ssh-sync fs-mark on sshfs with write sync, no compression. ssh-sync-1: Processor: Intel Pentium M 1400MHz @ 1.40GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Dell 03U652, Chipset: Intel 82855PM to I/O + ICH4-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WDC WD800BEVE-00, Graphics: AMD Mobility FireGL 9000 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-20-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: fuseblk, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 200 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better ssh-sync-1 . 1 |=============================================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 200 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync Files/s > Higher Is Better ssh-sync-1 . 1 |=============================================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 500 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better ssh-sync-1 . 1.60 |============================================================ FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 400 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better ssh-sync-1 . 1.05 |============================================================