Ubuntu 13.10 Disk Encryption Performance

Full disk encryption and eCrytpfs home directory encryption on Ubntu 13.10 against no encryption for Intel SSD on Ubuntu 13.10 with Linux 3.11 Kernel. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

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Stock - No Encryption

Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.

Full Disk Encryption

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
System Notes: Python 2.7.5+.
Disk Mount Options Notes: data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw

Home Directory Encryption

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4 (ecryptfs), Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
System Notes: Python 2.7.5+.
Disk Mount Options Notes: ecryptfs_cipher=aes,ecryptfs_fnek_sig=9195f0e115f4f1a5,ecryptfs_key_bytes=16,ecryptfs_sig=d56cbaad831ad3be,ecryptfs_unlink_sigs,nodev,nosuid,relatime,rw

Ubuntu 13.10 Disk Encryption PerformanceOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores)System76 Gazelle ProfessionalIntel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th8192MB120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz)Intel Haswell HDMIRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235Ubuntu 13.103.11.0-4-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1)intel 2.21.14GCC 4.8ext4ext4 (ecryptfs)1920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemsScreen ResolutionUbuntu 13.10 Disk Encryption Performance BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Stock - No Encryption: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Stock - No Encryption: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Stock - No Encryption: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- Full Disk Encryption: Python 2.7.5+.- Home Directory Encryption: Python 2.7.5+.- Full Disk Encryption: data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Home Directory Encryption: ecryptfs_cipher=aes,ecryptfs_fnek_sig=9195f0e115f4f1a5,ecryptfs_key_bytes=16,ecryptfs_sig=d56cbaad831ad3be,ecryptfs_unlink_sigs,nodev,nosuid,relatime,rw

Stock - No EncryptionFull Disk EncryptionHome Directory EncryptionResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%171%242%313%384%Compile BenchIOzoneFS-MarkPostMarkCompile BenchFS-MarkFS-MarkFlexible IO TesterDbenchCompile64Kb - 8GB - Write Performance5.F.1.S.4.TD.T.PInitial Create4.F.3.S.D.1.S1.F.1.SI.I.F.S.A.P1

Ubuntu 13.10 Disk Encryption Performancecompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createdbench: 1fio: 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 Sizeiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performancepostmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceStock - No EncryptionFull Disk EncryptionHome Directory Encryption732.51367.05320.5665.60242.80409.07251.80472.055245497.85280.50294.00113.11118.73128.33125.00142.955102190.99125.03226.1062.24125.20140.13123.13139.131681OpenBenchmarking.org

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileStock - No EncryptionHome Directory EncryptionFull Disk Encryption160320480640800SE +/- 10.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 9.44, N = 3732.51190.99497.85

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateStock - No EncryptionHome Directory EncryptionFull Disk Encryption80160240320400SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 2.07, N = 3SE +/- 6.40, N = 3367.05125.03280.50

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: 1Stock - No EncryptionHome Directory EncryptionFull Disk Encryption70140210280350SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3320.56226.10294.001. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternStock - No EncryptionHome Directory EncryptionFull Disk Encryption306090120150SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 365.6062.24113.111. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O2 -rdynamic -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -laio

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeStock - No EncryptionHome Directory EncryptionFull Disk Encryption50100150200250SE +/- 15.82, N = 6SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 3.24, N = 6242.80125.20118.731. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsStock - No EncryptionHome Directory EncryptionFull Disk Encryption90180270360450SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 8.49, N = 6409.07140.13128.331. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeStock - No EncryptionHome Directory EncryptionFull Disk Encryption60120180240300SE +/- 2.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.68, N = 3251.80123.13125.001. (CC) gcc options: -static

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: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceStock - No EncryptionHome Directory EncryptionFull Disk Encryption100200300400500SE +/- 9.94, N = 6SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3472.05139.13142.951. (CC) gcc options: -O3

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 PerformanceStock - No EncryptionHome Directory EncryptionFull Disk Encryption11002200330044005500SE +/- 37.00, N = 3SE +/- 4.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 35245168151021. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Stock - No Encryption

Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.

Testing initiated at 1 September 2013 12:34 by user phoronix.

Full Disk Encryption

Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
System Notes: Python 2.7.5+.
Disk Mount Options Notes: data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw

Testing initiated at 1 September 2013 13:48 by user phoronix.

Home Directory Encryption

Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4 (ecryptfs), Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
System Notes: Python 2.7.5+.
Disk Mount Options Notes: ecryptfs_cipher=aes,ecryptfs_fnek_sig=9195f0e115f4f1a5,ecryptfs_key_bytes=16,ecryptfs_sig=d56cbaad831ad3be,ecryptfs_unlink_sigs,nodev,nosuid,relatime,rw

Testing initiated at 1 September 2013 17:41 by user phoronix.