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

SonicRainboom: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 3001GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA3 + 128GB ADATA SP900 + 2 x 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4096MB (59/3504MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: LinuxMint 18, Kernel: 4.11.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: MATE 1.14.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 375.66, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.24, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1440


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 |=========================
SonicRainboom ............. 16.20 |===========


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  |=====================
SonicRainboom ............. 1442.93 |==========================================


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 |====================================
SonicRainboom ............. 1537.87 |==========================================


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  |===================================
SonicRainboom ............. 1176.23 |==========================================


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 |==========================================
SonicRainboom ............. 1188.40 |====================================


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 |====================
SonicRainboom ............. 365.57 |===========================================


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  |=====
SonicRainboom ............. 1364.17 |==========================================


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  |======
SonicRainboom ............. 577.30 |===========================================


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 |========
SonicRainboom ............. 65122 |============================================


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 |====================================
SonicRainboom ............. 658.60 |===========================================


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 |=============
SonicRainboom ............. 6135.56 |==========================================


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 |================
SonicRainboom ............. 500.31 |===========================================


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 |==================
SonicRainboom ............. 8286.14 |==========================================