Linux 3.10 Kernel File System - F2FS, EXT4, Btrfs, XFS

Btrfs, XFS, EXT4, and F2FS file-system benchmarks from an SSD with the Linux 3.10-rc1 kernel and running Ubuntu Linux distribution. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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F2FS: Linux 3.8
May 12 2013
 
F2FS: Linux 3.9
May 13 2013
 
F2FS: Linux 3.10-rc1
May 13 2013
 
EXT4: Linux 3.8
May 13 2013
 
EXT4: Linux 3.9
May 14 2013
 
EXT4: Linux 3.10-rc1
May 14 2013
 
Btrfs: Linux 3.8
May 14 2013
 
Btrfs: Linux 3.9
May 14 2013
 
Btrfs: Linux 3.10-rc1
May 15 2013
 
XFS: Linux 3.8
May 15 2013
 
XFS: Linux 3.9
May 15 2013
 
XFS: Linux 3.10-rc1
May 15 2013
 
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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionF2FSEXT4BtrfsXFS Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10-rc1 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10-rc1 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10-rc1 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10-rc1Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 13.043.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.0.0X Server 1.13.3nouveau 1.0.73.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7F2FS1600x9003.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64)3.10.0-031000rc1-generic (x86_64)3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64)ext43.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64)3.10.0-031000rc1-generic (x86_64)3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64)btrfs3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64)3.10.0-031000rc1-generic (x86_64)3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64)xfs3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64)3.10.0-031000rc1-generic (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.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- 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- F2FS: Linux 3.10-rc1: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc_on,relatime,rw,user_xattr- EXT4: Linux 3.8: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- EXT4: Linux 3.9: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- EXT4: Linux 3.10-rc1: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Btrfs: Linux 3.8: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- Btrfs: Linux 3.9: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- Btrfs: Linux 3.10-rc1: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- XFS: Linux 3.8: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- XFS: Linux 3.9: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- XFS: Linux 3.10-rc1: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem Details- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.4.

fio: 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 Sizedbench: 1iozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performancecompilebench: Initial Createpgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per SecondF2FSEXT4BtrfsXFS Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10-rc1 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10-rc1 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10-rc1 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10-rc1364.2094.53100.0095.20590.82226.08104.1255.502920.03362.4096.03100.1394.77621.57223.77103.8854.833032.89391.6093.6389.1592.43446.16229.19103.3258.04832.20103.5681.9098.1380.97198.37231.53101.06120.553056.51103.9079.1797.3378.90207.00233.09101.87109.043146.43105.0179.5797.2079.37204.19232.96101.15112.383202.89668.7169.6794.4069.47170.77230.5590.551163.34665.8583.0797.7781.20275.40199.94103.0455.45715.27675.6982.5397.3381.10233.64201.34102.8658.59681.96226.4482.1094.9380.50164.81225.40102.2494.881803.83227.1383.6395.1081.90168.49226.34102.4689.461811.71226.4182.2396.1381.00171.90222.26102.7390.281816.04OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1150300450600750SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 11.41, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 2.99, N = 3SE +/- 3.19, N = 3SE +/- 1.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3364.20362.40391.60103.56103.90105.01668.71665.85675.69226.44227.13226.411. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O2 -rdynamic -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -laio
F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1120240360480600Min: 362.95 / Avg: 364.2 / Max: 366.16Min: 360.37 / Avg: 362.4 / Max: 365.21Min: 375.95 / Avg: 391.6 / Max: 446.02Min: 103.43 / Avg: 103.56 / Max: 103.72Min: 103.7 / Avg: 103.9 / Max: 104.14Min: 104.08 / Avg: 105.01 / Max: 105.98Min: 662.75 / Avg: 668.71 / Max: 672.01Min: 659.67 / Avg: 665.85 / Max: 670.31Min: 672.96 / Avg: 675.69 / Max: 678.62Min: 225.59 / Avg: 226.44 / Max: 227.54Min: 226.29 / Avg: 227.13 / Max: 228.12Min: 225.44 / Avg: 226.41 / Max: 227.941. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O2 -rdynamic -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -laio

FS-Mark

F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.26, N = 3SE +/- 1.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 394.5396.0393.6381.9079.1779.5769.6783.0782.5382.1083.6382.231. (CC) gcc options: -static
F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 92 / Avg: 94.53 / Max: 97.5Min: 93.6 / Avg: 96.03 / Max: 98.5Min: 91.9 / Avg: 93.63 / Max: 95.8Min: 80.6 / Avg: 81.9 / Max: 82.6Min: 77.8 / Avg: 79.17 / Max: 80.1Min: 78.1 / Avg: 79.57 / Max: 80.3Min: 67.9 / Avg: 69.67 / Max: 72.1Min: 81.7 / Avg: 83.07 / Max: 85.5Min: 81.7 / Avg: 82.53 / Max: 83.6Min: 80.6 / Avg: 82.1 / Max: 83Min: 81.8 / Avg: 83.63 / Max: 85.1Min: 81.4 / Avg: 82.23 / Max: 83.41. (CC) gcc options: -static

F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 7.25, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3100.00100.1389.1598.1397.3397.2094.4097.7797.3394.9395.1096.131. (CC) gcc options: -static
F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 99.2 / Avg: 100 / Max: 100.7Min: 99.7 / Avg: 100.13 / Max: 100.5Min: 54.4 / Avg: 89.15 / Max: 99.6Min: 98 / Avg: 98.13 / Max: 98.4Min: 97.2 / Avg: 97.33 / Max: 97.6Min: 97.2 / Avg: 97.2 / Max: 97.2Min: 97.4 / Avg: 97.77 / Max: 98.1Min: 97.2 / Avg: 97.33 / Max: 97.6Min: 94 / Avg: 94.93 / Max: 96.4Min: 94.4 / Avg: 95.1 / Max: 96.5Min: 95.2 / Avg: 96.13 / Max: 96.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 395.2094.7792.4380.9778.9079.3769.4781.2081.1080.5081.9081.001. (CC) gcc options: -static
F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 93.6 / Avg: 95.2 / Max: 96.4Min: 93.5 / Avg: 94.77 / Max: 95.7Min: 90.6 / Avg: 92.43 / Max: 95Min: 80.5 / Avg: 80.97 / Max: 81.3Min: 78.7 / Avg: 78.9 / Max: 79.1Min: 79.2 / Avg: 79.37 / Max: 79.6Min: 68.5 / Avg: 69.47 / Max: 70.2Min: 80.3 / Avg: 81.2 / Max: 82.6Min: 79.7 / Avg: 81.1 / Max: 82.9Min: 79.1 / Avg: 80.5 / Max: 81.5Min: 80.2 / Avg: 81.9 / Max: 82.8Min: 79.9 / Avg: 81 / Max: 81.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

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.

F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1Linux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1130260390520650SE +/- 2.82, N = 3SE +/- 2.63, N = 3SE +/- 2.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3590.82621.57446.16198.37207.00204.19170.77275.40233.64164.81168.49171.901. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2
F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1Linux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1110220330440550Min: 586.17 / Avg: 590.82 / Max: 595.9Min: 616.36 / Avg: 621.57 / Max: 624.82Min: 441.9 / Avg: 446.16 / Max: 451.1Min: 197.66 / Avg: 198.37 / Max: 198.77Min: 206.72 / Avg: 207 / Max: 207.37Min: 203.78 / Avg: 204.19 / Max: 204.68Min: 168.89 / Avg: 170.77 / Max: 172.84Min: 274.5 / Avg: 275.4 / Max: 275.86Min: 232.9 / Avg: 233.64 / Max: 234.03Min: 164.5 / Avg: 164.81 / Max: 165.17Min: 168.2 / Avg: 168.49 / Max: 168.72Min: 171.69 / Avg: 171.9 / Max: 172.051. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2

IOzone

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

F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc150100150200250SE +/- 2.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 3.62, N = 3SE +/- 4.74, N = 6SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.94, N = 3SE +/- 3.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 2.96, N = 3SE +/- 3.35, N = 3SE +/- 3.70, N = 4226.08223.77229.19231.53233.09232.96230.55199.94201.34225.40226.34222.261. (CC) gcc options: -O3
F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc14080120160200Min: 223.96 / Avg: 226.08 / Max: 230.23Min: 223.36 / Avg: 223.77 / Max: 224.21Min: 221.98 / Avg: 229.19 / Max: 233.38Min: 214.65 / Avg: 231.53 / Max: 249.2Min: 231.58 / Avg: 233.09 / Max: 235.21Min: 229.7 / Avg: 232.96 / Max: 236.39Min: 226.6 / Avg: 230.55 / Max: 236.62Min: 199.3 / Avg: 199.94 / Max: 200.49Min: 199.14 / Avg: 201.34 / Max: 202.74Min: 221.67 / Avg: 225.4 / Max: 231.25Min: 221.64 / Avg: 226.34 / Max: 232.82Min: 211.34 / Avg: 222.26 / Max: 227.671. (CC) gcc options: -O3

F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3104.12103.88103.32101.06101.87101.1590.55103.04102.86102.24102.46102.731. (CC) gcc options: -O3
F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 104.04 / Avg: 104.12 / Max: 104.26Min: 103.33 / Avg: 103.88 / Max: 104.32Min: 103.01 / Avg: 103.32 / Max: 103.51Min: 100.78 / Avg: 101.06 / Max: 101.56Min: 101.73 / Avg: 101.87 / Max: 102.12Min: 100.74 / Avg: 101.15 / Max: 101.51Min: 89.24 / Avg: 90.55 / Max: 92.82Min: 102.99 / Avg: 103.04 / Max: 103.1Min: 102.5 / Avg: 102.86 / Max: 103.2Min: 101.76 / Avg: 102.24 / Max: 102.59Min: 101.7 / Avg: 102.46 / Max: 103.02Min: 102.51 / Avg: 102.73 / Max: 103.051. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Compile Bench

F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1306090120150SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 6SE +/- 2.19, N = 3SE +/- 1.99, N = 6SE +/- 3.16, N = 6SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 1.92, N = 6SE +/- 1.44, N = 4SE +/- 1.38, N = 455.5054.8358.04120.55109.04112.3855.4558.5994.8889.4690.28
F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 54.48 / Avg: 55.5 / Max: 56.57Min: 54.06 / Avg: 54.83 / Max: 55.4Min: 53.1 / Avg: 58.04 / Max: 60.29Min: 117.77 / Avg: 120.55 / Max: 124.86Min: 103.38 / Avg: 109.04 / Max: 116.15Min: 104.79 / Avg: 112.38 / Max: 126.11Min: 54.59 / Avg: 55.45 / Max: 56.32Min: 57.21 / Avg: 58.59 / Max: 59.54Min: 88.91 / Avg: 94.88 / Max: 101.29Min: 87.21 / Avg: 89.46 / Max: 93.67Min: 87.45 / Avg: 90.28 / Max: 93.86

PostgreSQL pgbench

F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc17001400210028003500SE +/- 68.17, N = 6SE +/- 49.67, N = 6SE +/- 115.50, N = 6SE +/- 42.39, N = 6SE +/- 42.64, N = 6SE +/- 66.13, N = 6SE +/- 11.04, N = 3SE +/- 35.05, N = 6SE +/- 39.56, N = 6SE +/- 5.16, N = 3SE +/- 34.71, N = 3SE +/- 25.59, N = 62920.033032.89832.203056.513146.433202.891163.34715.27681.961803.831811.711816.041. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm
F2FSEXT4BtrfsXFSOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc16001200180024003000Min: 2755.57 / Avg: 2920.03 / Max: 3161.07Min: 2836.66 / Avg: 3032.89 / Max: 3200.63Min: 642.59 / Avg: 832.2 / Max: 1301.11Min: 2913.85 / Avg: 3056.51 / Max: 3190.9Min: 3019.94 / Avg: 3146.43 / Max: 3266.5Min: 2957.89 / Avg: 3202.89 / Max: 3363.03Min: 1148.55 / Avg: 1163.34 / Max: 1184.94Min: 591.44 / Avg: 715.27 / Max: 846.04Min: 590.12 / Avg: 681.96 / Max: 826.03Min: 1796.48 / Avg: 1803.83 / Max: 1813.79Min: 1742.42 / Avg: 1811.71 / Max: 1850.06Min: 1713.81 / Avg: 1816.04 / Max: 1885.471. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm