Linux 3.14 HDD Disk File-System Testing

Linux 3.14 kernel file-system benchmarks from an HDD of the Linux 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14 Git kernel benchmarking. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1402181-PL-LINUX314H76&rdt&grs.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 Git EXT4 EXT4 Btrfs Btrfs XFS XFS XFS Btrfs EXT4Intel Core i7-4960X @ 4.00GHz (12 Cores)MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz1000GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM1Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB (780/1000MHz)Realtek ALC892VA2431Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 14.043.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.15.0radeon 7.3.03.1 Mesa 10.0.1 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8ext41920x1080Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB3.13.0-031300-generic (x86_64)Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB (780/1000MHz)3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64)btrfsSapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB3.13.0-031300-generic (x86_64)Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB (780/1000MHz)3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64)xfsSapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB3.13.0-031300-generic (x86_64)3.14.0-999-generic (x86_64)btrfsext4OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --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- Linux 3.12: EXT4: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Linux 3.13: EXT4: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Linux 3.12: Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache- Linux 3.13: Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache- Linux 3.12: XFS: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- Linux 3.13: XFS: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- Linux 3.14 Git: XFS: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- Linux 3.14 Git: Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache- Linux 3.14 Git: EXT4: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Linux 3.12: EXT4: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveSystem Details- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.6.

fs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizecompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Read Performancepostmark: Disk Transaction Performancedbench: 6dbench: 1fs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsaio-stress: Rand WriteLinux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 Git EXT4 EXT4 Btrfs Btrfs XFS XFS XFS Btrfs EXT417.90168.19152.39174.80181.22436028.6111.5321.7054.1388.9821.02161.74139.18180.26187.81446526.0812.5921.1357.0791.9973.57237.64143.45171.88199.29449263.5418.2143.5247.70237.0273.77227.23149.32173.33199.43426362.7719.1942.5247.67240.5954.00101.9088.85141.05157.40474823.2015.9732.5854.00109.2954.17114.5886.61142.26158.08441123.6715.8831.8256.07107.8754.23104.3883.47145.69158.03444023.0316.4832.6757.1597.8873.60226.02151.69167.26199.46443862.4419.0341.9748.20233.6919.77163.81158.88180.62187.98446425.7410.3320.235484.71OpenBenchmarking.org

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsXFS1632486480SE +/- 1.08, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 317.9073.5754.0021.0273.7754.1754.2373.6019.771. (CC) gcc options: -static

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileEXT4BtrfsXFS50100150200250SE +/- 4.80, N = 6SE +/- 3.01, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.11, N = 6SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 2.98, N = 6SE +/- 2.45, N = 6SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 2.34, N = 3168.19237.64101.90161.74227.23114.58104.38226.02163.81

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateEXT4BtrfsXFS4080120160200SE +/- 1.77, N = 3SE +/- 2.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.62, N = 3SE +/- 4.01, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 2.27, N = 3SE +/- 3.10, N = 3152.39143.4588.85139.18149.3286.6183.47151.69158.88

IOzone

Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS4080120160200SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 2.64, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 3.24, N = 6SE +/- 2.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3174.80171.88141.05180.26173.33142.26145.69167.26180.621. (CC) gcc options: -O3

IOzone

Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS4080120160200SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3181.22199.29157.40187.81199.43158.08158.03199.46187.981. (CC) gcc options: -O3

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFS10002000300040005000SE +/- 25.00, N = 3SE +/- 53.33, N = 3SE +/- 59.33, N = 3SE +/- 46.19, N = 3SE +/- 64.51, N = 3SE +/- 26.33, N = 3SE +/- 68.92, N = 3SE +/- 26.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34360449247484465426344114440443844641. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Dbench

Client Count: 6

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 6EXT4BtrfsXFS1428425670SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 6SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 6SE +/- 0.63, N = 6SE +/- 1.11, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 328.6163.5423.2026.0862.7723.6723.0362.4425.741. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2

Dbench

Client Count: 1

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1EXT4BtrfsXFS510152025SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 6SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 5SE +/- 0.89, N = 6SE +/- 0.81, N = 6SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 311.5318.2115.9712.5919.1915.8816.4819.0310.331. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2

FS-Mark

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

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsXFS1020304050SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 7.86, N = 6SE +/- 5.46, N = 6SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 6.21, N = 6SE +/- 5.49, N = 6SE +/- 5.87, N = 6SE +/- 6.79, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 321.7043.5232.5821.1342.5231.8232.6741.9720.231. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT4BtrfsXFS1326395265SE +/- 1.46, N = 6SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 2.44, N = 6SE +/- 2.35, N = 6SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 354.1347.7054.0057.0747.6756.0757.1548.2054.001. (CC) gcc options: -static

AIO-Stress

Test: Random Write

Linux 3.12Linux 3.13Linux 3.14 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterAIO-Stress 0.21Test: Random WriteEXT4BtrfsXFS50100150200250SE +/- 3.05, N = 6SE +/- 9.86, N = 6SE +/- 10.01, N = 6SE +/- 5.56, N = 6SE +/- 9.65, N = 6SE +/- 6.67, N = 6SE +/- 10.71, N = 6SE +/- 10.35, N = 6SE +/- 7.86, N = 688.98237.02109.2991.99240.59107.8797.88233.6984.711. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -laio

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