Linux 3.3 Kernel with Btrfs vs. EXT4
Btrfs and EXT4 file-system testing from a Linux 3.3 kernel and 7 February 2012 snapshot of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Linux file-system benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Core i3 330M: EXT4: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3 330M @ 2.13GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock HM55-HT, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel Core IGP, Audio: VIA VT2020, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9287 Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.3.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Core i3 330M: Btrfs: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3 330M @ 2.13GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock HM55-HT, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel Core IGP, Audio: VIA VT2020, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9287 Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.3.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 1547 |===================================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 1051 |===================================


NGINX Benchmark 1.0.11
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 15246.46 |===============================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 14070.10 |===========================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 13.42 |================================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 14.00 |==================================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 94.03 |==================================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 86.33 |==============================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 31.53 |==================================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 20.40 |================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 18.63 |==================================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 13.87 |=====================================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 70.79 |==================================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 63.14 |=============================================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 69.94 |==================================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 61.14 |============================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 53.62 |==================================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 47.87 |=============================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 47.83 |=========================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 57.69 |==================================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Read Compiled Tree
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i3 330M: EXT4 .. 63.58 |==================================================
Core i3 330M: Btrfs . 47.20 |=====================================