Filesystem SATA NCQ

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.

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Filesystem SATA NCQOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5 650 @ 3.19GHz (4 Cores)LENOVO 5852CB6Intel Core7680MB320GB Western Digital WDC WD3200AAKX-0Intel Core IGP 256MBSUSE LINUX 112.6.32.12-0.7-default (x86_64)GNOME 2.28.2X Server 1.6.5intel 2.10.01.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.7)GCC 4.3ext3ext2/ext3Btrfs1680x1050ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemsScreen ResolutionFilesystem SATA NCQ BenchmarksSystem Logs- Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

ext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocachebtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteThreaded I/O TesterPostgreSQL pgbenchDbenchPostMarkCompile BenchSQLiteFlexible IO TesterIOzoneFS-MarkParallel BZIP2 CompressionUnpacking The Linux KernelApache BenchmarkGzip CompressionGnuPG7-Zip CompressionLZMA CompressionJohn The RipperOpenSSLGcrypt Library

Filesystem SATA NCQdbench: 48 Clientspgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondtiobench: 64MB Rand Write - 32 Threadsdbench: 12 Clientspostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceaio-stress: Rand Writesqlite: 12,500 INSERTsiozone: 8GB Write Performancefio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patternfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizeiozone: 8GB Read Performancedbench: 1 Clientscompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionunpack-linux: linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2apache: Static Web Page Servingtiobench: 64MB Rand Read - 32 Threadscompress-gzip: 2GB File Compressiongnupg: 1GB File Encryptioncompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testjohn-the-ripper: MD5compress-lzma: 256MB File Compressiongcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipherjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancedbench: 128 Clientscompilebench: Initial Createext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocachebtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocache21.04115.952.3619.9618951158.37880.3374.7687.4214.0560.7811.5420.9911.1512281.336489.8614.3615.84804115273201.613443324600089753.3813.73138.1779.31113.021.4538.1119361113.46864.2671.3987.9913.0760.8510.3220.9511.1512148.536460.1714.6215.93807615189201.243447324866789953.4380.70134.3572.32169.683.4050.8041662031.73854.89113.8252.7414.9566.2711.2320.8310.7112471.136360.6214.3115.91807615255200.993447324300089753.3570.14200.49165.95164.921.7377.1041662024.50840.08111.2161.2218.7066.0910.8321.4410.8912136.656531.7314.5215.90808515283201.303437325133389953.38162.69188.43107.1433.7851.7048.1430901204.92121.9555.9814.6279.869.9121.7410.6711944.806464.8714.3315.97804515278201.833440324966789853.40132.76117.6050.4629.481.7029.3730551485.46124.9451.9816.7385.539.6920.7010.7612309.256481.5114.5315.87803215232201.473433325066789853.4046.5495.55OpenBenchmarking.org

Dbench

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.048 Clientsbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache4080120160200SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 1.96, N = 3107.1450.4621.0479.3172.32165.95

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4TPC-B Transactions Per Secondbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache4080120160200SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 2.73, N = 6SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 1.18, N = 333.7829.48115.95113.02169.68164.92

Threaded I/O Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Write - 32 Threadsbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache1224364860SE +/- 1.14, N = 8SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 8SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 0.01, N = 451.701.702.361.453.401.73

Dbench

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.012 Clientsbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache20406080100SE +/- 1.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.42, N = 6SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 348.1429.3719.9638.1150.8077.10

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction Performancebtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache9001800270036004500SE +/- 34.80, N = 10SE +/- 46.40, N = 10SE +/- 27.60, N = 5SE +/- 141.32, N = 10SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5309030551895193641664166

AIO-Stress

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterAIO-Stress 0.21Random Writeext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache400800120016002000SE +/- 24.13, N = 6SE +/- 21.98, N = 3SE +/- 20.87, N = 3SE +/- 11.53, N = 31158.371113.462031.732024.50

SQLite

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.312,500 INSERTsbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache30060090012001500SE +/- 15.76, N = 3SE +/- 18.75, N = 3SE +/- 13.25, N = 3SE +/- 11.99, N = 5SE +/- 2.53, N = 3SE +/- 4.84, N = 31204.921485.46880.33864.26854.89840.08

IOzone

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.3478GB Write Performancebtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache306090120150SE +/- 2.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 2.80, N = 6SE +/- 2.45, N = 6121.95124.9474.7671.39113.82111.21

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.21Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patternbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache20406080100SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 6SE +/- 1.82, N = 6SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 355.9851.9887.4287.9952.7461.22

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.31000 Files, 1MB Sizebtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache510152025SE +/- 0.21, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 6SE +/- 0.44, N = 6SE +/- 0.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.17, N = 314.6216.7314.0513.0714.9518.70

IOzone

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.3478GB Read Performancebtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache20406080100SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 3.63, N = 6SE +/- 3.79, N = 679.8685.5360.7860.8566.2766.09

Dbench

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.01 Clientsbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache3691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 39.919.6911.5410.3211.2310.83

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File Compressionbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache510152025SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 6SE +/- 0.29, N = 5SE +/- 0.35, N = 4SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 321.7420.7020.9920.9520.8321.44

Unpacking The Linux Kernel

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2btrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache3691215SE +/- 0.13, N = 8SE +/- 0.10, N = 4SE +/- 0.42, N = 8SE +/- 0.19, N = 4SE +/- 0.09, N = 4SE +/- 0.14, N = 410.6710.7611.1511.1510.7110.89

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page Servingbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 57.40, N = 3SE +/- 173.40, N = 3SE +/- 169.63, N = 5SE +/- 241.02, N = 3SE +/- 118.49, N = 3SE +/- 176.78, N = 611944.8012309.2512281.3312148.5312471.1312136.65

Threaded I/O Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Read - 32 Threadsbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache14002800420056007000SE +/- 29.65, N = 4SE +/- 9.30, N = 4SE +/- 66.48, N = 4SE +/- 75.75, N = 4SE +/- 90.95, N = 4SE +/- 10.55, N = 46464.876481.516489.866460.176360.626531.73

Gzip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File Compressionbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache48121620SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 314.3314.5314.3614.6214.3114.52

GnuPG

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGnuPG 1.4.101GB File Encryptionbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache48121620SE +/- 0.08, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 4SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 0.09, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 415.9715.8715.8415.9315.9115.90

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed Testbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 13.32, N = 3SE +/- 8.69, N = 3SE +/- 3.48, N = 3SE +/- 5.84, N = 3SE +/- 17.04, N = 3SE +/- 9.82, N = 3804580328041807680768085

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.3.1Test: MD5btrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 8.69, N = 3SE +/- 60.84, N = 3SE +/- 10.48, N = 3SE +/- 41.80, N = 3SE +/- 6.89, N = 3SE +/- 6.08, N = 3152781523215273151891525515283

LZMA Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLZMA Compression256MB File Compressionbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache4080120160200SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3201.83201.47201.61201.24200.99201.30

Gcrypt Library

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipherbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache7001400210028003500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 6.67, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3344034333443344734473437

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.3.1Test: Traditional DESbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache700K1400K2100K2800K3500KSE +/- 2333.33, N = 3SE +/- 1452.97, N = 3SE +/- 8185.35, N = 3SE +/- 1763.83, N = 3SE +/- 1154.70, N = 3SE +/- 881.92, N = 3324966732506673246000324866732430003251333

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.3.1Test: Blowfishbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache2004006008001000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3898898897899897899

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit Performancebtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache1224364860SE +/- 0.07, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 453.4053.4053.3853.4353.3553.38

Dbench

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0128 Clientsbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache4080120160200SE +/- 4.84, N = 6SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 6SE +/- 3.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.83, N = 3132.7646.5413.7380.7070.14162.69

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial Createbtrfs-cow-barrier-cachebtrfs-nocow-nobarrier-nocacheext3-barrier-cacheext3-nobarrier-nocacheext4-barrier-cacheext4-nobarrier-nocache4080120160200SE +/- 3.04, N = 6SE +/- 1.85, N = 6SE +/- 11.37, N = 6SE +/- 3.85, N = 6SE +/- 5.58, N = 6SE +/- 4.64, N = 6117.6095.55138.17134.35200.49188.43