AHCI mode VS IDE mode

AMD E-350 testing with a Acer JE40_BZ and AMD Radeon HD 6310 256MB on SUSE LINUX 12.1 via the Phoronix Test Suite.

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AHCI mode

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-plugin --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch-32=i586 --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-tune=generic --without-system-libunwind
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / autodefrag,compress=lzo,discard,inode_cache,noatime,nobarrier,rw,space_cache,ssd_spread
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.2.

IDE mode

Processor: AMD E-350 @ 1.60GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Acer JE40_BZ, Chipset: AMD Family 14h Root Complex, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 320GB TOSHIBA MK3265GS, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6310 256MB (200/533MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Network: Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit + Atheros AR9287 Wireless

OS: SUSE LINUX 12.1, Kernel: 3.5.0-TuoLei-1.16-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Open64 5.0 + PathScale 4.0.12.1 + Clang, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

SB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 970 @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P, Chipset: AMD ATI RD780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4 x 2048 MB 800MHz, Disk: 500GB SAMSUNG HD502HJ + 250GB SAMSUNG HD250HJ + 499GB My Passport 070A, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: SUSE LINUX 12.1, Kernel: 3.1.10-1.16-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.4, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-plugin --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch-32=i586 --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-tune=generic --without-system-libunwind
Disk Notes: CFQ / acl,barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw,user_xattr
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Firefox was running on this system.

AHCI mode VS IDE modeProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1AMD E-350 @ 1.60GHz (2 Cores)Acer JE40_BZAMD Family 14h Root Complex2048MB320GB TOSHIBA MK3265GSAMD Radeon HD 6310 256MB (200/533MHz)ATI R6xx HDMIAtheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit + Atheros AR9287 WirelessSUSE LINUX 12.13.5.0-TuoLei-1.16-desktop (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1X Server 1.10.4radeon 6.14.22.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6 + Open64 5.0 + PathScale 4.0.12.1 + Clangbtrfs1366x768AMD Phenom II X4 970 @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores)Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4PAMD ATI RD780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x04 x 2048 MB 800MHz500GB SAMSUNG HD502HJ + 250GB SAMSUNG HD250HJ + 499GB My Passport 070ANVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MBRealtek ALC889ASyncMasterRealtek RTL8111/8168B3.1.10-1.16-desktop (x86_64)KDE 4.8.4nouveau 0.0.16GCC 4.6ext41680x1050OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-plugin --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch-32=i586 --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-tune=generic --without-system-libunwind Disk Details- AHCI mode: DEADLINE / autodefrag,compress=lzo,discard,inode_cache,noatime,nobarrier,rw,space_cache,ssd_spread- IDE mode: DEADLINE / autodefrag,compress=lzo,discard,inode_cache,noatime,nobarrier,rw,space_cache,ssd_spread- SB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1: CFQ / acl,barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw,user_xattrSystem Details- AHCI mode: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.2.- IDE mode: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.2.- SB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Firefox was running on this system.

AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%211%322%433%545%Threaded I/O TesterUnpacking The Linux KernelFlexible IO TesterBlogBenchDbenchAIO-StressIOzone

AHCI mode VS IDE modeaio-stress: Rand Writefio: Example Network Jobblogbench: Readdbench: 6iozone: 1MB - 512MB - Read Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 512MB - Read Performanceiozone: 1MB - 512MB - Write Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 512MB - Write Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 512MB - Read Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 512MB - Write Performancetiobench: Read - 256MB - 4tiobench: Write - 256MB - 4tiobench: Rand Read - 256MB - 4tiobench: Rand Write - 256MB - 4compilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Read Compiled Treeunpack-linux: linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2postmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 137.2930.6711460617.641045.481632.25187.76204.601817.09207.57157.2694.8268.5925.37162.1637.8397.9242.3237330.2631.1810682817.621045.441654.96182.43196.351822.63195.00120.51162.9436.8520.98161.3336.76106.5740.1336232.559.1424597330.903327.053127.36111.93116.993421.17118.317927.80124.496013.862.258.47OpenBenchmarking.org

AIO-Stress

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterAIO-Stress 0.21Test: Random WriteAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1918273645SE +/- 2.56, N = 637.2930.2632.551. (CC) gcc options: -laio -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterAIO-Stress 0.21Test: Random WriteAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1816243240Min: 26.51 / Avg: 32.55 / Max: 41.71. (CC) gcc options: -laio -lpthread

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Example Network JobAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1714212835SE +/- 0.05, N = 330.6731.189.14
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Example Network JobAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1714212835Min: 9.07 / Avg: 9.14 / Max: 9.25

BlogBench

OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: ReadAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 150K100K150K200K250KSE +/- 5136.79, N = 6114606106828245973-Ofast -march=native-Ofast -march=native-O21. (CC) gcc options: -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: ReadAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 140K80K120K160K200KMin: 230115 / Avg: 245972.83 / Max: 2611851. (CC) gcc options: -pthread

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: 6AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1714212835SE +/- 0.20, N = 317.6417.6230.901. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 6AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1714212835Min: 30.66 / Avg: 30.9 / Max: 31.31. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

IOzone

The IOzone benchmark tests the hard disk drive / file-system performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 17001400210028003500SE +/- 70.72, N = 61045.481045.443327.051. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 16001200180024003000Min: 3122.56 / Avg: 3327.05 / Max: 3475.741. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 17001400210028003500SE +/- 48.21, N = 61632.251654.963127.361. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 15001000150020002500Min: 2949.67 / Avg: 3127.36 / Max: 3261.151. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 14080120160200SE +/- 8.16, N = 6187.76182.43111.931. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1306090120150Min: 71.41 / Avg: 111.93 / Max: 122.821. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 14080120160200SE +/- 2.54, N = 6204.60196.35116.991. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 14080120160200Min: 104.52 / Avg: 116.99 / Max: 121.141. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 17001400210028003500SE +/- 72.52, N = 61817.091822.633421.171. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 16001200180024003000Min: 3098.69 / Avg: 3421.17 / Max: 3648.11. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 150100150200250SE +/- 0.55, N = 3207.57195.00118.311. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceAHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 14080120160200Min: 117.55 / Avg: 118.31 / Max: 119.371. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Threaded I/O Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Read - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 12K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 20.25, N = 4157.26120.517927.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Read - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 114002800420056007000Min: 7886.39 / Avg: 7927.8 / Max: 7977.38

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 14080120160200SE +/- 1.74, N = 594.82162.94124.49
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1306090120150Min: 117.55 / Avg: 124.49 / Max: 126.74

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 113002600390052006500SE +/- 52.40, N = 468.5936.856013.86
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 110002000300040005000Min: 5911.84 / Avg: 6013.86 / Max: 6158.85

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1612182430SE +/- 0.02, N = 425.3720.982.25
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1612182430Min: 2.2 / Avg: 2.25 / Max: 2.31

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileAHCI modeIDE mode4080120160200162.16161.33

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateAHCI modeIDE mode91827364537.8336.76

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeAHCI modeIDE mode2040608010097.92106.57

Unpacking The Linux Kernel

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 11020304050SE +/- 0.14, N = 842.3240.138.47
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2AHCI modeIDE modeSB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1918273645Min: 8.21 / Avg: 8.47 / Max: 9.22

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceAHCI modeIDE mode80160240320400373362

AHCI mode

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-plugin --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch-32=i586 --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-tune=generic --without-system-libunwind
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / autodefrag,compress=lzo,discard,inode_cache,noatime,nobarrier,rw,space_cache,ssd_spread
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.2.

Testing initiated at 28 July 2012 12:13 by user wwj.

IDE mode

Processor: AMD E-350 @ 1.60GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Acer JE40_BZ, Chipset: AMD Family 14h Root Complex, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 320GB TOSHIBA MK3265GS, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6310 256MB (200/533MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Network: Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit + Atheros AR9287 Wireless

OS: SUSE LINUX 12.1, Kernel: 3.5.0-TuoLei-1.16-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Open64 5.0 + PathScale 4.0.12.1 + Clang, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-plugin --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch-32=i586 --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-tune=generic --without-system-libunwind
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / autodefrag,compress=lzo,discard,inode_cache,noatime,nobarrier,rw,space_cache,ssd_spread
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.2.

Testing initiated at 28 July 2012 13:16 by user wwj.

SB750 - AHCI vs IDE - Test 1

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 970 @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P, Chipset: AMD ATI RD780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4 x 2048 MB 800MHz, Disk: 500GB SAMSUNG HD502HJ + 250GB SAMSUNG HD250HJ + 499GB My Passport 070A, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: SUSE LINUX 12.1, Kernel: 3.1.10-1.16-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.4, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-plugin --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch-32=i586 --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-tune=generic --without-system-libunwind
Disk Notes: CFQ / acl,barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw,user_xattr
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Firefox was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 1 August 2012 03:57 by user root.