Btrfs RAID benchmarks with four Intel SSDs using RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 levels on Linux 3.18 kernel. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Native Btrfs vs. mdadm RAID
Btrfs RAID benchmarks with four Intel SSDs using RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 levels on Linux 3.18 kernel. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 0:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 1:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 10:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 5:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 6:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 0:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 1:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 10:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 5:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 6:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Block Size: 16KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 0 .. 497.23 |==========================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 1 .. 128.00 |===========
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 10 . 267.48 |=======================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 5 .. 248.93 |=====================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 6 .. 214.56 |==================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 0 ........ 381.45 |================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 1 ........ 109.22 |=========
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 10 ....... 159.53 |=============
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 5 ........ 214.31 |==================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 6 ........ 179.73 |===============
IOzone 3.405
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 0 .. 1142.43 |=========================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 1 .. 584.85 |=====================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 10 . 599.32 |======================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 5 .. 876.77 |===============================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 6 .. 598.43 |=====================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 0 ........ 1141.18 |=========================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 1 ........ 280.39 |==========
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 10 ....... 478.65 |=================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 5 ........ 438.55 |================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 6 ........ 315.85 |===========
Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11
Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Block Size: 16KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 0 .. 319.41 |===================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 1 .. 130.32 |==============
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 10 . 272.19 |==============================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 5 .. 242.55 |==========================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 6 .. 208.96 |=======================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 0 ........ 385.34 |==========================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 1 ........ 109.97 |============
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 10 ....... 161.90 |==================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 5 ........ 209.60 |=======================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 6 ........ 172.72 |===================
Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11
Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Block Size: 16KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 0 .. 824.97 |====================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 1 .. 323.80 |==============
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 10 . 450.78 |====================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 5 .. 869.68 |======================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 6 .. 960.89 |==========================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 1 ........ 854.98 |=====================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 10 ....... 843.68 |=====================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 5 ........ 879.09 |======================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 6 ........ 925.05 |========================================
FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 0 .. 83.73 |=======================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 1 .. 69.03 |================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 10 . 77.07 |====================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 5 .. 79.87 |=====================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 6 .. 75.47 |===================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 0 ........ 92.00 |===========================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 1 ........ 64.00 |==============================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 10 ....... 75.60 |===================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 5 ........ 64.73 |==============================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 6 ........ 56.80 |===========================
FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 0 .. 41.43 |===========================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 1 .. 35.10 |====================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 10 . 38.33 |========================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 5 .. 38.87 |========================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 6 .. 38.20 |========================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 0 ........ 39.60 |=========================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 1 ........ 34.03 |===================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 10 ....... 37.80 |=======================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 5 ........ 33.37 |===================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 6 ........ 30.43 |================================
FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 0 .. 40.73 |===========================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 1 .. 35.63 |======================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 10 . 38.50 |=========================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 5 .. 39.17 |=========================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 6 .. 37.73 |========================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 0 ........ 39.43 |==========================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 1 ........ 33.43 |===================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 10 ....... 36.93 |=======================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 5 ........ 32.10 |==================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 6 ........ 30.63 |================================
Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 0 .. 206.74 |==========================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 1 .. 187.72 |======================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 10 . 177.54 |====================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 5 .. 189.59 |=======================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 6 .. 195.02 |========================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 0 ........ 178.31 |====================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 1 ........ 160.58 |=================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 10 ....... 156.97 |================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 5 ........ 156.21 |================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 6 ........ 151.64 |===============================
Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Block Size: 16KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 0 .. 758.26 |===================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 1 .. 233.00 |===========
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 10 . 469.10 |======================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 5 .. 742.06 |==================================
Native Btrfs RAID: RAID 6 .. 653.54 |==============================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 0 ........ 816.02 |======================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 1 ........ 224.69 |==========
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 10 ....... 695.44 |================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 5 ........ 792.61 |=====================================
mdadm Btrfs: RAID 6 ........ 909.98 |==========================================