Benchmarking disk write cache on a SATA2 NCQ capable configuration. I added a few generic CPU tests as a reference for the system performance. The tests are going to try different file systems with or without write barrier and w/ or w/out disk write cache. The default CFQ scheduler is being used.
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.
Processor: Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.19GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 5852CB6, Chipset: Intel Core, Memory: 7680MB, Disk: 320GB Western Digital WDC WD3200AAKX-0, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB
OS: SUSE LINUX 11, Kernel: 2.6.32.12-0.7-default (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.6.5, Display Driver: intel 2.10.0, OpenGL: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.7), Compiler: GCC 4.3, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050
OS: SUSE LINUX 11, Kernel: 2.6.32.12-0.7-default (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.6.5, Display Driver: intel 2.10.0, OpenGL: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.7), Compiler: GCC 4.3, File-System: ext2/ext3, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050
OS: SUSE LINUX 11, Kernel: 2.6.32.12-0.7-default (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.6.5, Display Driver: intel 2.10.0, OpenGL: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.7), Compiler: GCC 4.3, File-System: Btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050
Dbench is a benchmark designed by the Samba project as a free alternative to netbench, but dbench contains only file-system calls for testing the disk performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.
Testing initiated at 10 May 2011 14:55 by user perf.
Processor: Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.19GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 5852CB6, Chipset: Intel Core, Memory: 7680MB, Disk: 320GB Western Digital WDC WD3200AAKX-0, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB
OS: SUSE LINUX 11, Kernel: 2.6.32.12-0.7-default (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.6.5, Display Driver: intel 2.10.0, OpenGL: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.7), Compiler: GCC 4.3, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.
Testing initiated at 11 May 2011 09:00 by user perf.
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.
Testing initiated at 13 May 2011 12:44 by user perf.
Processor: Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.19GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 5852CB6, Chipset: Intel Core, Memory: 7680MB, Disk: 320GB Western Digital WDC WD3200AAKX-0, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB
OS: SUSE LINUX 11, Kernel: 2.6.32.12-0.7-default (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.6.5, Display Driver: intel 2.10.0, OpenGL: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.7), Compiler: GCC 4.3, File-System: ext2/ext3, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.
Testing initiated at 16 May 2011 09:11 by user perf.
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.
Testing initiated at 16 May 2011 18:17 by user perf.
Processor: Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.19GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 5852CB6, Chipset: Intel Core, Memory: 7680MB, Disk: 320GB Western Digital WDC WD3200AAKX-0, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB
OS: SUSE LINUX 11, Kernel: 2.6.32.12-0.7-default (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.6.5, Display Driver: intel 2.10.0, OpenGL: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.7), Compiler: GCC 4.3, File-System: Btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.
Testing initiated at 17 May 2011 09:13 by user perf.