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

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February 16 2012
 
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SSD

Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 8192 MB + 4096 MB + 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-server (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.2+.

Unpacking The Linux Kernel

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

Threaded I/O Tester

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

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

Flexible IO Tester

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

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 4.0128 ClientsSSD400800120016002000SE +/- 8.00, N = 32023.73

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

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

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

IOzone

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

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

Compile Bench

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

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

Apache Benchmark

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

SQLite

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

Gzip Compression

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

PostMark

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

FS-Mark

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

Compile Bench

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

SSD

Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 8192 MB + 4096 MB + 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-server (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.2+.

Testing initiated at 16 February 2012 10:14 by user root.