg: 3048.67 / Max: 3086Min: 2976 / Avg: 3024.67 / Max: 3086Min: 2631 / Avg: 2719.25 / Max: 2840Min: 708 / Avg: 718.67 / Max: 724Min: 915 / Avg: 931.33 / Max: 9541. (CC) gcc options: -O3

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS30060090012001500SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 31.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 2SE +/- 26.38, N = 3213.44146.1369.63194.411559.641. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondEXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFS30060090012001500Min: 212.49 / Avg: 213.44 / Max: 214.11Min: 82.51 / Avg: 146.13 / Max: 179.28Min: 68.34 / Avg: 69.63 / Max: 70.29Min: 194.36 / Avg: 194.41 / Max: 194.47Min: 1525.97 / Avg: 1559.64 / Max: 1611.671. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm