Ubuntu 12.04 LTS bencharks with a stock/clean install but with the Btrfs file-system on Linux 3.2 kernel as found in Precise pangolin versus ReiserFS and XFS and EXT2 and EXT3. This Linux file-system benchmarking is for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Btrfs File-System
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS bencharks with a stock/clean install but with the Btrfs file-system on Linux 3.2 kernel as found in Precise pangolin versus ReiserFS and XFS and EXT2 and EXT3. This Linux file-system benchmarking is for a future article on Phoronix.com.
ReiserFS:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: reiserfs, Screen Resolution: 1600x900
XFS:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1600x900
EXT3:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1600x900
JFS:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: jfs, Screen Resolution: 1600x900
EXT2:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext2, Screen Resolution: 1600x900
Btrfs:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1600x900
Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 85.96 |======================================================
XFS ...... 88.68 |=======================================================
EXT3 ..... 97.49 |=============================================================
JFS ...... 54.46 |==================================
EXT2 ..... 73.68 |==============================================
Btrfs .... 79.21 |==================================================
Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 103.77 |===========================================================
XFS ...... 104.03 |===========================================================
EXT3 ..... 105.72 |============================================================
JFS ...... 92.08 |====================================================
EXT2 ..... 71.87 |=========================================
Btrfs .... 105.54 |============================================================
Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Read Compiled Tree
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 161.43 |========================
XFS ...... 134.29 |====================
EXT3 ..... 131.66 |===================
JFS ...... 135.74 |====================
EXT2 ..... 242.98 |====================================
Btrfs .... 409.16 |============================================================
Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 1
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 111.23 |============
XFS ...... 162.38 |=================
EXT3 ..... 126.99 |=============
JFS ...... 274.81 |=============================
EXT2 ..... 576.71 |============================================================
Btrfs .... 159.56 |=================
Flexible IO Tester 1.57
Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern
Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better
ReiserFS . 147.65 |================
XFS ...... 226.00 |========================
EXT3 ..... 148.16 |================
JFS ...... 161.02 |=================
EXT2 ..... 175.00 |===================
Btrfs .... 561.12 |============================================================
Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 80.14 |=========================================================
XFS ...... 85.83 |=============================================================
EXT3 ..... 81.36 |==========================================================
JFS ...... 64.78 |==============================================
EXT2 ..... 83.82 |============================================================
Btrfs .... 84.21 |============================================================
Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 16
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 84.77 |==========================================================
XFS ...... 85.09 |==========================================================
EXT3 ..... 85.68 |===========================================================
JFS ...... 77.04 |=====================================================
EXT2 ..... 87.60 |============================================================
Btrfs .... 89.02 |=============================================================
Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 97.84 |===========================================================
XFS ...... 99.84 |============================================================
EXT3 ..... 100.10 |============================================================
JFS ...... 98.92 |===========================================================
EXT2 ..... 88.57 |=====================================================
Btrfs .... 99.10 |===========================================================
Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 16
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 98.40 |==========================================================
XFS ...... 98.93 |===========================================================
EXT3 ..... 99.21 |===========================================================
JFS ...... 101.35 |============================================================
EXT2 ..... 92.82 |=======================================================
Btrfs .... 99.12 |===========================================================
FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 56.80 |======================================
XFS ...... 80.00 |=====================================================
EXT3 ..... 64.94 |===========================================
JFS ...... 77.98 |====================================================
EXT2 ..... 92.00 |=============================================================
Btrfs .... 62.17 |=========================================
FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync
Files/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 122.37 |================================================
XFS ...... 152.80 |============================================================
EXT3 ..... 134.77 |=====================================================
JFS ...... 141.53 |========================================================
EXT2 ..... 146.93 |==========================================================
Btrfs .... 144.73 |=========================================================
FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 82.63 |====================================================
XFS ...... 93.63 |===========================================================
EXT3 ..... 88.50 |=======================================================
JFS ...... 97.53 |=============================================================
EXT2 ..... 92.50 |==========================================================
Btrfs .... 92.30 |==========================================================
FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 57.37 |======================================
XFS ...... 80.23 |======================================================
EXT3 ..... 64.47 |===========================================
JFS ...... 91.23 |=============================================================
EXT2 ..... 78.90 |=====================================================
Btrfs .... 60.70 |=========================================
IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 102.12 |==========================================================
XFS ...... 104.74 |============================================================
EXT3 ..... 101.13 |==========================================================
JFS ...... 93.51 |======================================================
EXT2 ..... 101.13 |==========================================================
Btrfs .... 98.82 |=========================================================
IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 213.35 |====================================================
XFS ...... 240.85 |==========================================================
EXT3 ..... 225.15 |=======================================================
JFS ...... 247.57 |============================================================
EXT2 ..... 213.60 |====================================================
Btrfs .... 223.21 |======================================================
IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 102.37 |===========================================================
XFS ...... 104.97 |============================================================
EXT3 ..... 99.93 |=========================================================
JFS ...... 92.80 |=====================================================
EXT2 ..... 102.53 |===========================================================
Btrfs .... 100.02 |=========================================================
IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 213.20 |==================================================
XFS ...... 236.11 |========================================================
EXT3 ..... 225.00 |=====================================================
JFS ...... 254.18 |============================================================
EXT2 ..... 211.49 |==================================================
Btrfs .... 224.78 |=====================================================
IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 101.90 |==========================================================
XFS ...... 105.61 |============================================================
EXT3 ..... 101.20 |=========================================================
JFS ...... 89.09 |===================================================
EXT2 ..... 102.45 |==========================================================
Btrfs .... 103.13 |===========================================================
IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 213.13 |==================================================
XFS ...... 235.11 |=======================================================
EXT3 ..... 224.88 |=====================================================
JFS ...... 254.24 |============================================================
EXT2 ..... 216.43 |===================================================
Btrfs .... 225.32 |=====================================================
PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
ReiserFS . 1770 |=====================================================
EXT3 ..... 1882 |========================================================
JFS ...... 1526 |=============================================
Btrfs .... 2083 |==============================================================