Linux CleanCache Benchmarks

EXT4 and Btrfs benchmarks of the new Linux CleanCache kernel feature.

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EXT4: Linux 2.6.37
May 18 2011
 
EXT4: Linux 2.6.38
May 18 2011
 
EXT4: Linux 2.6.39
May 18 2011
 
EXT4: CleanCache
May 26 2011
 
Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37
May 19 2011
 
Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38
May 19 2011
 
Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39
May 19 2011
 
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May 27 2011
 
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Linux CleanCache BenchmarksProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionOpenGLEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirstIntel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores)LENOVO 6459CTOIntel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E4096MB100GB Hitachi HTS72201NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz)Analog Devices AD1984Ubuntu 11.042.6.37-020637-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1X Server 1.10.1nouveau 0.0.16GCC 4.5.2ext41680x10502.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64)2.6.39-999-generic (x86_64)3584MB2.6.39-cleancache+ (x86_64)4096MB2.6.37-020637-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1btrfs2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64)2.6.39-999-generic (x86_64)3584MB2.6.39-cleancache+ (x86_64)Intel Core i5 M 450 @ 1.20GHz (4 Cores)LENOVO 43149VGIntel Core4096MB320GB Seagate ST9320423ASNVIDIA GT218 [NVS 3100M] 512MB (606/790MHz)Conexant CX205852.6.38-8-generic-pae (i686)GNOME 2.32.1NVIDIA 270.41.193.3.0 NVIDIA 270.41.19ext41600x900OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- EXT4: Linux 2.6.37: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- EXT4: Linux 2.6.38: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- EXT4: Linux 2.6.39: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- EXT4: CleanCache: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Btrfs: Linux 2.6.37: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Btrfs: CleanCache: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- first: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz and Firefox were running on this system.

EXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirstLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteSQLiteDbenchThreaded I/O TesterApache BenchmarkPostMarkFS-MarkFS-MarkFlexible IO TesterD.T.D12Rand Write - 128MB - 8S.W.P.SD.T.P1.F.1.S.N.S.F1.F.1.SI.I.F.S.A.P

Linux CleanCache Benchmarksapache: Static Web Page Servingpgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancesqlite: Default Test Directorydbench: 12fio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patternfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSynctiobench: Rand Write - 128MB - 8iozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Read PerformanceEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst9262.61109.952241789.2854.8599.4217.5767.471.9650.8751.739327.33109.012215805.7855.3699.3017.6767.031.9550.8851.678658.16109.922178787.4354.3299.0217.7067.971.9650.6467.929482.98110.032083764.9844.7691.8416.4770.001.6653.0064.948826.8914551174.7151.4281.281786.4728.8860.3555.789381.6518821176.1063.1582.6916.8787.8328.2159.7655.458208.3318821170.6565.0882.3617.2385.7729.6160.2759.598899.7018131184.4666.5981.7217.1386.3732.3760.6156.104708.3813418.79203.1598.0028.2246.9248.64OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 30.49, N = 3SE +/- 44.74, N = 3SE +/- 32.20, N = 3SE +/- 95.15, N = 3SE +/- 17.67, N = 3SE +/- 53.63, N = 3SE +/- 66.28, N = 3SE +/- 94.54, N = 3SE +/- 8.68, N = 39262.619327.338658.169482.988826.899381.658208.338899.704708.38
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst16003200480064008000Min: 9227.67 / Avg: 9262.61 / Max: 9323.37Min: 9238.61 / Avg: 9327.33 / Max: 9381.79Min: 8621.61 / Avg: 8658.16 / Max: 8722.36Min: 9329.72 / Avg: 9482.98 / Max: 9657.31Min: 8807.47 / Avg: 8826.89 / Max: 8862.17Min: 9278.06 / Avg: 9381.65 / Max: 9457.55Min: 8086.31 / Avg: 8208.33 / Max: 8314.22Min: 8711.46 / Avg: 8899.7 / Max: 9009.25Min: 4696.2 / Avg: 4708.38 / Max: 4725.19

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1TPC-B Transactions Per SecondLinux 2.6.37Linux 2.6.38Linux 2.6.39CleanCache20406080100SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3109.95109.01109.92110.03
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1TPC-B Transactions Per SecondLinux 2.6.37Linux 2.6.38Linux 2.6.39CleanCache20406080100Min: 109.66 / Avg: 109.95 / Max: 110.41Min: 107.53 / Avg: 109.01 / Max: 109.8Min: 109.85 / Avg: 109.92 / Max: 109.98Min: 109.55 / Avg: 110.03 / Max: 110.37

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst5001000150020002500SE +/- 31.50, N = 6SE +/- 28.87, N = 10SE +/- 31.50, N = 10SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 17.08, N = 10SE +/- 21.08, N = 10SE +/- 21.08, N = 10SE +/- 27.60, N = 5SE +/- 2.00, N = 522412215217820831455188218821813134
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst400800120016002000Min: 2083 / Avg: 2240.5 / Max: 2272Min: 2083 / Avg: 2215.3 / Max: 2272Min: 2083 / Avg: 2177.5 / Max: 2272Min: 2083 / Avg: 2083 / Max: 2083Min: 1388 / Avg: 1454.6 / Max: 1562Min: 1785 / Avg: 1881.6 / Max: 1923Min: 1785 / Avg: 1881.6 / Max: 1923Min: 1785 / Avg: 1812.6 / Max: 1923Min: 129 / Avg: 134 / Max: 141

SQLite

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst30060090012001500SE +/- 3.80, N = 3SE +/- 3.51, N = 3SE +/- 6.04, N = 3SE +/- 35.22, N = 6SE +/- 2.64, N = 3SE +/- 5.58, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 18.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3789.28805.78787.43764.981174.711176.101170.651184.4618.79
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst2004006008001000Min: 782.02 / Avg: 789.28 / Max: 794.86Min: 801.16 / Avg: 805.78 / Max: 812.68Min: 779.61 / Avg: 787.43 / Max: 799.32Min: 719.43 / Avg: 764.98 / Max: 940.27Min: 1169.51 / Avg: 1174.71 / Max: 1178.11Min: 1170.25 / Avg: 1176.1 / Max: 1187.25Min: 1165.72 / Avg: 1170.65 / Max: 1178.21Min: 1165.25 / Avg: 1184.46 / Max: 1222.28Min: 18.54 / Avg: 18.79 / Max: 19.06

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 4.0Client Count: 12EXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst4080120160200SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 2.49, N = 354.8555.3654.3244.7651.4263.1565.0866.59203.15
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 12EXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst4080120160200Min: 54.05 / Avg: 54.85 / Max: 55.57Min: 55.18 / Avg: 55.36 / Max: 55.64Min: 53.49 / Avg: 54.32 / Max: 55.16Min: 44.31 / Avg: 44.76 / Max: 45.3Min: 51.03 / Avg: 51.42 / Max: 51.99Min: 62.37 / Avg: 63.15 / Max: 63.59Min: 64.49 / Avg: 65.08 / Max: 65.51Min: 66.09 / Avg: 66.59 / Max: 66.95Min: 198.29 / Avg: 203.15 / Max: 206.56

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.21Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst20406080100SE +/- 3.63, N = 6SE +/- 3.49, N = 6SE +/- 4.24, N = 6SE +/- 1.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 1.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 21.46, N = 699.4299.3099.0291.8481.2882.6982.3681.7298.00
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.21Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst20406080100Min: 89.13 / Avg: 99.42 / Max: 112.82Min: 89.61 / Avg: 99.3 / Max: 111.82Min: 84.41 / Avg: 99.02 / Max: 113.87Min: 88.77 / Avg: 91.84 / Max: 94.93Min: 80.27 / Avg: 81.28 / Max: 82.11Min: 81.8 / Avg: 82.69 / Max: 83.15Min: 79.92 / Avg: 82.36 / Max: 84.13Min: 80.39 / Avg: 81.72 / Max: 83.16Min: 35.68 / Avg: 98 / Max: 191.16

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst714212835SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 4.95, N = 617.5717.6717.7016.4717.0016.8717.2317.1328.22
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst612182430Min: 17.5 / Avg: 17.57 / Max: 17.7Min: 17.6 / Avg: 17.67 / Max: 17.7Min: 17.7 / Avg: 17.7 / Max: 17.7Min: 16.3 / Avg: 16.47 / Max: 16.6Min: 17 / Avg: 17 / Max: 17Min: 16.8 / Avg: 16.87 / Max: 16.9Min: 17.2 / Avg: 17.23 / Max: 17.3Min: 17 / Avg: 17.13 / Max: 17.3Min: 12.9 / Avg: 28.22 / Max: 41.7

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst20406080100SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.52, N = 667.4767.0367.9770.0086.4787.8385.7786.3746.92
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncEXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst20406080100Min: 66.9 / Avg: 67.47 / Max: 67.8Min: 66.9 / Avg: 67.03 / Max: 67.3Min: 67.7 / Avg: 67.97 / Max: 68.2Min: 68.5 / Avg: 70 / Max: 70.8Min: 85.3 / Avg: 86.47 / Max: 87.3Min: 87.6 / Avg: 87.83 / Max: 88Min: 82.9 / Avg: 85.77 / Max: 88.3Min: 86.2 / Avg: 86.37 / Max: 86.6Min: 42.8 / Avg: 46.92 / Max: 53.3

Threaded I/O Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8EXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst1122334455SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 1.60, N = 8SE +/- 2.09, N = 8SE +/- 1.57, N = 8SE +/- 1.68, N = 8SE +/- 0.54, N = 41.961.951.961.6628.8828.2129.6132.3748.64
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8EXT4: Linux 2.6.37EXT4: Linux 2.6.38EXT4: Linux 2.6.39EXT4: CleanCacheBtrfs: Linux 2.6.37Btrfs: Linux 2.6.38Btrfs: Linux 2.6.39Btrfs: CleanCachefirst1020304050Min: 1.94 / Avg: 1.96 / Max: 1.98Min: 1.93 / Avg: 1.95 / Max: 1.97Min: 1.94 / Avg: 1.96 / Max: 1.98Min: 1.64 / Avg: 1.66 / Max: 1.67Min: 18.85 / Avg: 28.88 / Max: 32.61Min: 18.38 / Avg: 28.21 / Max: 35.06Min: 22.87 / Avg: 29.61 / Max: 35.74Min: 22.32 / Avg: 32.37 / Max: 36.77Min: 47.13 / Avg: 48.64 / Max: 49.7

IOzone

EXT4BtrfsOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceLinux 2.6.37Linux 2.6.38Linux 2.6.39CleanCache1428425670SE +/- 2.45, N = 6SE +/- 2.45, N = 6SE +/- 2.46, N = 6SE +/- 3.09, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 350.8750.8850.6453.0060.3559.7660.2760.61
EXT4BtrfsOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceLinux 2.6.37Linux 2.6.38Linux 2.6.39CleanCache1224364860Min: 41.84 / Avg: 50.87 / Max: 58.09Min: 41.85 / Avg: 50.88 / Max: 58.16Min: 41.55 / Avg: 50.64 / Max: 57.94Min: 39.55 / Avg: 53 / Max: 60.77Min: 60.14 / Avg: 60.35 / Max: 60.51Min: 59.58 / Avg: 59.76 / Max: 59.97Min: 60.04 / Avg: 60.27 / Max: 60.43Min: 60.43 / Avg: 60.61 / Max: 60.75

EXT4BtrfsOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceLinux 2.6.37Linux 2.6.38Linux 2.6.39CleanCache1530456075SE +/- 1.82, N = 6SE +/- 1.79, N = 6SE +/- 1.63, N = 6SE +/- 1.98, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 351.7351.6767.9264.9455.7855.4559.5956.10
EXT4BtrfsOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceLinux 2.6.37Linux 2.6.38Linux 2.6.39CleanCache1326395265Min: 46.9 / Avg: 51.73 / Max: 58Min: 46.93 / Avg: 51.67 / Max: 57.82Min: 60.05 / Avg: 67.92 / Max: 70.5Min: 58.47 / Avg: 64.94 / Max: 68.97Min: 55.75 / Avg: 55.78 / Max: 55.79Min: 55.33 / Avg: 55.45 / Max: 55.54Min: 59.15 / Avg: 59.59 / Max: 60.14Min: 55.92 / Avg: 56.1 / Max: 56.24