Ubuntu 12.04 LTS EXT2 File-System

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS bencharks with a stock/clean install but with the EXT3 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 EXT2 File-SystemOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores)HP 161CIntel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+)IDT 92HD81B1X5Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205Ubuntu 12.043.2.0-18-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.6.0X Server 1.11.3intel 2.17.03.0 Mesa 8.0.1GCC 4.6reiserfsxfsext3jfsext21600x900ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemsScreen ResolutionUbuntu 12.04 LTS EXT2 File-System BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,go --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - ReiserFS: CFQ / notail,relatime,rw- XFS: CFQ / attr2,delaylog,noquota,relatime,rw- EXT3: CFQ / acl,barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr- JFS: CFQ / relatime,rw- EXT2: CFQ / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc1. Compiz was running on this system.

ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT2Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteDbenchFlexible IO TesterFS-MarkCompile BenchThreaded I/O TesterIOzone

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS EXT2 File-Systempostmark: Disk Transaction Performancedbench: 1fs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncfs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizeiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 1MB - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 1MB - 8GB - Read Performancetiobench: Write - 128MB - 8tiobench: Write - 128MB - 16tiobench: Rand Write - 128MB - 8tiobench: Rand Write - 128MB - 16compilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Read Compiled Treefio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT21770111.2356.80122.3782.6357.37102.12213.35102.37213.20101.90213.1397.8498.4080.1484.7785.96103.77161.43147.65162.3880.00152.8093.6380.23104.74240.85104.97236.11105.61235.1199.8498.9385.8385.0988.68104.03134.29226.001882126.9964.94134.7788.5064.47101.13225.1599.93225.00101.20224.88100.1099.2181.3685.6897.49105.72131.66148.161526274.8177.98141.5397.5391.2393.51247.5792.80254.1889.09254.2498.92101.3564.7877.0454.4692.08135.74161.02576.7192.00146.9392.5078.90101.13213.60102.53211.49102.45216.4388.5792.8283.8287.6073.6871.87242.98175.00OpenBenchmarking.org

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceReiserFSEXT3JFS400800120016002000SE +/- 44.77, N = 10SE +/- 57.17, N = 10SE +/- 19.55, N = 10177018821526
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceReiserFSEXT3JFS30060090012001500Min: 1562 / Avg: 1770.3 / Max: 1923Min: 1562 / Avg: 1881.6 / Max: 2083Min: 1388 / Avg: 1526.2 / Max: 1562

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 4.0Client Count: 1ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT2120240360480600SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 16.39, N = 6111.23162.38126.99274.81576.711. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT2100200300400500Min: 111.14 / Avg: 111.23 / Max: 111.31Min: 161.5 / Avg: 162.38 / Max: 162.85Min: 126.81 / Avg: 126.99 / Max: 127.19Min: 274.63 / Avg: 274.81 / Max: 275.04Min: 498.17 / Avg: 576.71 / Max: 606.11. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 5SE +/- 6.37, N = 6SE +/- 1.61, N = 356.8080.0064.9477.9892.001. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 54.8 / Avg: 56.8 / Max: 58.6Min: 77.7 / Avg: 80 / Max: 82.3Min: 62.4 / Avg: 64.94 / Max: 67.3Min: 55.3 / Avg: 77.98 / Max: 92.7Min: 88.8 / Avg: 92 / Max: 93.91. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT2306090120150SE +/- 1.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3122.37152.80134.77141.53146.931. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT2306090120150Min: 119.6 / Avg: 122.37 / Max: 125.3Min: 152.6 / Avg: 152.8 / Max: 152.9Min: 132.1 / Avg: 134.77 / Max: 137.1Min: 137.4 / Avg: 141.53 / Max: 146.1Min: 143.1 / Avg: 146.93 / Max: 151.11. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 1.54, N = 482.6393.6388.5097.5392.501. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 82 / Avg: 82.63 / Max: 83.9Min: 92.8 / Avg: 93.63 / Max: 94.9Min: 87.9 / Avg: 88.5 / Max: 89.6Min: 96.5 / Avg: 97.53 / Max: 98.1Min: 88 / Avg: 92.5 / Max: 94.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 357.3780.2364.4791.2378.901. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 57.1 / Avg: 57.37 / Max: 57.6Min: 79.8 / Avg: 80.23 / Max: 80.6Min: 64 / Avg: 64.47 / Max: 65.1Min: 91.1 / Avg: 91.23 / Max: 91.5Min: 76.4 / Avg: 78.9 / Max: 80.31. (CC) gcc options: -static

IOzone

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 6SE +/- 0.97, N = 3102.12104.74101.1393.51101.131. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 100.47 / Avg: 102.12 / Max: 104.02Min: 104.07 / Avg: 104.74 / Max: 105.3Min: 100.51 / Avg: 101.13 / Max: 101.62Min: 85.44 / Avg: 93.51 / Max: 101.58Min: 99.2 / Avg: 101.13 / Max: 102.181. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT250100150200250SE +/- 2.13, N = 3SE +/- 3.38, N = 5SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 3.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3213.35240.85225.15247.57213.601. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT24080120160200Min: 209.91 / Avg: 213.35 / Max: 217.24Min: 235.89 / Avg: 240.85 / Max: 254.23Min: 224.57 / Avg: 225.15 / Max: 225.47Min: 240.78 / Avg: 247.57 / Max: 254.38Min: 213.04 / Avg: 213.6 / Max: 214.141. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 1.64, N = 6SE +/- 0.70, N = 3102.37104.9799.9392.80102.531. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 101.63 / Avg: 102.37 / Max: 103.64Min: 104.28 / Avg: 104.97 / Max: 105.94Min: 99.43 / Avg: 99.93 / Max: 100.18Min: 89.25 / Avg: 92.8 / Max: 98.25Min: 101.5 / Avg: 102.53 / Max: 103.871. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT260120180240300SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.89, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3213.20236.11225.00254.18211.491. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT250100150200250Min: 209.68 / Avg: 213.2 / Max: 216.68Min: 234.96 / Avg: 236.11 / Max: 237.86Min: 224.36 / Avg: 225 / Max: 225.47Min: 253.89 / Avg: 254.18 / Max: 254.41Min: 210.56 / Avg: 211.49 / Max: 212.591. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3101.90105.61101.2089.09102.451. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 101.56 / Avg: 101.9 / Max: 102.48Min: 105.23 / Avg: 105.61 / Max: 106.21Min: 100.29 / Avg: 101.2 / Max: 102.07Min: 88.73 / Avg: 89.09 / Max: 89.5Min: 102.33 / Avg: 102.45 / Max: 102.521. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT260120180240300SE +/- 2.19, N = 3SE +/- 1.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 3.43, N = 4213.13235.11224.88254.24216.431. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT250100150200250Min: 209.05 / Avg: 213.13 / Max: 216.55Min: 231.63 / Avg: 235.11 / Max: 238.06Min: 224.53 / Avg: 224.88 / Max: 225.27Min: 253.99 / Avg: 254.24 / Max: 254.55Min: 211.45 / Avg: 216.43 / Max: 226.581. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Threaded I/O Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 1.33, N = 4SE +/- 1.10, N = 4SE +/- 1.09, N = 4SE +/- 1.24, N = 8SE +/- 1.21, N = 697.8499.84100.1098.9288.57
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 94.68 / Avg: 97.84 / Max: 101.07Min: 97.23 / Avg: 99.84 / Max: 102.5Min: 97.4 / Avg: 100.1 / Max: 102.65Min: 91.33 / Avg: 98.92 / Max: 102.56Min: 84.33 / Avg: 88.57 / Max: 92.72

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 16ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 0.45, N = 4SE +/- 0.42, N = 4SE +/- 0.88, N = 4SE +/- 0.65, N = 4SE +/- 0.91, N = 498.4098.9399.21101.3592.82
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 16ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 97.56 / Avg: 98.4 / Max: 99.21Min: 98.13 / Avg: 98.93 / Max: 99.75Min: 96.86 / Avg: 99.21 / Max: 100.74Min: 100.36 / Avg: 101.35 / Max: 103.16Min: 91.3 / Avg: 92.82 / Max: 95.36

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 6.58, N = 8SE +/- 0.35, N = 4SE +/- 4.96, N = 8SE +/- 10.64, N = 8SE +/- 2.53, N = 880.1485.8381.3664.7883.82
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT21632486480Min: 34.11 / Avg: 80.14 / Max: 87.75Min: 85.03 / Avg: 85.83 / Max: 86.64Min: 47.18 / Avg: 81.36 / Max: 88.13Min: 16.91 / Avg: 64.78 / Max: 88.92Min: 72.08 / Avg: 83.82 / Max: 89.54

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 16ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 0.29, N = 4SE +/- 0.59, N = 4SE +/- 0.64, N = 4SE +/- 6.90, N = 8SE +/- 0.33, N = 484.7785.0985.6877.0487.60
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 16ReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 84.17 / Avg: 84.77 / Max: 85.37Min: 84.17 / Avg: 85.09 / Max: 86.81Min: 83.8 / Avg: 85.68 / Max: 86.55Min: 36.89 / Avg: 77.04 / Max: 87.95Min: 87.08 / Avg: 87.6 / Max: 88.49

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 1.50, N = 4SE +/- 2.36, N = 6SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 1.08, N = 385.9688.6897.4954.4673.68
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 82.54 / Avg: 85.96 / Max: 89.8Min: 77.24 / Avg: 88.68 / Max: 92.76Min: 96.16 / Avg: 97.49 / Max: 99.41Min: 53.78 / Avg: 54.46 / Max: 54.85Min: 71.52 / Avg: 73.68 / Max: 74.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 5.37, N = 3103.77104.03105.7292.0871.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT220406080100Min: 102.48 / Avg: 103.77 / Max: 106.02Min: 103.38 / Avg: 104.03 / Max: 104.49Min: 104.67 / Avg: 105.72 / Max: 107.69Min: 90.38 / Avg: 92.08 / Max: 92.95Min: 62.03 / Avg: 71.87 / Max: 80.53

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT250100150200250SE +/- 2.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 6.23, N = 3161.43134.29131.66135.74242.98
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT24080120160200Min: 157.32 / Avg: 161.43 / Max: 164.48Min: 133.92 / Avg: 134.29 / Max: 134.84Min: 130.44 / Avg: 131.66 / Max: 132.57Min: 135.44 / Avg: 135.74 / Max: 136.27Min: 231.29 / Avg: 242.98 / Max: 252.54

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT250100150200250SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 6SE +/- 2.65, N = 6147.65226.00148.16161.02175.00
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternReiserFSXFSEXT3JFSEXT24080120160200Min: 146.17 / Avg: 147.65 / Max: 149.89Min: 225.52 / Avg: 226 / Max: 226.91Min: 147.99 / Avg: 148.16 / Max: 148.43Min: 148.16 / Avg: 161.02 / Max: 172.71Min: 169.59 / Avg: 175 / Max: 186.78