F2FS Linux 3.10 Kernel

F2FS Flash Friendly Filesystem performance benchmarks on Linux 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 Linux kernels. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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F2FS - Linux 3.8

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4, 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 Notes: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.4.

F2FS - Linux 3.9

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: F2FS, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc1

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: F2FS, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

F2FS Linux 3.10 KernelOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 13.043.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64)3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64)3.10.0-031000rc1-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.0.0X Server 1.13.3nouveau 1.0.73.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7F2FS1600x900ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelsDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionF2FS Linux 3.10 Kernel 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 - DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr- Scaling Governor: ondemand- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.4.

F2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc1Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%166%232%298%364%PostgreSQL pgbenchDbenchFS-MarkFlexible IO TesterCompile BenchFS-MarkFS-MarkIOzoneIOzoneT.B.T.P.S15.F.1.S.4.TI.I.F.S.A.PInitial Create4.F.3.S.D.1.S1.F.1.S64Kb - 8GB - Read Performance64Kb - 8GB - Write Performance

F2FS Linux 3.10 Kernelfio: 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 Sizedbench: 1iozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performancecompilebench: Initial Createpgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per SecondF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc1364.2094.53100.0095.20590.82226.08104.1255.502920.03362.4096.03100.1394.77621.57223.77103.8854.833032.89391.6093.6389.1592.43446.16229.19103.3258.04832.20OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc180160240320400SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 11.41, N = 6364.20362.40391.601. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O2 -rdynamic -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -laio
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc170140210280350Min: 362.95 / Avg: 364.2 / Max: 366.16Min: 360.37 / Avg: 362.4 / Max: 365.21Min: 375.95 / Avg: 391.6 / Max: 446.021. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O2 -rdynamic -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -laio

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc120406080100SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 394.5396.0393.631. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 92 / Avg: 94.53 / Max: 97.5Min: 93.6 / Avg: 96.03 / Max: 98.5Min: 91.9 / Avg: 93.63 / Max: 95.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc120406080100SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 7.25, N = 6100.00100.1389.151. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 99.2 / Avg: 100 / Max: 100.7Min: 99.7 / Avg: 100.13 / Max: 100.5Min: 54.4 / Avg: 89.15 / Max: 99.61. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc120406080100SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 395.2094.7792.431. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 93.6 / Avg: 95.2 / Max: 96.4Min: 93.5 / Avg: 94.77 / Max: 95.7Min: 90.6 / Avg: 92.43 / Max: 951. (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: 1F2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc1130260390520650SE +/- 2.82, N = 3SE +/- 2.63, N = 3SE +/- 2.68, N = 3590.82621.57446.161. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1F2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc1110220330440550Min: 586.17 / Avg: 590.82 / Max: 595.9Min: 616.36 / Avg: 621.57 / Max: 624.82Min: 441.9 / Avg: 446.16 / Max: 451.11. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2

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: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc150100150200250SE +/- 2.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 3.62, N = 3226.08223.77229.191. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc14080120160200Min: 223.96 / Avg: 226.08 / Max: 230.23Min: 223.36 / Avg: 223.77 / Max: 224.21Min: 221.98 / Avg: 229.19 / Max: 233.381. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc120406080100SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3104.12103.88103.321. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 104.04 / Avg: 104.12 / Max: 104.26Min: 103.33 / Avg: 103.88 / Max: 104.32Min: 103.01 / Avg: 103.32 / Max: 103.511. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc11326395265SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 655.5054.8358.04
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc11122334455Min: 54.48 / Avg: 55.5 / Max: 56.57Min: 54.06 / Avg: 54.83 / Max: 55.4Min: 53.1 / Avg: 58.04 / Max: 60.29

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc17001400210028003500SE +/- 68.17, N = 6SE +/- 49.67, N = 6SE +/- 115.50, N = 62920.033032.89832.201. (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 SecondF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc15001000150020002500Min: 2755.57 / Avg: 2920.03 / Max: 3161.07Min: 2836.66 / Avg: 3032.89 / Max: 3200.63Min: 642.59 / Avg: 832.2 / Max: 1301.111. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm

F2FS - Linux 3.8

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4, 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 Notes: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.4.

Testing initiated at 12 May 2013 23:21 by user phoronix.

F2FS - Linux 3.9

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4, 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 Notes: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.4.

Testing initiated at 13 May 2013 03:18 by user phoronix.

F2FS - Linux 3.10-rc1

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4, 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 Notes: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.4.

Testing initiated at 13 May 2013 14:13 by user phoronix.