Ubuntu 13.04 Disk Encryption Benchmarking Ubuntu 13.04 with no disk encryption, home directory encryption (eCryptfs), and full disk encryption. Also monitored CPU usage using MONITOR=cpu.usage environment variable. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Ubuntu 13.04 Disk Encryption Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores) ASUS Crosshair V Formula AMD ATI RD890 bridge 8192MB 60GB OCZ VERTEX2 AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB Realtek ALC889 VA2431 Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection Ubuntu 13.04 3.8.0-19-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.0.0 X Server 1.13.3 radeon 7.1.0 3.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.7 ext4 1920x1080 ext4 (ecryptfs) ext4 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - --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 Details - No Encryption: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw Processor Details - Scaling Governor: ondemand System Details - No Encryption: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.4. - Home Encryption: Python 2.7.4. - Full-Disk Encryption: Python 2.7.4. Disk Mount Options Details - Home Encryption: ecryptfs_cipher=aes,ecryptfs_fnek_sig=66d7594698e30c89,ecryptfs_key_bytes=16,ecryptfs_sig=fd1f291ec135ed93,ecryptfs_unlink_sigs,nodev,nosuid,relatime,rw - Full-Disk Encryption: data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Ubuntu 13.04 Disk Encryption fs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size fs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads fs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size blogbench: Read dbench: 1 dbench: 6 compilebench: Initial Create compilebench: Compile iozone: 1MB - 8GB - Write Performance iozone: 1MB - 8GB - Read Performance pgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Second postmark: Disk Transaction Performance fio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 127.97 171.60 127.67 291645 209.51 688.60 220.35 306.13 246.72 235.29 2392.93 3012 77.79 39.97 64.00 39.53 760809 91.33 268.76 49.51 67.95 60.82 104.14 1327.32 391 143.41 58.83 62.67 59.23 358969 175.49 378.32 85.60 66.26 51.34 167.60 1811.78 3026 188.16 OpenBenchmarking.org
CPU Usage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring OpenBenchmarking.org Percent CPU Usage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 0 / Avg: 35.1 / Max: 100 Min: 0 / Avg: 24.88 / Max: 100 Min: 0 / Avg: 23.81 / Max: 100
FS-Mark Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size OpenBenchmarking.org Files/s, More Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 127.97 39.97 58.83 1. (CC) gcc options: -static
FS-Mark Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads OpenBenchmarking.org Files/s, More Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 2.80, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.87, N = 3 171.60 64.00 62.67 1. (CC) gcc options: -static
FS-Mark Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size OpenBenchmarking.org Files/s, More Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 127.67 39.53 59.23 1. (CC) gcc options: -static
BlogBench Test: Read OpenBenchmarking.org Final Score, More Is Better BlogBench 1.0 Test: Read No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 160K 320K 480K 640K 800K SE +/- 4650.09, N = 6 SE +/- 697.03, N = 3 SE +/- 19638.86, N = 6 291645 760809 358969 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread
Dbench Client Count: 1 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 1 No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 1.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 209.51 91.33 175.49 1. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2
Dbench Client Count: 6 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 6 No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 150 300 450 600 750 SE +/- 1.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.77, N = 3 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 688.60 268.76 378.32 1. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2
Compile Bench Test: Initial Create OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 3.31, N = 5 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 2.45, N = 6 220.35 49.51 85.60
Compile Bench Test: Compile OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 1.39, N = 3 SE +/- 7.99, N = 5 306.13 67.95 66.26
IOzone Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.60, N = 3 SE +/- 3.42, N = 6 246.72 60.82 51.34 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
IOzone Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 235.29 104.14 167.60 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
PostgreSQL pgbench TPC-B Transactions Per Second OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SE +/- 22.57, N = 3 SE +/- 14.60, N = 3 SE +/- 11.54, N = 3 2392.93 1327.32 1811.78 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm
PostMark Disk Transaction Performance OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 600 1200 1800 2400 3000 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 53.58, N = 3 3012 391 3026 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
Dbench CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.4 9.5 23.9 Home Encryption 0.0 11.1 24.4 Full-Disk Encryption 0.1 9.8 31.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better Dbench 4.0 CPU Usage Monitor 9 18 27 36 45
Dbench CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.1 46.7 52.6 Home Encryption 0.2 46.6 60.2 Full-Disk Encryption 0.3 32.7 42.8 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better Dbench 4.0 CPU Usage Monitor 16 32 48 64 80
PostgreSQL pgbench CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.0 31.9 72.1 Home Encryption 0.0 28.7 54.4 Full-Disk Encryption 0.0 27.9 67.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 CPU Usage Monitor 20 40 60 80 100
FS-Mark CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.4 4.2 5.8 Home Encryption 6.7 7.4 8.7 Full-Disk Encryption 0.1 5.5 6.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 CPU Usage Monitor 3 6 9 12 15
FS-Mark CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.0 16.0 19.0 Home Encryption 0.0 14.8 17.8 Full-Disk Encryption 1.5 9.3 19.9 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 CPU Usage Monitor 6 12 18 24 30
FS-Mark CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.1 4.9 10.8 Home Encryption 0.0 7.2 11.1 Full-Disk Encryption 2.2 5.9 10.3 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 CPU Usage Monitor 4 8 12 16 20
Flexible IO Tester CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.4 4.6 8.8 Home Encryption 0.0 9.9 17.5 Full-Disk Encryption 0.3 7.3 10.1 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better Flexible IO Tester 1.57 CPU Usage Monitor 5 10 15 20 25
Compile Bench CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.0 8.4 18.4 Home Encryption 0.0 10.3 17.1 Full-Disk Encryption 0.2 4.7 24.7 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 CPU Usage Monitor 8 16 24 32 40
IOzone CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.3 5.0 10.2 Home Encryption 0.0 10.5 16.4 Full-Disk Encryption 0.1 4.0 14.7 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better IOzone 3.405 CPU Usage Monitor 5 10 15 20 25
IOzone CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 1.3 4.5 9.9 Home Encryption 0.0 11.5 17.9 Full-Disk Encryption 0.1 8.5 15.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better IOzone 3.405 CPU Usage Monitor 5 10 15 20 25
PostMark CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.3 12.4 13.1 Home Encryption 2.8 12.0 13.4 Full-Disk Encryption 0.1 12.2 13.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better PostMark 1.51 CPU Usage Monitor 4 8 12 16 20
BlogBench CPU Usage Monitor Min Avg Max No Encryption 0.0 81.0 100.0 Home Encryption 2.1 97.1 100.0 Full-Disk Encryption 0.1 82.3 100.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Percent, Fewer Is Better BlogBench 1.0 CPU Usage Monitor 20 40 60 80 100
Flexible IO Tester Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds (Run Time), Fewer Is Better Flexible IO Tester 1.57 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern No Encryption Home Encryption Full-Disk Encryption 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 2.39, N = 3 SE +/- 3.48, N = 3 77.79 143.41 188.16 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O2 -rdynamic -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -laio
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