Samsung SSD 840 120GB SSD Disk Testing Linux Intel Core i7-4770K testing of a Samsung SSD 840 120GB compared against other Serial ATA hard drives and solid state drives. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Samsung SSD 840 120GB SSD Disk Testing Linux Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ Vertex 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores) ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0 Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 16384MB 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950 3072MB Realtek ALC1150 SyncMaster Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 Ubuntu 13.10 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.1.2 X Server 1.14.5 radeon 7.2.99 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-3618ac4 saucy-oibaf-ppa+curaga) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.8 ext4 2560x1600 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 64GB OCZ AGILITY 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 60GB OCZ VERTEX2 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 120GB Samsung SSD 840 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-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details - Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw - Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw - Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw - Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw - Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw - OCZ Solid 2 60GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw - OCZ Vertex 2 60GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw - OCZ VERTEX3 240GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw - KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw - Samsung SSD 840 120GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw System Details - Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.
Samsung SSD 840 120GB SSD Disk Testing Linux fs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads fs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size dbench: 1 iozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performance tiobench: Write - 32MB - 4 tiobench: Write - 256MB - 4 tiobench: Rand Write - 32MB - 4 tiobench: Rand Write - 256MB - 4 compilebench: Compile compilebench: Initial Create apache: Static Web Page Serving Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ Vertex 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB 31.33 18.50 17.49 61.53 0.32 0.32 256.40 186.61 35.20 16.77 12.00 56.87 0.32 0.28 0.32 0.34 173.30 145.83 67.87 30.17 18.47 131.21 0.59 0.38 0.59 0.52 305.89 214.71 21.73 13.03 8.68 105.67 0.23 0.17 298.00 186.76 28.67 13.57 9.85 161.94 0.18 0.17 0.18 0.17 340.01 224.56 103.07 61 51.54 126.38 0.92 0.89 0.92 0.94 343.84 221.01 228.67 179.83 255.33 11.49 11.24 506.99 319.72 325.12 253.00 397.74 370.11 15.48 15.03 14.66 14.49 621.24 342.84 224.67 105.60 75.79 362.02 1.45 1.44 1.46 1.46 617.56 353.54 79.73 44.40 64.35 132.81 1.53 1.22 1.85 1.46 303.32 326.11 35265.37 OpenBenchmarking.org
FS-Mark Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads OpenBenchmarking.org Files/s, More Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB OCZ Vertex 2 60GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 1.73, N = 3 SE +/- 4.58, N = 5 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.53, N = 3 SE +/- 1.49, N = 6 SE +/- 0.99, N = 6 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 1.58, N = 6 224.67 103.07 325.12 228.67 79.73 31.33 21.73 28.67 67.87 35.20 1. (CC) gcc options: -static
FS-Mark Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size OpenBenchmarking.org Files/s, More Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB OCZ Vertex 2 60GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 6 105.60 61.00 253.00 179.83 44.40 18.50 13.03 13.57 30.17 16.77 1. (CC) gcc options: -static
Dbench Client Count: 1 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 1 KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.87, N = 3 SE +/- 0.77, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 75.79 51.54 397.74 64.35 17.49 8.68 9.85 18.47 12.00 1. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2
IOzone Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB OCZ Vertex 2 60GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 2.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.76, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 362.02 126.38 370.11 255.33 132.81 61.53 105.67 161.94 131.21 56.87 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
Threaded I/O Tester Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB OCZ Vertex 2 60GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 6 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 6 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1.45 0.92 15.48 11.49 1.53 0.32 0.23 0.18 0.59 0.32
Threaded I/O Tester Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4 KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB OCZ Vertex 2 60GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 1.44 0.89 15.03 11.24 1.22 0.32 0.17 0.17 0.38 0.28
Threaded I/O Tester Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 4 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1.46 0.92 14.66 1.85 0.18 0.59 0.32
Threaded I/O Tester Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4 KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 2 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 1.46 0.94 14.49 1.46 0.17 0.52 0.34
Compile Bench Test: Compile OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB OCZ Vertex 2 60GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB 130 260 390 520 650 SE +/- 2.08, N = 3 SE +/- 4.42, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 SE +/- 11.24, N = 6 SE +/- 3.37, N = 3 SE +/- 2.28, N = 3 SE +/- 1.64, N = 3 SE +/- 4.57, N = 3 SE +/- 14.32, N = 6 617.56 343.84 621.24 506.99 303.32 256.40 298.00 340.01 305.89 173.30
Compile Bench Test: Initial Create OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB OCZ Solid 2 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 240GB OCZ Vertex 2 60GB Samsung SSD 840 120GB Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-00K 1000GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 4.04, N = 3 SE +/- 4.89, N = 3 SE +/- 6.94, N = 3 SE +/- 5.77, N = 3 SE +/- 10.21, N = 3 SE +/- 3.40, N = 3 SE +/- 9.94, N = 3 SE +/- 13.64, N = 3 SE +/- 9.93, N = 3 SE +/- 1.11, N = 3 353.54 221.01 342.84 319.72 326.11 186.61 186.76 224.56 214.71 145.83
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Samsung SSD 840 120GB 8K 16K 24K 32K 40K SE +/- 29.80, N = 3 35265.37 1. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread
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