Btrfs vs. F2FS Ubuntu 13.04 File-Systems

Btrfs and F2FS file-system benchmarks on Ubuntu 13.04 with the Linux 3.8 kernel with a solid-state drive. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Btrfs vs. F2FS Ubuntu 13.04 File-SystemsProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.9Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 13.043.8.0-17-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.13.3NVIDIA 304.843.3.0 NVIDIAGCC 4.7btrfs1600x900F2FS3.9.0-999-generic (x86_64)ext4xfsOpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details- Stock: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- ssd_spread: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd_spread- ZLIB Compression: DEADLINE / compress=zlib,relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- LZO Compression: DEADLINE / compress=lzo,relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- No Data COW: DEADLINE / nodatacow,nodatasum,relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- No Barrier: DEADLINE / nobarrier,relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- Discard: DEADLINE / discard,relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- F2FS - Linux 3.8: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr- F2FS - Linux 3.9: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr- EXT4 - Linux 3.9: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- XFS - Linux 3.9: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem Details- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.4.

Stockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.9Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteFlexible IO TesterPostgreSQL pgbenchFS-MarkFS-MarkPostMarkFS-MarkI.I.F.S.A.PT.B.T.P.S4.F.3.S.D.1.S1.F.1.SD.T.P5.F.1.S.4.T

Btrfs vs. F2FS Ubuntu 13.04 File-Systemsfio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patternfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizecompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancepgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per SecondStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.9658.8669.6094.4367.30108.8272.1511091366.29660.3673.5794.6068.00108.0371.5111131362.01662.35119.13313.87113.03261.6766.5030121303.04663.12193.40842.20189.07763.5282.5314561414.07629.2686.4399.2388.20108.0179.9615491723.26654.0770.5395.3069.17105.1472.6111011421.92728.9759.9879.2255.201071934.61362.6695.87100.0393.4396.7954.4616333048.68361.3997.03100.2093.7096.9454.6315793000.57103.3379.3797.2077.27106.65102.9014423221.51226.6684.1395.2082.33103.2889.1015182166.15OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.9160320480640800SE +/- 3.85, N = 3SE +/- 2.43, N = 3SE +/- 4.40, N = 3SE +/- 4.40, N = 3SE +/- 2.20, N = 3SE +/- 6.76, N = 3SE +/- 11.81, N = 4SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3658.86660.36662.35663.12629.26654.07728.97362.66361.39103.33226.66
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.9130260390520650Min: 652.55 / Avg: 658.86 / Max: 665.84Min: 656.05 / Avg: 660.36 / Max: 664.45Min: 653.72 / Avg: 662.35 / Max: 668.15Min: 654.47 / Avg: 663.12 / Max: 668.8Min: 626.99 / Avg: 629.26 / Max: 633.65Min: 641.72 / Avg: 654.07 / Max: 665Min: 699.53 / Avg: 728.97 / Max: 754.88Min: 362.26 / Avg: 362.66 / Max: 363.29Min: 359.52 / Avg: 361.39 / Max: 363.12Min: 103.21 / Avg: 103.33 / Max: 103.49Min: 225.66 / Avg: 226.66 / Max: 227.19

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.94080120160200SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 3.35, N = 6SE +/- 1.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 369.6073.57119.13193.4086.4370.5359.9895.8797.0379.3784.131. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.94080120160200Min: 69.2 / Avg: 69.6 / Max: 69.9Min: 71.2 / Avg: 73.57 / Max: 76.3Min: 118.5 / Avg: 119.13 / Max: 119.9Min: 192.4 / Avg: 193.4 / Max: 194.2Min: 85.7 / Avg: 86.43 / Max: 87.3Min: 69.1 / Avg: 70.53 / Max: 72Min: 53.1 / Avg: 59.98 / Max: 71.6Min: 93.6 / Avg: 95.87 / Max: 98.4Min: 96.1 / Avg: 97.03 / Max: 98.8Min: 78 / Avg: 79.37 / Max: 81.1Min: 81.8 / Avg: 84.13 / Max: 85.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.92004006008001000SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 4.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.60, N = 6SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 394.4394.60313.87842.2099.2395.3079.22100.03100.2097.2095.201. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.9150300450600750Min: 93.2 / Avg: 94.43 / Max: 95.3Min: 93.4 / Avg: 94.6 / Max: 95.3Min: 313.3 / Avg: 313.87 / Max: 314.9Min: 833.8 / Avg: 842.2 / Max: 849.9Min: 98.8 / Avg: 99.23 / Max: 99.6Min: 94 / Avg: 95.3 / Max: 96.1Min: 73.8 / Avg: 79.22 / Max: 85.5Min: 99.6 / Avg: 100.03 / Max: 100.3Min: 99.6 / Avg: 100.2 / Max: 100.6Min: 96.8 / Avg: 97.2 / Max: 97.6Min: 94.4 / Avg: 95.2 / Max: 96.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.94080120160200SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.65, N = 3SE +/- 2.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 367.3068.00113.03189.0788.2069.1755.2093.4393.7077.2782.331. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.9306090120150Min: 66.7 / Avg: 67.3 / Max: 68.1Min: 67.8 / Avg: 68 / Max: 68.2Min: 110.1 / Avg: 113.03 / Max: 115.8Min: 186.1 / Avg: 189.07 / Max: 194Min: 88 / Avg: 88.2 / Max: 88.3Min: 68.6 / Avg: 69.17 / Max: 69.7Min: 54.7 / Avg: 55.2 / Max: 56Min: 93.1 / Avg: 93.43 / Max: 93.6Min: 93.5 / Avg: 93.7 / Max: 93.9Min: 77 / Avg: 77.27 / Max: 77.4Min: 81.4 / Avg: 82.33 / Max: 82.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.9160320480640800SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 2SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 2.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3108.82108.03261.67763.52108.01105.1496.7996.94106.65103.28
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.9130260390520650Min: 108.47 / Avg: 108.82 / Max: 109Min: 105.94 / Avg: 108.03 / Max: 110.12Min: 259.98 / Avg: 261.67 / Max: 262.79Min: 758.43 / Avg: 763.52 / Max: 766.07Min: 106.3 / Avg: 108.01 / Max: 110.18Min: 96.21 / Avg: 96.79 / Max: 97.68Min: 96.77 / Avg: 96.94 / Max: 97.21Min: 105.94 / Avg: 106.65 / Max: 107.64Min: 103 / Avg: 103.28 / Max: 103.81

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.920406080100SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 2SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 1.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 2.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 372.1571.5166.5082.5379.9672.6154.4654.63102.9089.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.920406080100Min: 69.95 / Avg: 72.15 / Max: 73.96Min: 70.55 / Avg: 71.51 / Max: 72.47Min: 65.97 / Avg: 66.5 / Max: 67.34Min: 81.41 / Avg: 82.53 / Max: 83.99Min: 76.67 / Avg: 79.96 / Max: 82.05Min: 51.32 / Avg: 54.46 / Max: 56.16Min: 52.91 / Avg: 54.63 / Max: 55.78Min: 100.72 / Avg: 102.9 / Max: 107.21Min: 88.21 / Avg: 89.1 / Max: 90.54

PostMark

This is a test of NetApp's PostMark benchmark designed to simulate small-file testing similar to the tasks endured by web and mail servers. This test profile will set PostMark to perform 25,000 transactions with 500 files simultaneously with the file sizes ranging between 5 and 512 kilobytes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.96001200180024003000SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 20.78, N = 3SE +/- 2.67, N = 3SE +/- 3.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.89, N = 3SE +/- 9.26, N = 3SE +/- 12.41, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 11.00, N = 3SE +/- 7.94, N = 3110911133012145615491101107116331579144215181. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.95001000150020002500Min: 1106 / Avg: 1109.33 / Max: 1116Min: 1106 / Avg: 1112.67 / Max: 1116Min: 2976 / Avg: 3012 / Max: 3048Min: 1453 / Avg: 1455.67 / Max: 1461Min: 1543 / Avg: 1549 / Max: 1552Min: 1096 / Avg: 1101 / Max: 1106Min: 1054 / Avg: 1070.67 / Max: 1086Min: 1612 / Avg: 1633.33 / Max: 1655Min: 1572 / Avg: 1578.67 / Max: 1582Min: 1420 / Avg: 1442 / Max: 1453Min: 1506 / Avg: 1518 / Max: 15331. (CC) gcc options: -O3

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.97001400210028003500SE +/- 22.07, N = 4SE +/- 20.29, N = 6SE +/- 24.18, N = 6SE +/- 6.34, N = 3SE +/- 27.04, N = 6SE +/- 21.66, N = 5SE +/- 12.76, N = 3SE +/- 68.79, N = 6SE +/- 76.98, N = 6SE +/- 58.01, N = 6SE +/- 78.77, N = 61366.291362.011303.041414.071723.261421.92934.613048.683000.573221.512166.151. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondStockssd_spreadZLIB CompressionLZO CompressionNo Data COWNo BarrierDiscardF2FS - Linux 3.8F2FS - Linux 3.9EXT4 - Linux 3.9XFS - Linux 3.96001200180024003000Min: 1300.5 / Avg: 1366.29 / Max: 1394.57Min: 1263.35 / Avg: 1362.01 / Max: 1391.78Min: 1189.28 / Avg: 1303.04 / Max: 1352.7Min: 1402.14 / Avg: 1414.07 / Max: 1423.76Min: 1591.62 / Avg: 1723.26 / Max: 1774.29Min: 1336.46 / Avg: 1421.92 / Max: 1451.74Min: 911.13 / Avg: 934.61 / Max: 955.01Min: 2824.19 / Avg: 3048.68 / Max: 3317.96Min: 2772.33 / Avg: 3000.57 / Max: 3319.75Min: 2937.71 / Avg: 3221.51 / Max: 3321.91Min: 1971.87 / Avg: 2166.15 / Max: 2434.681. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm