dmcrypt-ext4-fsmark-all Intel Core i7 620M testing with a Sony VAIO and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M/PCIe/SSE2 1024MB on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. dmcrypt ext4: Processor: Intel Core i7 620M @ 2.67GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Sony VAIO, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 256GB C300-CTFDDAA256M + 1000GB Elements 1023, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M/PCIe/SSE2 1024MB (475/700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82577LC Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.2, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.60, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 304.60, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better dmcrypt ext4 . 52.50 |========================================================= FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync Files/s > Higher Is Better dmcrypt ext4 . 513.47 |========================================================