ZFS System76 Tests

ZFS On Linux 0.6.2 tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Native ZFS Linux kernel module compared to EXT4 and Btrfs on Linux 3.11 kernel with Intel Core i7 Haswell CPU and high-end Intel SSD drive.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1308261-SO-ZFSSYSTEM18.

ZFS System76 TestsProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionBtrfsEXT4ZFS On Linux 0.6.2Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores)System76 Gazelle ProfessionalIntel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th8192MB120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz)Intel Haswell HDMIRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235Ubuntu 13.103.11.0-3-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1)intel 2.21.143.1 Mesa 9.1.6GCC 4.8btrfs1920x1080ext4zfsOpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details- Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- EXT4: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rwSystem Details- Btrfs: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- EXT4: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- ZFS On Linux 0.6.2: Python 2.7.5+.

ZFS System76 Testsfio: 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: 1compilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createpostmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceBtrfsEXT4ZFS On Linux 0.6.2169.58216.37392.83218.50327.85454.35236.21531962.57257.50408.93248.48322.31726.13374.66520837.02203.03208.53187.93282.88531.58139.461663OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternBtrfsEXT4ZFS On Linux 0.6.24080120160200SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3169.5862.5737.021. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O2 -rdynamic -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -laio

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeBtrfsEXT4ZFS On Linux 0.6.260120180240300SE +/- 7.27, N = 6SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 3.47, N = 3216.37257.50203.031. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsBtrfsEXT4ZFS On Linux 0.6.290180270360450SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3392.83408.93208.531. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeBtrfsEXT4ZFS On Linux 0.6.250100150200250SE +/- 4.59, N = 6SE +/- 3.86, N = 4SE +/- 0.35, N = 3218.50248.48187.931. (CC) gcc options: -static

Dbench

Client Count: 1

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1BtrfsEXT4ZFS On Linux 0.6.270140210280350SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.40, N = 3327.85322.31282.881. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileBtrfsEXT4ZFS On Linux 0.6.2160320480640800SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 5.09, N = 3SE +/- 3.95, N = 3454.35726.13531.58

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateBtrfsEXT4ZFS On Linux 0.6.280160240320400SE +/- 3.16, N = 3SE +/- 7.81, N = 3SE +/- 1.93, N = 3236.21374.66139.46

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceBtrfsEXT4ZFS On Linux 0.6.211002200330044005500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 37.61, N = 65319520816631. (CC) gcc options: -O3

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