SSD Testing ASUS Zenbook

Intel Core i7-3517U ASUS Zenbook Prime solid-state drive benchmark tuning on Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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SSD Testing ASUS ZenbookProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.12EXT4 DiscardEXT4 Discard + NoopEXT4 Discard + CFQIntel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores)ASUS UX32VDA v1.0Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM4096MB2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz)Realtek ALC269VBIntel Centrino Advanced-N 6235Ubuntu 13.103.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.14.3intel 2.99.9043.1 Mesa 9.2.1GCC 4.8ext41920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler 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- Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.12: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- EXT4 Discard: DEADLINE / data=ordered,discard,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- EXT4 Discard + Noop: NOOP / data=ordered,discard,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- EXT4 Discard + CFQ: CFQ / data=ordered,discard,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwSystem Details- Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.12: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- EXT4 Discard: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- EXT4 Discard + Noop: Disk Scheduler: NOOP. Python 2.7.5+.- EXT4 Discard + CFQ: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.5+.

SSD Testing ASUS Zenbookpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancecompilebench: Initial Createtiobench: Rand Write - 128MB - 8tiobench: Rand Write - 128MB - 4tiobench: Write - 128MB - 8tiobench: Write - 128MB - 4iozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performancefs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizeaio-stress: Rand WriteUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.12EXT4 DiscardEXT4 Discard + NoopEXT4 Discard + CFQ2427133.917.606.923.312.29301.8756.73142.0056.23152.162492187.839.606.733.552.27306.2854.00130.8452.80142.772525171.029.737.313.582.21307.1453.77130.4752.78152.712508196.478.646.873.412.16305.5054.27131.6352.82144.29OpenBenchmarking.org

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4 Discard + NoopEXT4 Discard + CFQEXT4 DiscardUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.125001000150020002500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 8.33, N = 3SE +/- 8.33, N = 3SE +/- 13.57, N = 325252508249224271. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateEXT4 Discard + CFQEXT4 DiscardEXT4 Discard + NoopUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.124080120160200SE +/- 2.23, N = 3SE +/- 3.63, N = 3SE +/- 3.76, N = 6SE +/- 2.65, N = 6196.47187.83171.02133.91

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8EXT4 Discard + NoopEXT4 DiscardEXT4 Discard + CFQUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.123691215SE +/- 0.41, N = 6SE +/- 0.63, N = 6SE +/- 0.39, N = 6SE +/- 0.36, N = 69.739.608.647.60

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 4EXT4 Discard + NoopUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.12EXT4 Discard + CFQEXT4 Discard246810SE +/- 0.54, N = 6SE +/- 0.82, N = 6SE +/- 0.72, N = 6SE +/- 0.54, N = 67.316.926.876.73

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8EXT4 Discard + NoopEXT4 DiscardEXT4 Discard + CFQUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.120.80551.6112.41653.2224.0275SE +/- 0.08, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 33.583.553.413.31

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 4Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.12EXT4 DiscardEXT4 Discard + NoopEXT4 Discard + CFQ0.51531.03061.54592.06122.5765SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 32.292.272.212.16

IOzone

Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4 Discard + NoopEXT4 DiscardEXT4 Discard + CFQUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.1270140210280350SE +/- 2.77, N = 3SE +/- 5.70, N = 3SE +/- 2.79, N = 3SE +/- 12.61, N = 6307.14306.28305.50301.871. (CC) gcc options: -O3

FS-Mark

Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.12EXT4 Discard + CFQEXT4 DiscardEXT4 Discard + Noop1326395265SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 6SE +/- 0.74, N = 6SE +/- 0.70, N = 356.7354.2754.0053.771. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.12EXT4 Discard + CFQEXT4 DiscardEXT4 Discard + Noop306090120150SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 1.77, N = 6SE +/- 2.00, N = 5SE +/- 1.78, N = 6142.00131.63130.84130.471. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.12EXT4 Discard + CFQEXT4 DiscardEXT4 Discard + Noop1326395265SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 2.55, N = 6SE +/- 2.61, N = 6SE +/- 2.36, N = 656.2352.8252.8052.781. (CC) gcc options: -static

AIO-Stress

Test: Random Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterAIO-Stress 0.21Test: Random WriteEXT4 Discard + NoopUbuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.12EXT4 Discard + CFQEXT4 Discard306090120150SE +/- 2.35, N = 6SE +/- 1.38, N = 3SE +/- 4.11, N = 6SE +/- 12.75, N = 6152.71152.16144.29142.771. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -laio

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