Linux 3.13 HDD File-System Comparison

Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com using many different Linux file-systems from Ubuntu Linux. Using a Western Digital VelociRaptor 1000RPM WD1500HLHX HDD for testing.

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Linux 3.13 HDD File-System ComparisonOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM16384MB150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz)Intel Haswell HDMIRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 13.103.13.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.14.3intel 2.99.9063.3 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-5b331f6 saucy-oibaf-ppa)GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4ext4xfsbtrfsreiserfsjfsnilfsfuseblk1920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemsScreen ResolutionLinux 3.13 HDD File-System Comparison 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-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - EXT3: DEADLINE / acl,barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=continue,relatime,rw,user_xattr - EXT4: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- XFS: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache- ReiserFS: DEADLINE / relatime,rw- JFS: DEADLINE / relatime,rw- NILFS2: DEADLINE / relatime,rw- NTFS: DEADLINE / allow_other,blksize=4096,group_id=0,nodev,nosuid,relatime,rw,user_id=0 - Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.

EXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFSLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteCompile BenchFS-MarkFS-MarkFS-MarkThreaded I/O TesterThreaded I/O TesterThreaded I/O TesterPostMarkThreaded I/O TesterIOzoneInitial Create4.F.3.S.D.1.S1.F.1.S5.F.1.S.4.TWrite - 64MB - 4Write - 32MB - 4Rand Write - 32MB - 4D.T.PRand Write - 64MB - 464Kb - 8GB - Write Performance

Linux 3.13 HDD File-System Comparisonaio-stress: Rand Writefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizeiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performancetiobench: Write - 32MB - 4tiobench: Write - 64MB - 4tiobench: Rand Write - 32MB - 4tiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 4compilebench: Initial Createpostmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS29.8340.6728.5074.490.460.491.001.03203.60134631.0357.3330.87130.830.490.460.490.48225.02543637.0353.4735.83124.100.400.420.510.51199.945597267.4531.5746.3730.83135.180.640.600.550.59137.58521128.2347.9026.3097.900.460.462.472.1644.84182694.1397.2065.33103.17108.3925.2024.623.062.6742.691194107.3067.4770.5047.67100.741.181.171.151.1475.115636.9720.9217.3320.43127.4782.7988.278.505.7053.02400OpenBenchmarking.org

AIO-Stress

AIO-Stress is an a-synchronous I/O benchmark created by SuSE. Current this profile uses a 2048MB test file and a 64KB record size. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterAIO-Stress 0.21Test: Random WriteBtrfsJFSNILFS2NTFS60120180240300SE +/- 12.22, N = 6SE +/- 8.22, N = 6SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 6267.4594.13107.306.971. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -laio
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterAIO-Stress 0.21Test: Random WriteBtrfsJFSNILFS2NTFS50100150200250Min: 220.56 / Avg: 267.45 / Max: 300.68Min: 54.08 / Avg: 94.13 / Max: 107.64Min: 107.02 / Avg: 107.3 / Max: 107.82Min: 6.07 / Avg: 6.97 / Max: 7.211. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -laio

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS20406080100SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 629.8331.0337.0331.5728.2397.2067.4720.921. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS20406080100Min: 29.5 / Avg: 29.83 / Max: 30.2Min: 30.9 / Avg: 31.03 / Max: 31.1Min: 36.9 / Avg: 37.03 / Max: 37.2Min: 30.9 / Avg: 31.57 / Max: 32.5Min: 28 / Avg: 28.23 / Max: 28.4Min: 96.1 / Avg: 97.2 / Max: 99.2Min: 65.7 / Avg: 67.47 / Max: 68.7Min: 19.7 / Avg: 20.92 / Max: 22.31. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS1632486480SE +/- 0.80, N = 6SE +/- 1.28, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 640.6757.3353.4746.3747.9065.3370.5017.331. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS1428425670Min: 37.6 / Avg: 40.67 / Max: 42.4Min: 54 / Avg: 57.33 / Max: 62.8Min: 53.2 / Avg: 53.47 / Max: 53.6Min: 46.2 / Avg: 46.37 / Max: 46.6Min: 47.6 / Avg: 47.9 / Max: 48.3Min: 64.5 / Avg: 65.33 / Max: 66.1Min: 68.4 / Avg: 70.5 / Max: 72.8Min: 16 / Avg: 17.33 / Max: 17.61. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS20406080100SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 6SE +/- 1.19, N = 6SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 6SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 328.5030.8735.8330.8326.30103.1747.6720.431. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS20406080100Min: 28.1 / Avg: 28.5 / Max: 28.8Min: 28.2 / Avg: 30.87 / Max: 31.8Min: 33.8 / Avg: 35.83 / Max: 41.3Min: 30.3 / Avg: 30.83 / Max: 31.6Min: 23.8 / Avg: 26.3 / Max: 30.8Min: 100.8 / Avg: 103.17 / Max: 105.5Min: 47 / Avg: 47.67 / Max: 48.2Min: 19.9 / Avg: 20.43 / Max: 20.91. (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 PerformanceEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS306090120150SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 3.87, N = 6SE +/- 1.82, N = 2SE +/- 2.22, N = 374.49130.83124.10135.1897.90108.39100.74127.471. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS306090120150Min: 74.08 / Avg: 74.49 / Max: 74.76Min: 130.07 / Avg: 130.83 / Max: 131.32Min: 123.69 / Avg: 124.1 / Max: 124.49Min: 134.26 / Avg: 135.18 / Max: 135.88Min: 96.55 / Avg: 97.9 / Max: 99.01Min: 100.08 / Avg: 108.39 / Max: 126.08Min: 98.92 / Avg: 100.74 / Max: 102.55Min: 123.04 / Avg: 127.47 / Max: 129.781. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Threaded I/O Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4EXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS20406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.49, N = 30.460.490.400.640.4625.201.1882.79
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4EXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS1632486480Min: 0.4 / Avg: 0.46 / Max: 0.51Min: 0.49 / Avg: 0.49 / Max: 0.5Min: 0.4 / Avg: 0.4 / Max: 0.41Min: 0.63 / Avg: 0.64 / Max: 0.64Min: 0.46 / Avg: 0.46 / Max: 0.47Min: 24.68 / Avg: 25.2 / Max: 25.77Min: 1.17 / Avg: 1.18 / Max: 1.18Min: 80.12 / Avg: 82.79 / Max: 85.28

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4EXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS20406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 30.490.460.420.600.4624.621.1788.27
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4EXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS20406080100Min: 0.49 / Avg: 0.49 / Max: 0.5Min: 0.39 / Avg: 0.46 / Max: 0.52Min: 0.41 / Avg: 0.42 / Max: 0.43Min: 0.59 / Avg: 0.6 / Max: 0.61Min: 0.45 / Avg: 0.46 / Max: 0.46Min: 24.52 / Avg: 24.62 / Max: 24.69Min: 1.17 / Avg: 1.17 / Max: 1.17Min: 88.01 / Avg: 88.27 / Max: 88.56

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4EXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 61.000.490.510.552.473.061.158.50
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4EXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS3691215Min: 0.99 / Avg: 1 / Max: 1.01Min: 0.49 / Avg: 0.49 / Max: 0.49Min: 0.48 / Avg: 0.51 / Max: 0.54Min: 0.55 / Avg: 0.55 / Max: 0.56Min: 2.42 / Avg: 2.47 / Max: 2.53Min: 2.97 / Avg: 3.06 / Max: 3.12Min: 1.14 / Avg: 1.15 / Max: 1.15Min: 7.22 / Avg: 8.5 / Max: 9.19

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4EXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS1.28252.5653.84755.136.4125SE +/- 0.05, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.20, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 31.030.480.510.592.162.671.145.70
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4EXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS246810Min: 0.87 / Avg: 1.03 / Max: 1.21Min: 0.47 / Avg: 0.48 / Max: 0.48Min: 0.5 / Avg: 0.51 / Max: 0.52Min: 0.56 / Avg: 0.59 / Max: 0.6Min: 1.51 / Avg: 2.16 / Max: 2.51Min: 2.6 / Avg: 2.67 / Max: 2.73Min: 1.14 / Avg: 1.14 / Max: 1.14Min: 5.57 / Avg: 5.7 / Max: 5.88

Compile Bench

Compilebench tries to age a filesystem by simulating some of the disk IO common in creating, compiling, patching, stating and reading kernel trees. It indirectly measures how well filesystems can maintain directory locality as the disk fills up and directories age. This current test is setup to use the makej mode with 10 initial directories Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS50100150200250SE +/- 22.08, N = 3SE +/- 2.56, N = 3SE +/- 10.18, N = 3SE +/- 5.25, N = 3SE +/- 2.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 2.35, N = 3203.60225.02199.94137.5844.8442.6975.1153.02
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS4080120160200Min: 159.66 / Avg: 203.6 / Max: 229.32Min: 221.37 / Avg: 225.02 / Max: 229.96Min: 179.95 / Avg: 199.94 / Max: 213.25Min: 127.14 / Avg: 137.58 / Max: 143.68Min: 41.63 / Avg: 44.84 / Max: 49.71Min: 40.72 / Avg: 42.69 / Max: 43.7Min: 74.33 / Avg: 75.11 / Max: 76.26Min: 48.34 / Avg: 53.02 / Max: 55.77

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 PerformanceEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS12002400360048006000SE +/- 13.65, N = 3SE +/- 68.13, N = 3SE +/- 42.00, N = 3SE +/- 251.19, N = 6SE +/- 28.36, N = 5SE +/- 5.04, N = 3SE +/- 3.38, N = 31346543655975211182611945634001. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT3EXT4XFSBtrfsReiserFSJFSNILFS2NTFS10002000300040005000Min: 1329 / Avg: 1346 / Max: 1373Min: 5319 / Avg: 5436 / Max: 5555Min: 5555 / Avg: 5597 / Max: 5681Min: 3968 / Avg: 5210.83 / Max: 5555Min: 1748 / Avg: 1826.2 / Max: 1923Min: 1184 / Avg: 1193.67 / Max: 1201Min: 396 / Avg: 400.33 / Max: 4071. (CC) gcc options: -O3