BCache Linux 4.8 HDD + SSD Disk Test

SSD abd benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. Linux 4.8 BCache tests were done with Samsung 850 EVO SSD + Hitachi HDD

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September 22 2016
 
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September 22 2016
 
Corsair Force LX 256GB
September 22 2016
 
PNY CS1211 120GB
September 22 2016
 
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB
September 23 2016
 
Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB
September 23 2016
 
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September 23 2016
 
BCache - Writethrough + Discard
September 24 2016
 
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September 24 2016
 
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September 24 2016
 
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BCache Linux 4.8 HDD + SSD Disk TestOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MBSamsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7120GB TOSHIBA-TR150 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7PNY CS1211 120GB + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G72000GB Hitachi HUA72302 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 2000GB Hitachi HUA72302 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBRealtek ALC1150Acer B286HKIntel ConnectionUbuntu 16.044.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160920Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.18.3modesetting 1.18.34.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4GCC 5.4.0 20160609ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDisksGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionBCache Linux 4.8 HDD + SSD Disk Test BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --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,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --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-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Samsung 950 PRO 256GB, Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB, OCZ Trion TR150 120GB, Corsair Force LX 256GB, PNY CS1211 120GB: Python 2.7.12. - Samsung 950 PRO 256GB, Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB: data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw - OCZ Trion TR150 120GB, Corsair Force LX 256GB, PNY CS1211 120GB, Samsung 850 EVO 120GB, Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB, Hitachi HUA72302 2TB, BCache - Writethrough + Discard, Bcache - Writeback + Discard, BCache - Writearound + Discard, BCache - Writethrough, BCache - Writeback: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw

Samsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - WritebackLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteFlexible IO TesterFS-MarkPostgreSQL pgbenchFlexible IO TesterFS-MarkSeq Write - POSIX AIO - No - Yes - 4KB - MB/s5.F.1.S.4.TOn-Disk - Normal Load - Read WriteRand Write - POSIX AIO - No - Yes - 4KB - MB/s1.F.1.S

BCache Linux 4.8 HDD + SSD Disk Testfio: Rand Write - POSIX AIO - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directory - MB/sfio: Seq Write - POSIX AIO - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directory - MB/ssqlite: Default Test Directoryfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadspgbench: On-Disk - Normal Load - Read WriteSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback226.49241.37120.67310.072790.05205.97218.3827.08210.7095.522269.26132.36136.9738.3564.3251.471261.40146.87151.3961.1488.931862696.65135.2558.2857.4292.67193.202643.12163.10160.7429.55103.70112.001880.3095.65110.22328.4138.57124.131026.591.2934.79487.9721.0346.27118.361.2628.87495.6424.9055.47140.7442.2757.56134.9072.4058.28135.861.4832.26389.8424.7752.27129.751.2929.85580.7519.9743.4790.7442.2741.80146.4864.5348.10129.83OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback50100150200250SE +/- 7.69, N = 6SE +/- 6.87, N = 6SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 1.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 4SE +/- 0.12, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 6SE +/- 3.43, N = 6SE +/- 0.09, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 6SE +/- 5.06, N = 6226.49205.97132.36146.87135.25163.1095.651.291.2642.271.481.2942.27-lz1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback4080120160200Min: 210.55 / Avg: 226.49 / Max: 262.69Min: 175.78 / Avg: 205.97 / Max: 220.17Min: 129.43 / Avg: 132.36 / Max: 134.43Min: 145.1 / Avg: 146.87 / Max: 149.78Min: 132.98 / Avg: 135.25 / Max: 139.21Min: 162.27 / Avg: 163.1 / Max: 164.03Min: 92.94 / Avg: 95.65 / Max: 99.77Min: 0.98 / Avg: 1.29 / Max: 1.65Min: 1.02 / Avg: 1.26 / Max: 1.59Min: 36.55 / Avg: 42.27 / Max: 53.98Min: 1.15 / Avg: 1.48 / Max: 1.72Min: 1 / Avg: 1.29 / Max: 1.6Min: 30.84 / Avg: 42.27 / Max: 59.061. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback50100150200250SE +/- 7.17, N = 6SE +/- 1.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.61, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 2.08, N = 3SE +/- 5.06, N = 6SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 2.46, N = 6SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 6241.37218.38136.97151.3958.28160.74110.2234.7928.8757.5632.2629.8541.80-lz1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback4080120160200Min: 220.91 / Avg: 241.37 / Max: 266.94Min: 215.64 / Avg: 218.38 / Max: 221.79Min: 136.65 / Avg: 136.97 / Max: 137.34Min: 148.36 / Avg: 151.39 / Max: 153.86Min: 56.15 / Avg: 58.28 / Max: 59.87Min: 156.65 / Avg: 160.74 / Max: 163.48Min: 95.55 / Avg: 110.22 / Max: 127.7Min: 34.48 / Avg: 34.79 / Max: 35.09Min: 28.48 / Avg: 28.87 / Max: 29.12Min: 50.27 / Avg: 57.56 / Max: 67Min: 32.02 / Avg: 32.26 / Max: 32.59Min: 29.64 / Avg: 29.85 / Max: 30.04Min: 37.81 / Avg: 41.8 / Max: 44.461. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

SQLite

This is a simple benchmark of SQLite. At present this test profile just measures the time to perform a pre-defined number of insertions on an indexed database. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.8.10.2Test Target: Default Test DirectoryIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback130260390520650SE +/- 1.56, N = 6SE +/- 0.58, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.66, N = 3SE +/- 2.43, N = 3SE +/- 12.36, N = 6SE +/- 7.12, N = 6SE +/- 5.90, N = 3SE +/- 26.85, N = 6SE +/- 1.41, N = 327.0838.3561.1457.4229.55328.41487.97495.64134.90389.84580.75146.481. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ldl -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.8.10.2Test Target: Default Test DirectoryIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback100200300400500Min: 20.29 / Avg: 27.08 / Max: 32.23Min: 36.76 / Avg: 38.35 / Max: 40.03Min: 61.03 / Avg: 61.14 / Max: 61.3Min: 57.31 / Avg: 57.42 / Max: 57.51Min: 29.44 / Avg: 29.55 / Max: 29.78Min: 325.09 / Avg: 328.41 / Max: 330.14Min: 483.5 / Avg: 487.97 / Max: 491.85Min: 465.26 / Avg: 495.64 / Max: 546.15Min: 116.29 / Avg: 134.9 / Max: 158.36Min: 383.73 / Avg: 389.84 / Max: 401.64Min: 524.73 / Avg: 580.75 / Max: 710.16Min: 144.43 / Avg: 146.48 / Max: 149.191. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ldl -lpthread

FS-Mark

FS_Mark is designed to test a system's file-system performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback50100150200250SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 12.17, N = 6SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 15.68, N = 6SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 10.84, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 16.26, N = 6120.67210.7064.3288.9392.67103.7038.5721.0324.9072.4024.7719.9764.531. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback4080120160200Min: 120.3 / Avg: 120.67 / Max: 121.3Min: 210.3 / Avg: 210.7 / Max: 211.1Min: 44.9 / Avg: 64.32 / Max: 113.5Min: 88.6 / Avg: 88.93 / Max: 89.1Min: 92.4 / Avg: 92.67 / Max: 92.9Min: 68.4 / Avg: 103.7 / Max: 144.7Min: 38.5 / Avg: 38.57 / Max: 38.7Min: 20.7 / Avg: 21.03 / Max: 21.3Min: 24.7 / Avg: 24.9 / Max: 25Min: 39.3 / Avg: 72.4 / Max: 114.9Min: 24.6 / Avg: 24.77 / Max: 25Min: 19.7 / Avg: 19.97 / Max: 20.2Min: 32.1 / Avg: 64.53 / Max: 135.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback70140210280350SE +/- 2.17, N = 3SE +/- 3.45, N = 6SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 6SE +/- 1.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3310.0795.5251.47186.00193.20112.00124.1346.2755.4758.2852.2743.4748.101. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback60120180240300Min: 307.6 / Avg: 310.07 / Max: 314.4Min: 90 / Avg: 95.52 / Max: 112.4Min: 50.8 / Avg: 51.47 / Max: 52.4Min: 186 / Avg: 186 / Max: 186Min: 192.4 / Avg: 193.2 / Max: 193.6Min: 110.8 / Avg: 112 / Max: 114Min: 123.2 / Avg: 124.13 / Max: 125.6Min: 46 / Avg: 46.27 / Max: 46.4Min: 54.4 / Avg: 55.47 / Max: 56.8Min: 54.8 / Avg: 58.28 / Max: 67.6Min: 47.2 / Avg: 52.27 / Max: 55.2Min: 42.4 / Avg: 43.47 / Max: 44Min: 47.2 / Avg: 48.1 / Max: 49.11. (CC) gcc options: -static

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback6001200180024003000SE +/- 33.95, N = 3SE +/- 32.17, N = 3SE +/- 24.20, N = 3SE +/- 8.13, N = 3SE +/- 35.07, N = 6SE +/- 17.14, N = 3SE +/- 12.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 3.12, N = 6SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 45.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 32790.052269.261261.402696.652643.121880.301026.59118.36140.74135.86129.7590.74129.831. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteSamsung 950 PRO 256GBIntel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBOCZ Trion TR150 120GBCorsair Force LX 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBIntel SSDSC2BW12 120GBHitachi HUA72302 2TBBCache - Writethrough + DiscardBcache - Writeback + DiscardBCache - Writearound + DiscardBCache - WritethroughBCache - Writeback5001000150020002500Min: 2736.84 / Avg: 2790.05 / Max: 2853.18Min: 2218.14 / Avg: 2269.26 / Max: 2328.66Min: 1230.8 / Avg: 1261.4 / Max: 1309.17Min: 2687.56 / Avg: 2696.65 / Max: 2712.88Min: 2533.59 / Avg: 2643.12 / Max: 2726.21Min: 1857.78 / Avg: 1880.3 / Max: 1913.95Min: 1002.83 / Avg: 1026.59 / Max: 1042.66Min: 115.66 / Avg: 118.36 / Max: 121.42Min: 128.71 / Avg: 140.74 / Max: 149.39Min: 133.86 / Avg: 135.86 / Max: 137.1Min: 129.25 / Avg: 129.75 / Max: 130.02Min: 0.03 / Avg: 90.74 / Max: 136.59Min: 128.27 / Avg: 129.83 / Max: 132.031. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm