Linux 3.12 File-System Benchmark Tests Linux 3.12 kernel file-system performance benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Benchmarking EXT4, XFS, Btrfs, and F2FS file-systems from an SSD On Linux 3.12.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1310030-SO-LINUX312F72&grr&sor .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git EXT4 Btrfs XFS F2FS EXT4 Btrfs XFS F2FS Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores) System76 Galago UltraPro Intel Crystal Well DRAM 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz Samsung 120GB INTEL SSDMCEAC12 Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz) Intel Haswell HDMI Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 Ubuntu 13.10 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.1.1 X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1) intel 2.21.14 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0 GCC 4.8 ext4 1920x1080 btrfs xfs F2FS Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores) 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) ext4 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0 btrfs xfs F2FS OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - --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 Details - Linux 3.11: EXT4: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw - Linux 3.11: Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd - Linux 3.11: XFS: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw - Linux 3.11: F2FS: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc=on,relatime,rw,user_xattr - Linux 3.12 Git: EXT4: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw - Linux 3.12 Git: Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd - Linux 3.12 Git: XFS: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw - Linux 3.12 Git: F2FS: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc=on,relatime,rw,user_xattr System Details - Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.
postmark: Disk Transaction Performance compilebench: Initial Create compilebench: Compile dbench: 1 fs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size fs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads fs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size fio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git EXT4 Btrfs XFS F2FS EXT4 Btrfs XFS F2FS 4411 316.72 617.00 68.99 101.60 262.05 96.27 62.16 4265 183.72 442.70 68.05 113.20 218.00 114.70 184.40 4630 227.41 557.99 64.32 98.87 209.03 96.50 109.57 5173 216.77 434.77 124.50 165.60 280.73 164.72 121.92 5103 333.61 591.60 77.40 121.83 271.40 121.67 61.98 4646 215.85 613.31 78.54 125.50 208.53 120.62 183.48 5681 240.59 577.11 81.61 112.80 222.73 114.43 101.72 6199 226.27 441.33 129.70 180.90 279.40 170.45 121.72 OpenBenchmarking.org
PostMark Disk Transaction Performance Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.11 OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance F2FS XFS EXT4 Btrfs 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500 SE +/- 51.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 60.05, N = 3 SE +/- 267.56, N = 6 SE +/- 35.33, N = 3 SE +/- 49.37, N = 3 SE +/- 26.33, N = 3 SE +/- 112.78, N = 6 6199 5681 5103 4646 5173 4630 4411 4265 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
Compile Bench Test: Initial Create Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.11 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create EXT4 XFS F2FS Btrfs 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 8.94, N = 3 SE +/- 3.45, N = 3 SE +/- 1.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.86, N = 3 SE +/- 4.95, N = 3 SE +/- 1.76, N = 3 SE +/- 0.61, N = 3 333.61 240.59 226.27 215.85 316.72 227.41 216.77 183.72
Compile Bench Test: Compile Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile EXT4 Btrfs XFS F2FS 130 260 390 520 650 SE +/- 3.12, N = 3 SE +/- 3.94, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 SE +/- 3.79, N = 3 SE +/- 1.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.67, N = 3 SE +/- 2.73, N = 3 617.00 557.99 442.70 434.77 613.31 591.60 577.11 441.33
Dbench Client Count: 1 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.11 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 1 F2FS XFS Btrfs EXT4 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.60, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 129.70 81.61 78.54 77.40 124.50 68.99 68.05 64.32 1. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2
FS-Mark Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.11 OpenBenchmarking.org Files/s, More Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size F2FS Btrfs EXT4 XFS 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 1.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.90, N = 3 SE +/- 2.41, N = 6 SE +/- 1.97, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 2.04, N = 6 180.90 125.50 121.83 112.80 165.60 113.20 101.60 98.87 1. (CC) gcc options: -static
FS-Mark Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git OpenBenchmarking.org Files/s, More Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads F2FS EXT4 XFS Btrfs 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 1.10, N = 3 SE +/- 5.59, N = 6 SE +/- 1.29, N = 3 SE +/- 1.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 3.61, N = 6 SE +/- 2.14, N = 3 SE +/- 1.19, N = 3 280.73 262.05 218.00 209.03 279.40 271.40 222.73 208.53 1. (CC) gcc options: -static
FS-Mark Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.11 OpenBenchmarking.org Files/s, More Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size F2FS EXT4 Btrfs XFS 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 2.45, N = 4 SE +/- 1.21, N = 3 SE +/- 2.85, N = 6 SE +/- 1.71, N = 4 SE +/- 4.65, N = 6 SE +/- 0.87, N = 3 SE +/- 1.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 170.45 121.67 120.62 114.43 164.72 114.70 96.50 96.27 1. (CC) gcc options: -static
Flexible IO Tester Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.11 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds (Run Time), Fewer Is Better Flexible IO Tester 1.57 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern EXT4 XFS F2FS Btrfs 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 1.68, N = 3 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 61.98 101.72 121.72 183.48 62.16 109.57 121.92 184.40 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O2 -rdynamic -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -laio
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