Linux 3.12 Kernel IO Scheduler Performance Benchmarks

Deadline, CFQ, and Noop I/O scheduler benchmarks from the Linux 3.12 Git kernel using an Intel Core i7 4960X Ivy Bridge Extreme processor on Ubuntu 13.10 base. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com. Just some quick tests for now... More on the way :)

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Deadline

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: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.

CFQ

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: CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.5+.

Noop

Processor: Intel Core i7-4960X @ 4.00GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: AL2223W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-e166a58) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

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: NOOP / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: NOOP. Python 2.7.5+.

Linux 3.12 Kernel IO Scheduler Performance BenchmarksOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4960X @ 4.00GHz (12 Cores)MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core8192MB320GB Seagate ST3320620ASSapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MBRealtek ALC892AL2223WRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 13.103.12.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.1X Server 1.14.3radeon 7.2.03.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-e166a58) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.2ext41680x1050ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 3.12 Kernel IO Scheduler 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 - Deadline: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- CFQ: CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Noop: NOOP / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Deadline: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- CFQ: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.5+.- Noop: Disk Scheduler: NOOP. Python 2.7.5+.

DeadlineCFQNoopResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%104%108%111%115%Compile BenchCompile BenchCompile BenchPostMarkFS-MarkNGINX BenchmarkFS-MarkTimed Linux Kernel CompilationFS-MarkApache BenchmarkTimed PHP CompilationCompileRead Compiled TreeInitial CreateD.T.P1.F.1.SS.W.P.S5.F.1.S.4.TTime To Compile4.F.3.S.D.1.SS.W.P.STime To Compile

Linux 3.12 Kernel IO Scheduler Performance Benchmarksfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizecompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Read Compiled Treepostmark: Disk Transaction Performancebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilebuild-php: Time To Compilenginx: Static Web Page Servingapache: Static Web Page ServingDeadlineCFQNoop15.4033.6016.8075.9095.87765.76521061.9121.8827570.4416818.4115.7333.0716.7767.1093.42819.13506862.2321.8028094.5316697.5915.5033.6016.9765.9296.82797.69521062.7321.8827738.9616650.77OpenBenchmarking.org

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeDeadlineCFQNoop48121620SE +/- 0.32, N = 6SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 615.4015.7315.501. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsDeadlineCFQNoop816243240SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 333.6033.0733.601. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeDeadlineCFQNoop48121620SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 316.8016.7716.971. (CC) gcc options: -static

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileDeadlineCFQNoop20406080100SE +/- 4.79, N = 6SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 675.9067.1065.92

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateDeadlineCFQNoop20406080100SE +/- 1.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 395.8793.4296.82

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeDeadlineCFQNoop2004006008001000SE +/- 11.47, N = 4SE +/- 13.69, N = 3SE +/- 11.16, N = 3765.76819.13797.69

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 PerformanceDeadlineCFQNoop11002200330044005500SE +/- 62.65, N = 3SE +/- 34.00, N = 3SE +/- 62.65, N = 35210506852101. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileDeadlineCFQNoop1428425670SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 361.9162.2362.73

Timed PHP Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To CompileDeadlineCFQNoop510152025SE +/- 0.48, N = 6SE +/- 0.35, N = 4SE +/- 0.43, N = 621.8821.8021.881. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pedantic -ldl -lz -lm

NGINX Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterNGINX Benchmark 1.0.11Static Web Page ServingDeadlineCFQNoop6K12K18K24K30KSE +/- 285.22, N = 3SE +/- 36.89, N = 3SE +/- 168.01, N = 327570.4428094.5327738.961. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread -lcrypt -lcrypto -lz -pipe

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page ServingDeadlineCFQNoop4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 150.37, N = 3SE +/- 148.44, N = 3SE +/- 313.00, N = 316818.4116697.5916650.771. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

Deadline

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: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.

Testing initiated at 9 October 2013 20:48 by user phoronix.

CFQ

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: CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.5+.

Testing initiated at 9 October 2013 22:24 by user phoronix.

Noop

Processor: Intel Core i7-4960X @ 4.00GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: AL2223W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-e166a58) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

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: NOOP / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: NOOP. Python 2.7.5+.

Testing initiated at 10 October 2013 10:37 by user phoronix.