2.6.39 Disk Running pts/apache-1.3.0, pts/pgbench-1.2.0, pts/postmark-1.0.0, pts/sqlite-1.8.0, pts/dbench-1.0.0, pts/fio-1.1.0, pts/fs-mark-1.0.0, pts/tiobench-1.1.0, pts/iozone-1.7.0 via the Phoronix Test Suite. EXT4: Linux 2.6.37: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.37-020637-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 EXT4: Linux 2.6.38: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 EXT4: Linux 2.6.39: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.39-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.37-020637-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.39-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 XFS: Linux 2.6.37: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.37-020637-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 XFS: Linux 2.6.38: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 XFS: Linux 2.6.39: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.39-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Apache Benchmark 2.2.17 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 9262.61 |=============================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 9327.33 |================================================ EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 8658.16 |============================================ Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 8826.89 |============================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38 . 9381.65 |================================================ Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39 . 8208.33 |========================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 9402.21 |================================================ XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 9286.46 |=============================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 8562.34 |============================================ PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 109.95 |================================================= EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 109.01 |================================================= EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 109.92 |================================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 21.49 |========== XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 102.11 |============================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 106.06 |=============================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 104.40 |=============================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 2241 |================================================= EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 2215 |================================================ EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 2178 |=============================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 1455 |================================ Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38 . 1882 |========================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39 . 1882 |========================================= XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 349 |======== XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 362 |======== XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 2340 |=================================================== SQLite 3.7.3 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 789.28 |============================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 805.78 |============================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 787.43 |============================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 1174.71 |============================================ Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38 . 1176.10 |============================================ Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39 . 1170.65 |============================================ XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 1273.34 |================================================ XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 1281.42 |================================================ XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 1279.53 |================================================ Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 12 MB/s > Higher Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 54.85 |========================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 55.36 |=========================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 54.32 |========================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 51.42 |======================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38 . 63.15 |================================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39 . 65.08 |================================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 24.71 |=================== XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 25.49 |==================== XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 30.39 |======================= Flexible IO Tester 1.21 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 99.42 |================================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 99.30 |================================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 99.02 |================================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 81.28 |========================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38 . 82.69 |========================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39 . 82.36 |========================================= XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 78.98 |======================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 79.27 |======================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 79.39 |======================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 17.57 |========================================= EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 17.67 |========================================= EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 17.70 |========================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 17.00 |======================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38 . 16.87 |======================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39 . 17.23 |======================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 21.30 |================================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 21.43 |================================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 21.37 |================================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync Files/s > Higher Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 67.47 |====================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 67.03 |====================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 67.97 |======================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 86.47 |================================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38 . 87.83 |================================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39 . 85.77 |================================================= XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 41.80 |======================== XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 43.35 |========================= XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 80.37 |============================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8 MB/s > Higher Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 1.96 |=== EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 1.95 |=== EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 1.96 |=== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 28.88 |================================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38 . 28.21 |================================================ Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39 . 29.61 |================================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 1.75 |=== XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 1.72 |=== XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 1.71 |=== IOzone 3.347 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 50.87 |========================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 50.88 |========================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 50.64 |========================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 60.35 |================================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38 . 59.76 |================================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39 . 60.27 |================================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 52.20 |=========================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 49.38 |========================================= XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 50.33 |========================================== IOzone 3.347 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better EXT4: Linux 2.6.37 .. 51.73 |====================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.38 .. 51.67 |====================================== EXT4: Linux 2.6.39 .. 67.92 |================================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37 . 55.78 |========================================= Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38 . 55.45 |======================================== Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39 . 59.59 |=========================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.37 ... 51.61 |====================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.38 ... 49.29 |==================================== XFS: Linux 2.6.39 ... 68.54 |==================================================