Linux 4.0 SSD File-System Testing

Solid state drive file-system comparison on Linux 4.0. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix testing Linux SSDs.

Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the Phoronix Test Suite by running the command: phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1504126-BE-LINUX4SSD00
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Linux 3.19: EXT4
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April 10 2015
 
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April 10 2015
 
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April 10 2015
 
Linux 4.0 Git: EXT4
April 10 2015
 
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April 10 2015
 
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April 10 2015
 
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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 3.19Linux 4.0 Git EXT4 Btrfs XFS F2FS EXT4 Btrfs XFS F2FSIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MBIntel C610/X99SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.043.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.2X Server 1.17.1radeon 7.5.03.3 Mesa 10.5.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.2ext42560x1600LLVMpipe3.0 Mesa 10.5.2 Gallium 0.4btrfsGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB3.3 Mesa 10.5.2 Gallium 0.4xfsLLVMpipe3.0 Mesa 10.5.2 Gallium 0.4f2fsGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB4.0.0-999-generic (x86_64)3.3 Mesa 10.5.2 Gallium 0.4ext4btrfsxfsf2fsOpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --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-multilib --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 3.19: EXT4: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Linux 3.19: Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- Linux 3.19: XFS: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- Linux 3.19: F2FS: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc=on,relatime,rw,user_xattr- Linux 4.0 Git: EXT4: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Linux 4.0 Git: Btrfs: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- Linux 4.0 Git: XFS: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- Linux 4.0 Git: F2FS: DEADLINE / acl,active_logs=6,background_gc=on,relatime,rw,user_xattrProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveSystem Details- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.9.

fio: Rand Write - POSIX AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directory - MB/sfio: Rand Read - POSIX AIO - Yes - No - 128KB - Default Test Directory - MB/sfio: Seq Read - POSIX AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directory - MB/sfio: Seq Read - POSIX AIO - Yes - No - 128KB - Default Test Directory - MB/sfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizecompilebench: Initial Createpostmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceLinux 3.19Linux 4.0 Git EXT4 Btrfs XFS F2FS EXT4 Btrfs XFS F2FS178.75277.20427.62429.89201.57352.93212.30284.56480796.77152.76472.03477.32217.20368.17216.47118.913305232.74276.24429.09429.07199.33354.83211.60234.955282382.58500.67529.73231.40369.90228.67232.285132186.31276.08429.26429.53203.08353.20211.77290.33480793.65167.08497.77498.61236.83396.40237.80145.014238215.61277.39430.49429.71200.27354.83209.20240.845068410.68550.24559.78246.10381.37251.10284.025357OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sEXT4BtrfsXFS50100150200250SE +/- 9.54, N = 6SE +/- 5.00, N = 6SE +/- 18.22, N = 6SE +/- 12.61, N = 6SE +/- 4.71, N = 6SE +/- 12.38, N = 6178.7596.77232.74186.3193.65215.611. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sEXT4BtrfsXFS4080120160200Min: 150.17 / Avg: 178.75 / Max: 209.28Min: 90.1 / Avg: 96.77 / Max: 121.67Min: 206.34 / Avg: 232.74 / Max: 320.71Min: 152.4 / Avg: 186.31 / Max: 221.15Min: 88.26 / Avg: 93.65 / Max: 117.13Min: 184.19 / Avg: 215.61 / Max: 272.941. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 128KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS90180270360450SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 70.02, N = 6SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 75.07, N = 6277.20152.76276.24382.58276.08167.08277.39410.681. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 128KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS70140210280350Min: 277.03 / Avg: 277.2 / Max: 277.5Min: 152.39 / Avg: 152.76 / Max: 153.06Min: 275.34 / Avg: 276.24 / Max: 276.71Min: 243.09 / Avg: 382.58 / Max: 699.32Min: 274.54 / Avg: 276.08 / Max: 276.92Min: 165.6 / Avg: 167.08 / Max: 168.25Min: 277.24 / Avg: 277.39 / Max: 277.67Min: 267.61 / Avg: 410.68 / Max: 752.561. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS120240360480600SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 64.72, N = 6SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 77.22, N = 6427.62472.03429.09500.67429.26497.77430.49550.241. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS100200300400500Min: 425.4 / Avg: 427.62 / Max: 429.09Min: 469.87 / Avg: 472.03 / Max: 473.77Min: 428.42 / Avg: 429.09 / Max: 429.91Min: 383.09 / Avg: 500.67 / Max: 788.6Min: 428.36 / Avg: 429.26 / Max: 429.82Min: 497.15 / Avg: 497.77 / Max: 498.22Min: 429.98 / Avg: 430.49 / Max: 430.94Min: 426.67 / Avg: 550.24 / Max: 909.461. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 128KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS120240360480600SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 79.60, N = 6SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 85.92, N = 6429.89477.32429.07529.73429.53498.61429.71559.781. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 128KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS100200300400500Min: 429.82 / Avg: 429.89 / Max: 429.98Min: 476.17 / Avg: 477.32 / Max: 478.76Min: 428.71 / Avg: 429.07 / Max: 429.49Min: 399.99 / Avg: 529.73 / Max: 898.38Min: 428.79 / Avg: 429.53 / Max: 430.59Min: 498.21 / Avg: 498.61 / Max: 499.39Min: 429.19 / Avg: 429.71 / Max: 430.45Min: 425.23 / Avg: 559.78 / Max: 960.341. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

FS-Mark

Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS50100150200250SE +/- 10.73, N = 6SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 15.17, N = 6SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 9.22, N = 6SE +/- 4.21, N = 6SE +/- 12.96, N = 6SE +/- 0.61, N = 3201.57217.20199.33231.40203.08236.83200.27246.101. (CC) gcc options: -static
Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS4080120160200Min: 148 / Avg: 201.57 / Max: 213.4Min: 216.2 / Avg: 217.2 / Max: 217.8Min: 123.6 / Avg: 199.33 / Max: 217.7Min: 229 / Avg: 231.4 / Max: 234.2Min: 157 / Avg: 203.08 / Max: 213.4Min: 216 / Avg: 236.83 / Max: 242.7Min: 135.5 / Avg: 200.27 / Max: 214.6Min: 245.1 / Avg: 246.1 / Max: 247.21. (CC) gcc options: -static

Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS90180270360450SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 1.24, N = 3352.93368.17354.83369.90353.20396.40354.83381.371. (CC) gcc options: -static
Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS70140210280350Min: 352.8 / Avg: 352.93 / Max: 353.2Min: 368.1 / Avg: 368.17 / Max: 368.2Min: 352.8 / Avg: 354.83 / Max: 356.1Min: 367.5 / Avg: 369.9 / Max: 372.1Min: 352.4 / Avg: 353.2 / Max: 353.6Min: 396.3 / Avg: 396.4 / Max: 396.5Min: 353.2 / Avg: 354.83 / Max: 356.1Min: 378.9 / Avg: 381.37 / Max: 382.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS50100150200250SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 3.60, N = 3212.30216.47211.60228.67211.77237.80209.20251.101. (CC) gcc options: -static
Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS50100150200250Min: 212 / Avg: 212.3 / Max: 212.8Min: 215.4 / Avg: 216.47 / Max: 217.2Min: 210.3 / Avg: 211.6 / Max: 213.2Min: 226.5 / Avg: 228.67 / Max: 230.7Min: 211.3 / Avg: 211.77 / Max: 212Min: 237.4 / Avg: 237.8 / Max: 238.4Min: 208.8 / Avg: 209.2 / Max: 209.7Min: 247.3 / Avg: 251.1 / Max: 258.31. (CC) gcc options: -static

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.

Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS60120180240300SE +/- 5.26, N = 3SE +/- 2.25, N = 3SE +/- 2.16, N = 3SE +/- 18.81, N = 3SE +/- 5.04, N = 3SE +/- 2.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 36.77, N = 3284.56118.91234.95232.28290.33145.01240.84284.02
Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS50100150200250Min: 274.42 / Avg: 284.56 / Max: 292.02Min: 116.59 / Avg: 118.91 / Max: 123.41Min: 232.26 / Avg: 234.95 / Max: 239.23Min: 195.11 / Avg: 232.28 / Max: 255.93Min: 284.73 / Avg: 290.33 / Max: 300.39Min: 140.9 / Avg: 145.01 / Max: 147.24Min: 238.32 / Avg: 240.84 / Max: 242.92Min: 210.5 / Avg: 284.02 / Max: 321.9

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.

Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS11002200330044005500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 51.82, N = 3SE +/- 37.00, N = 3SE +/- 79.37, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 41.57, N = 3SE +/- 34.00, N = 3SE +/- 38.33, N = 3480733055282513248074238506853571. (CC) gcc options: -O3
Linux 3.19Linux 4.0 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceEXT4BtrfsXFSF2FS9001800270036004500Min: 4807 / Avg: 4807 / Max: 4807Min: 3205 / Avg: 3305.33 / Max: 3378Min: 5208 / Avg: 5282 / Max: 5319Min: 5000 / Avg: 5131.75 / Max: 5319Min: 4807 / Avg: 4807 / Max: 4807Min: 4166 / Avg: 4237.67 / Max: 4310Min: 5000 / Avg: 5068 / Max: 5102Min: 5319 / Avg: 5357.33 / Max: 54341. (CC) gcc options: -O3