Samsung 960 EVO - SSD NVMe Disk Tests Linux 4.9
Some fresh SSD Linux benchmarks on Linux 4.9 atop Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.


INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

PNY CS1211 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Samsung 850 EVO 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Toshiba TR150 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

VisionTek 240GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: VisionTek 240GB + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Samsung 950 PRO 256GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Samsung 960 EVO 250GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

16072017: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SHFS37A + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZRX-00A, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core IGP (1100MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

	OS: Deepin 15.4.1, Kernel: 4.9.0-deepin6-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: Deepin Desktop Environment, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 13.0.6, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170321, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


SQLite 3.8.10.2
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 18.04 |============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 56.38 |======================================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 28.73 |===================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 36.88 |=========================
VisionTek 240GB ........... 31.05 |=====================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 65.36 |============================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 36.52 |=========================
16072017 .................. 3.07  |==


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 287.41 |================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 271.02 |===============
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 392.14 |=====================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 213.08 |============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 295.53 |================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 788.37 |===========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 704.70 |======================================
16072017 .................. 63.35  |===


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 480.63  |===============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 298.40  |==========
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 353.78  |===========
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 287.90  |=========
VisionTek 240GB ........... 338.53  |===========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 322.91  |==========
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 1319.10 |==========================================
16072017 .................. 70.33   |==


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 265.72  |==========
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 49.30   |==
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 457.30  |=================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 187.94  |=======
VisionTek 240GB ........... 270.35  |==========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 1115.40 |==========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 976.13  |=====================================
16072017 .................. 96.50   |====


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 485.99  |===============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 117.71  |====
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 423.54  |=============
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 430.14  |=============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 406.43  |============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 920.27  |============================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 1401.67 |==========================================
16072017 .................. 87.74   |===


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 210.80 |==========================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 93.50  |===========
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 101.28 |============
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 58.90  |=======
VisionTek 240GB ........... 61.95  |========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 120.63 |===============
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 173.63 |=====================
16072017 .................. 354.20 |===========================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 85.60  |========
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 193.97 |===================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 111.07 |===========
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 51.20  |=====
VisionTek 240GB ........... 50.53  |=====
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 302.37 |==============================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 177.75 |=================
16072017 .................. 440.13 |===========================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 79.58  |==========
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 93.00  |===========
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 63.77  |========
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 42.00  |=====
VisionTek 240GB ........... 42.00  |=====
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 120.03 |===============
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 84.57  |==========
16072017 .................. 349.63 |===========================================


BlogBench 1.0
Test: Write
Final Score > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 6861  |================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 8612  |====================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 6079  |==============
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 5719  |==============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 5135  |============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 18489 |============================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 11157 |===========================
16072017 .................. 8138  |===================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 546.67 |==========================================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 525.36 |========================================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 494.32 |======================================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 430.14 |=================================
VisionTek 240GB ........... 444.68 |==================================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 516.96 |========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 558.75 |===========================================
16072017 .................. 404.16 |===============================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 2804.18 |==========================================
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 1256.41 |===================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 1933.19 |=============================
16072017 .................. 976.74  |===============


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 251.36 |=======================================
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 261.43 |=========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 189.16 |==============================
16072017 .................. 274.16 |===========================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 5227.67 |==========================================
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 1212.92 |==========
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 3530.35 |============================
16072017 .................. 923.11  |=======