Btrfs Old System

Benchmarking EXT4 and Btrfs on an old Pentium laptop. Then comparing various mount options of Btrfs. Comparison for a future article on Phoronix in September 2011.

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August 31 2011
 
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August 31 2011
 
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September 01 2011
 
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September 01 2011
 
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September 01 2011
 
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September 02 2011
 
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September 02 2011
 
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September 02 2011
 
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Btrfs Old System Benchmarking EXT4 and Btrfs on an old Pentium laptop. Then comparing various mount options of Btrfs. Comparison for a future article on Phoronix in September 2011. Btrfs: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Btrfs - compress=zlib: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Btrfs - compress=lzo: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Btrfs - space_cache: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Btrfs - autodefrag: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Btrfs - nodatasum: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Btrfs - nodatacow: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Btrfs - nobarrier: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 EXT4: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync Files/s > Higher Is Better Btrfs ................. 28.57 |======= Btrfs - compress=zlib . 73.17 |================== Btrfs - compress=lzo .. 194.93 |=============================================== Btrfs - space_cache ... 28.80 |======= Btrfs - autodefrag .... 27.87 |======= Btrfs - nodatasum ..... 28.67 |======= Btrfs - nodatacow ..... 29.07 |======= Btrfs - nobarrier ..... 28.97 |======= EXT4 .................. 21.73 |===== SQLite 3.7.3 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better Btrfs ................. 1484.29 |============================================ Btrfs - compress=zlib . 1480.00 |=========================================== Btrfs - compress=lzo .. 1462.10 |=========================================== Btrfs - space_cache ... 1477.81 |=========================================== Btrfs - autodefrag .... 1459.90 |=========================================== Btrfs - nodatasum ..... 1471.37 |=========================================== Btrfs - nodatacow ..... 1568.78 |============================================== Btrfs - nobarrier ..... 205.33 |====== EXT4 .................. 970.83 |============================ IOzone 3.347 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Btrfs ................. 26.37 |======= Btrfs - compress=zlib . 167.22 |========================================== Btrfs - compress=lzo .. 187.43 |=============================================== Btrfs - space_cache ... 27.35 |======= Btrfs - autodefrag .... 27.39 |======= Btrfs - nodatasum ..... 27.41 |======= Btrfs - nodatacow ..... 28.04 |======= Btrfs - nobarrier ..... 26.88 |======= EXT4 .................. 25.32 |====== IOzone 3.347 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Btrfs ................. 28.51 |======= Btrfs - compress=zlib . 70.85 |================== Btrfs - compress=lzo .. 189.30 |=============================================== Btrfs - space_cache ... 28.57 |======= Btrfs - autodefrag .... 28.53 |======= Btrfs - nodatasum ..... 28.72 |======= Btrfs - nodatacow ..... 28.82 |======= Btrfs - nobarrier ..... 28.27 |======= EXT4 .................. 26.05 |====== PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better Btrfs ................. 18.68 |=========== Btrfs - compress=zlib . 18.26 |=========== Btrfs - compress=lzo .. 18.30 |=========== Btrfs - space_cache ... 17.87 |========== Btrfs - autodefrag .... 18.54 |=========== Btrfs - nodatasum ..... 18.33 |=========== Btrfs - nodatacow ..... 19.81 |============ Btrfs - nobarrier ..... 82.61 |================================================ EXT4 .................. 82.60 |================================================ Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 6 MB/s > Higher Is Better Btrfs ................. 28.16 |==================== Btrfs - compress=zlib . 30.44 |===================== Btrfs - compress=lzo .. 31.20 |====================== Btrfs - space_cache ... 23.31 |================ Btrfs - autodefrag .... 27.83 |=================== Btrfs - nodatasum ..... 24.61 |================= Btrfs - nodatacow ..... 24.62 |================= Btrfs - nobarrier ..... 68.89 |================================================ EXT4 .................. 20.04 |============== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better Btrfs ................. 13.20 |====================== Btrfs - compress=zlib . 26.47 |=========================================== Btrfs - compress=lzo .. 29.40 |================================================ Btrfs - space_cache ... 13.07 |===================== Btrfs - autodefrag .... 13.20 |====================== Btrfs - nodatasum ..... 14.00 |======================= Btrfs - nodatacow ..... 14.00 |======================= Btrfs - nobarrier ..... 17.20 |============================ EXT4 .................. 16.43 |=========================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Btrfs ................. 10.93 |============================ Btrfs - compress=zlib . 15.13 |======================================= Btrfs - compress=lzo .. 17.87 |============================================== Btrfs - space_cache ... 10.93 |============================ Btrfs - autodefrag .... 10.80 |============================ Btrfs - nodatasum ..... 11.50 |============================== Btrfs - nodatacow ..... 11.40 |============================= Btrfs - nobarrier ..... 18.57 |================================================ EXT4 .................. 11.00 |============================ FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Btrfs ................. 10.67 |============================ Btrfs - compress=zlib . 15.10 |======================================== Btrfs - compress=lzo .. 17.03 |============================================= Btrfs - space_cache ... 10.70 |============================ Btrfs - autodefrag .... 10.77 |============================ Btrfs - nodatasum ..... 11.47 |============================== Btrfs - nodatacow ..... 11.43 |============================== Btrfs - nobarrier ..... 18.23 |================================================ EXT4 .................. 11.28 |============================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Btrfs ................. 103 |=========================================== Btrfs - compress=zlib . 87 |==================================== Btrfs - compress=lzo .. 120 |================================================== Btrfs - space_cache ... 102 |=========================================== Btrfs - autodefrag .... 120 |================================================== Btrfs - nodatasum ..... 114 |================================================ Btrfs - nodatacow ..... 113 |=============================================== Btrfs - nobarrier ..... 105 |============================================ EXT4 .................. 90 |======================================