ESXi SSD vs HDD benchmark

Fysical hardware: i7 3930K (6 cores), 16 GB RAM, Plextor 128M2P, Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB. Virtual hardware: 12 cores, 14 GB RAM

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1202167-AR-ESXISSDVS40.

ESXi SSD vs HDD benchmarkProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsNetworkOSKernelDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemSystem LayerSSDIntel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)Intel 440BXIntel 440BX/ZX/DX8192 MB + 4096 MB + 2048 MB DRAM17GB Virtual diskVMware SVGA IIVMware VMXNET3Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-16-server (x86_64)vmwareGCC 4.6.1ext4VMwareOpenBenchmarking.org- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.2+.

ESXi SSD vs HDD benchmarkcompress-gzip: 2GB File Compressionsqlite: 12,500 INSERTsapache: Static Web Page Servingcompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Read Compiled Treeiozone: 8GB Write Performanceiozone: 8GB Read Performancedbench: 1 Clientsdbench: 12 Clientsdbench: 48 Clientsdbench: 128 Clientsfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patterntiobench: 64MB Rand Read - 32 Threadstiobench: 64MB Rand Write - 32 Threadspostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceunpack-linux: linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2SSD13.5017.9426983.47222.87631.70684.29434.056914.02487.241728.472261.212023.73220.7751.1813715.24250.35433311.73OpenBenchmarking.org

Gzip Compression

2GB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File CompressionSSD3691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 313.50

SQLite

12,500 INSERTs

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.312,500 INSERTsSSD48121620SE +/- 0.05, N = 317.94

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingSSD6K12K18K24K30KSE +/- 175.64, N = 326983.47

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateSSD50100150200250SE +/- 0.47, N = 3222.87

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileSSD140280420560700SE +/- 95.23, N = 3631.70

Compile Bench

Test: Read Compiled Tree

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeSSD150300450600750SE +/- 6.80, N = 3684.29

IOzone

8GB Write Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.3478GB Write PerformanceSSD90180270360450SE +/- 6.10, N = 3434.05

IOzone

8GB Read Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.3478GB Read PerformanceSSD15003000450060007500SE +/- 2.92, N = 36914.02

Dbench

1 Clients

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.01 ClientsSSD110220330440550SE +/- 0.49, N = 3487.24

Dbench

12 Clients

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.012 ClientsSSD400800120016002000SE +/- 21.46, N = 31728.47

Dbench

48 Clients

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.048 ClientsSSD5001000150020002500SE +/- 12.50, N = 32261.21

Dbench

128 Clients

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0128 ClientsSSD400800120016002000SE +/- 8.00, N = 32023.73

FS-Mark

1000 Files, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.31000 Files, 1MB SizeSSD50100150200250SE +/- 7.79, N = 6220.77

Flexible IO Tester

Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternSSD1224364860SE +/- 0.01, N = 351.18

Threaded I/O Tester

64MB Random Read - 32 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Read - 32 ThreadsSSD3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 103.11, N = 413715.24

Threaded I/O Tester

64MB Random Write - 32 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.364MB Random Write - 32 ThreadsSSD50100150200250SE +/- 2.13, N = 4250.35

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceSSD9001800270036004500SE +/- 111.20, N = 104333

Unpacking The Linux Kernel

linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2SSD3691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 411.73

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