Kingston SSD Now SATA 3 SSD Disk Testing Linux

Intel Core i7-4770K testing of a Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SATA 3.0 SSD 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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Kingston SSD Now SATA 3 SSD Disk Testing LinuxProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBSeagate ST3320620AS 320GBWestern Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GBOCZ Solid 2 60GBOCZ Vertex 2 60GBOCZ VERTEX3 240GBKINGSTON SV300S3 120GBssd-test1Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM16384MB150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00MXFX AMD Radeon HD 7950 3072MBRealtek ALC1150SyncMasterRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 13.103.13.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.14.5radeon 7.2.993.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-3618ac4 saucy-oibaf-ppa+curaga) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8ext42560x1600150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00M150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 64GB OCZ AGILITY150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 60GB OCZ VERTEX2150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores)ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA8192MB256GB Samsung SSD 850ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1328/3505MHz)Intel Device 8ca0BenQ GL2460Intel ConnectionUbuntu 14.043.16.0-31-generic (x86_64)GNOME 3.9.90X Server 1.16.0NVIDIA 346.474.5.0 NVIDIAGCC 4.8.21920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB: --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- Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB: --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- Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB: --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- Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB: --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- OCZ Solid 2 60GB: --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- OCZ Vertex 2 60GB: --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- OCZ VERTEX3 240GB: --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- KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB: --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- ssd-test1: --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 -vDisk Details- Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 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- ssd-test1: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwSystem Details- Western Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GB: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- Western Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- OCZ Solid 2 60GB: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- OCZ Vertex 2 60GB: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- OCZ VERTEX3 240GB: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- KINGSTON SV300S3 120GB: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- ssd-test1: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.6.Processor Details- ssd-test1: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance

Kingston SSD Now SATA 3 SSD Disk Testing Linuxcompilebench: Initial Createtiobench: Rand Write - 256MB - 4compilebench: Compiletiobench: Write - 256MB - 4tiobench: Rand Write - 32MB - 4tiobench: Write - 32MB - 4dbench: 1fs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizeiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write PerformanceWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBSeagate ST3320620AS 320GBWestern Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GBOCZ Solid 2 60GBOCZ Vertex 2 60GBOCZ VERTEX3 240GBKINGSTON SV300S3 120GBssd-test1145.830.34173.300.280.320.3212.0035.2016.7756.87214.710.52305.890.380.590.5918.4767.8730.17131.21186.61256.400.320.3217.4931.3318.5061.53186.76298.000.170.238.6821.7313.03105.67221.010.94343.840.890.920.9251.54103.0761126.38319.72506.9911.2411.49228.67179.83255.33342.8414.49621.2415.0314.6615.48397.74325.12253.00370.11353.541.46617.561.441.461.4575.79224.67105.60362.02431.572.09611.581.811.821.9055.49206.2776.63507.17OpenBenchmarking.org

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial Createssd-test1KINGSTON SV300S3 120GBOCZ VERTEX3 240GBOCZ Vertex 2 60GBOCZ Solid 2 60GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBWestern Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GBSeagate ST3320620AS 320GBWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB90180270360450SE +/- 13.80, N = 3SE +/- 4.04, N = 3SE +/- 6.94, N = 3SE +/- 5.77, N = 3SE +/- 4.89, N = 3SE +/- 9.93, N = 3SE +/- 9.94, N = 3SE +/- 3.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3431.57353.54342.84319.72221.01214.71186.76186.61145.83

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4OCZ VERTEX3 240GBssd-test1KINGSTON SV300S3 120GBOCZ Solid 2 60GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB48121620SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 314.492.091.460.940.520.34

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileOCZ VERTEX3 240GBKINGSTON SV300S3 120GBssd-test1OCZ Vertex 2 60GBOCZ Solid 2 60GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBWestern Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GBSeagate ST3320620AS 320GBWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB130260390520650SE +/- 2.03, N = 3SE +/- 2.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 3SE +/- 4.42, N = 3SE +/- 4.57, N = 3SE +/- 2.28, N = 3SE +/- 3.37, N = 3SE +/- 14.32, N = 6621.24617.56611.58506.99343.84305.89298.00256.40173.30

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4OCZ VERTEX3 240GBOCZ Vertex 2 60GBssd-test1KINGSTON SV300S3 120GBOCZ Solid 2 60GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBSeagate ST3320620AS 320GBWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GBWestern Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB48121620SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 315.0311.241.811.440.890.380.320.280.17

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4OCZ VERTEX3 240GBssd-test1KINGSTON SV300S3 120GBOCZ Solid 2 60GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB48121620SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 314.661.821.460.920.590.32

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4OCZ VERTEX3 240GBOCZ Vertex 2 60GBssd-test1KINGSTON SV300S3 120GBOCZ Solid 2 60GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBSeagate ST3320620AS 320GBWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GBWestern Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB48121620SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 315.4811.491.901.450.920.590.320.320.23

Dbench

Client Count: 1

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1OCZ VERTEX3 240GBKINGSTON SV300S3 120GBssd-test1OCZ Solid 2 60GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBSeagate ST3320620AS 320GBWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GBWestern Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB90180270360450SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3397.7475.7955.4951.5418.4717.4912.008.681. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2

FS-Mark

Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsOCZ VERTEX3 240GBOCZ Vertex 2 60GBKINGSTON SV300S3 120GBssd-test1OCZ Solid 2 60GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GBSeagate ST3320620AS 320GBWestern Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB70140210280350SE +/- 4.58, N = 5SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.58, N = 6SE +/- 1.49, N = 6SE +/- 0.99, N = 6325.12228.67224.67206.27103.0767.8735.2031.3321.731. (CC) gcc options: -static

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 SizeOCZ VERTEX3 240GBOCZ Vertex 2 60GBKINGSTON SV300S3 120GBssd-test1OCZ Solid 2 60GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBSeagate ST3320620AS 320GBWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GBWestern Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GB60120180240300SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3253.00179.83105.6076.6361.0030.1718.5016.7713.031. (CC) gcc options: -static

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 Performancessd-test1OCZ VERTEX3 240GBKINGSTON SV300S3 120GBOCZ Vertex 2 60GBWestern Digital WD1500HLHX-0 150GBOCZ Solid 2 60GBWestern Digital WD10EARS-00M 1000GBSeagate ST3320620AS 320GBWestern Digital WD1600JS-00M 160GB110220330440550SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3507.17370.11362.02255.33131.21126.38105.6761.5356.871. (CC) gcc options: -O3

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