Linux 3.12 File-System Benchmark Tests
Linux 3.12 kernel file-system performance benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Benchmarking EXT4, XFS, Btrfs, and F2FS file-systems from an SSD On Linux 3.12.


Linux 3.11: EXT4: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Galago UltraPro, Chipset: Intel Crystal Well DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz Samsung, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDMCEAC12, Graphics: Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.11: Btrfs: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Galago UltraPro, Chipset: Intel Crystal Well DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz Samsung, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDMCEAC12, Graphics: Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.11: XFS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Galago UltraPro, Chipset: Intel Crystal Well DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz Samsung, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDMCEAC12, Graphics: Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.11: F2FS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Galago UltraPro, Chipset: Intel Crystal Well DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz Samsung, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDMCEAC12, Graphics: Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: F2FS, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.12 Git: EXT4: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Galago UltraPro, Chipset: Intel Crystal Well DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz Samsung, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDMCEAC12, Graphics: Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.12 Git: Btrfs: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Galago UltraPro, Chipset: Intel Crystal Well DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz Samsung, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDMCEAC12, Graphics: Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.12 Git: XFS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Galago UltraPro, Chipset: Intel Crystal Well DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz Samsung, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDMCEAC12, Graphics: Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.12 Git: F2FS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Galago UltraPro, Chipset: Intel Crystal Well DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz Samsung, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDMCEAC12, Graphics: Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: F2FS, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Flexible IO Tester 1.57
Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern
Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11: EXT4 ...... 62.16  |================
Linux 3.11: Btrfs ..... 184.40 |===============================================
Linux 3.11: XFS ....... 109.57 |============================
Linux 3.11: F2FS ...... 121.92 |===============================
Linux 3.12 Git: EXT4 .. 61.98  |================
Linux 3.12 Git: Btrfs . 183.48 |===============================================
Linux 3.12 Git: XFS ... 101.72 |==========================
Linux 3.12 Git: F2FS .. 121.72 |===============================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11: EXT4 ...... 96.27  |===========================
Linux 3.11: Btrfs ..... 114.70 |================================
Linux 3.11: XFS ....... 96.50  |===========================
Linux 3.11: F2FS ...... 164.72 |=============================================
Linux 3.12 Git: EXT4 .. 121.67 |==================================
Linux 3.12 Git: Btrfs . 120.62 |=================================
Linux 3.12 Git: XFS ... 114.43 |================================
Linux 3.12 Git: F2FS .. 170.45 |===============================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11: EXT4 ...... 262.05 |============================================
Linux 3.11: Btrfs ..... 218.00 |====================================
Linux 3.11: XFS ....... 209.03 |===================================
Linux 3.11: F2FS ...... 280.73 |===============================================
Linux 3.12 Git: EXT4 .. 271.40 |=============================================
Linux 3.12 Git: Btrfs . 208.53 |===================================
Linux 3.12 Git: XFS ... 222.73 |=====================================
Linux 3.12 Git: F2FS .. 279.40 |===============================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11: EXT4 ...... 101.60 |==========================
Linux 3.11: Btrfs ..... 113.20 |=============================
Linux 3.11: XFS ....... 98.87  |==========================
Linux 3.11: F2FS ...... 165.60 |===========================================
Linux 3.12 Git: EXT4 .. 121.83 |================================
Linux 3.12 Git: Btrfs . 125.50 |=================================
Linux 3.12 Git: XFS ... 112.80 |=============================
Linux 3.12 Git: F2FS .. 180.90 |===============================================


Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 1
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11: EXT4 ...... 68.99  |=========================
Linux 3.11: Btrfs ..... 68.05  |=========================
Linux 3.11: XFS ....... 64.32  |=======================
Linux 3.11: F2FS ...... 124.50 |=============================================
Linux 3.12 Git: EXT4 .. 77.40  |============================
Linux 3.12 Git: Btrfs . 78.54  |============================
Linux 3.12 Git: XFS ... 81.61  |==============================
Linux 3.12 Git: F2FS .. 129.70 |===============================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11: EXT4 ...... 617.00 |===============================================
Linux 3.11: Btrfs ..... 442.70 |==================================
Linux 3.11: XFS ....... 557.99 |===========================================
Linux 3.11: F2FS ...... 434.77 |=================================
Linux 3.12 Git: EXT4 .. 591.60 |=============================================
Linux 3.12 Git: Btrfs . 613.31 |===============================================
Linux 3.12 Git: XFS ... 577.11 |============================================
Linux 3.12 Git: F2FS .. 441.33 |==================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11: EXT4 ...... 316.72 |=============================================
Linux 3.11: Btrfs ..... 183.72 |==========================
Linux 3.11: XFS ....... 227.41 |================================
Linux 3.11: F2FS ...... 216.77 |===============================
Linux 3.12 Git: EXT4 .. 333.61 |===============================================
Linux 3.12 Git: Btrfs . 215.85 |==============================
Linux 3.12 Git: XFS ... 240.59 |==================================
Linux 3.12 Git: F2FS .. 226.27 |================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11: EXT4 ...... 4411 |===================================
Linux 3.11: Btrfs ..... 4265 |==================================
Linux 3.11: XFS ....... 4630 |=====================================
Linux 3.11: F2FS ...... 5173 |=========================================
Linux 3.12 Git: EXT4 .. 5103 |========================================
Linux 3.12 Git: Btrfs . 4646 |=====================================
Linux 3.12 Git: XFS ... 5681 |=============================================
Linux 3.12 Git: F2FS .. 6199 |=================================================