Linux 2.6.38 HDD
File-system benchmarks from the Linux 2.6.38 kernel of a Seagate SATA hard drive.


Seagate HDD: EXT3: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext2/ext3, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: EXT4: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: Btrfs: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: XFS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: JFS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: jfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: ReiserFS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: reiserfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Seagate HDD: NILFS2: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.30, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: nilfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

OCZ SSD: EXT3: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext2/ext3, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

OCZ SSD: EXT4: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

OCZ SSD: Btrfs: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

OCZ SSD: XFS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

OCZ SSD: JFS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: jfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

OCZ SSD: ReiserFS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: reiserfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

OCZ SSD: NILFS2: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: nilfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Tester: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH X58, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 6 x 4096 MB 1066MHz, Disk: 2000GB Western Digital WDC WD2001FASS-0 + 4 x 120GB OCZ REVODRIVE X2, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro 600 512MB (1012/540MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-7-server (x86_64), Display Driver: nouveau, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 312.84  |=========
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 150.58  |====
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 27.42   |=
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 120.50  |===
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 974.29  |============================
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 1148.03 |=================================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 1129.53 |=================================
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 926.22  |===========================
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 367.52  |===========
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 96.13   |===
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 323.23  |=========
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 1585.37 |==============================================
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 1465.66 |===========================================
OCZ SSD: NILFS2 ....... 1299.74 |======================================


SQLite 3.7.3
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 28.50   |=
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 842.52  |==============================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 1297.94 |==============================================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 1261.37 |=============================================
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 406.66  |==============
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 279.24  |==========
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 24.96   |=
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 67.21   |==
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 295.47  |==========
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 420.92  |===============
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 378.90  |=============
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 7.75    |
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 131.78  |=====
OCZ SSD: NILFS2 ....... 19.43   |=
Tester ................ 15.69   |=


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 516  |=======
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 1785 |=======================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 1536 |====================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 361  |=====
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 480  |======
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 425  |=====
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 349  |====
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 796  |==========
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 1785 |=======================
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 1525 |====================
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 563  |=======
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 1816 |=======================
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 807  |==========
OCZ SSD: NILFS2 ....... 466  |======
Tester ................ 3809 |=================================================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 60.33   |==
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 90.04   |===
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 93.77   |====
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 80.45   |===
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 65.27   |==
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 72.27   |===
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 58.86   |==
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 122.20  |=====
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 137.53  |=====
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 128.03  |=====
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 132.32  |=====
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 86.64   |===
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 107.92  |====
OCZ SSD: NILFS2 ....... 119.66  |====
Tester ................ 1230.30 |==============================================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 74.03   |
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 82.91   |=
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 92.04   |=
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 76.79   |
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 61.15   |
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 85.69   |=
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 76.65   |
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 200.74  |=
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 222.97  |=
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 236.27  |==
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 223.01  |=
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 214.53  |=
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 196.22  |=
OCZ SSD: NILFS2 ....... 197.88  |=
Tester ................ 7174.99 |==============================================


Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 6
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 32.73  |==
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 32.22  |==
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 29.15  |=
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 21.64  |=
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 40.41  |==
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 85.93  |====
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 107.87 |=====
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 68.94  |===
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 116.95 |======
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 75.37  |====
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 100.83 |=====
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 214.82 |==========
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 198.44 |=========
Tester ................ 994.83 |===============================================


Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 48
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 25.89   |=
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 103.39  |===
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 64.40   |==
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 20.75   |=
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 17.36   |=
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 36.89   |=
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 61.53   |==
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 113.82  |===
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 181.41  |======
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 284.46  |=========
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 126.68  |====
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 129.45  |====
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 217.25  |=======
Tester ................ 1509.60 |==============================================


Flexible IO Tester 1.21
Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern
Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 76.79 |================================================
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 58.10 |====================================
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 57.34 |====================================
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 64.77 |========================================
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 54.18 |==================================
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 49.16 |===============================
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 64.57 |========================================
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 36.72 |=======================
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 34.83 |======================
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 47.29 |==============================
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 33.48 |=====================
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 49.18 |===============================
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 38.22 |========================
OCZ SSD: NILFS2 ....... 34.84 |======================
Tester ................ 7.31  |=====


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 32
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 1.37    |
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 1.46    |
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 1.28    |
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 1.44    |
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 0.87    |
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 1.48    |
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 1.47    |
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 93.83   |=
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 103.19  |=
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 82.45   |=
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 106.57  |=
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 109.25  |=
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 98.90   |=
OCZ SSD: NILFS2 ....... 102.19  |=
Tester ................ 6556.49 |==============================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 40.00  |=========
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 16.30  |====
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 15.20  |===
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 19.07  |====
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 47.47  |===========
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 43.07  |==========
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 52.90  |============
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 73.60  |=================
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 49.33  |===========
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 46.40  |==========
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 59.02  |=============
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 110.37 |=========================
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 79.57  |==================
OCZ SSD: NILFS2 ....... 100.53 |=======================
Tester ................ 208.22 |===============================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 48.30   |=
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 127.80  |====
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 127.20  |====
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 56.70   |==
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 71.75   |==
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 89.70   |===
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 62.60   |==
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 142.07  |====
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 182.07  |=====
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 191.40  |======
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 128.73  |====
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 159.57  |=====
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 149.97  |====
OCZ SSD: NILFS2 ....... 123.40  |====
Tester ................ 1594.40 |==============================================


AIO-Stress 0.21
Test: Random Write
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Seagate HDD: EXT3 ..... 11.67   |
Seagate HDD: EXT4 ..... 20.32   |
Seagate HDD: Btrfs .... 79.81   |==
Seagate HDD: XFS ...... 5.33    |
Seagate HDD: JFS ...... 8.58    |
Seagate HDD: ReiserFS . 18.70   |
Seagate HDD: NILFS2 ... 60.72   |=
OCZ SSD: EXT3 ......... 70.11   |=
OCZ SSD: EXT4 ......... 72.09   |==
OCZ SSD: Btrfs ........ 145.98  |===
OCZ SSD: XFS .......... 22.21   |
OCZ SSD: JFS .......... 24.54   |=
OCZ SSD: ReiserFS ..... 53.36   |=
OCZ SSD: NILFS2 ....... 112.10  |==
Tester ................ 2164.10 |==============================================