Btrfs RAID Linux 4.7 vs. Linux 4.8 Kernel

Btrfs RAID tests on Linux 4.7 kernel. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the Phoronix Test Suite by running the command: phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1608155-LO-LINUX48BT84
Jump To Table - Results

View

Do Not Show Noisy Results
Do Not Show Results With Incomplete Data
Do Not Show Results With Little Change/Spread
List Notable Results

Limit displaying results to tests within:

CPU Massive 2 Tests
Disk Test Suite 2 Tests
Server 2 Tests

Statistics

Show Overall Harmonic Mean(s)
Show Overall Geometric Mean
Show Geometric Means Per-Suite/Category
Show Wins / Losses Counts (Pie Chart)
Normalize Results
Remove Outliers Before Calculating Averages

Graph Settings

Force Line Graphs Where Applicable
Convert To Scalar Where Applicable
Prefer Vertical Bar Graphs
On Line Graphs With Missing Data, Connect The Line Gaps

Multi-Way Comparison

Condense Comparison
Transpose Comparison

Table

Show Detailed System Result Table

Run Management

Highlight
Result
Hide
Result
Result
Identifier
View Logs
Performance Per
Dollar
Date
Run
  Test
  Duration
Linux 4.7: Single Disk
August 04 2016
 
Linux 4.7: RAID0 4-Disk
August 05 2016
 
Linux 4.7: RAID1 4-Disk
August 05 2016
 
Linux 4.7: RAID10 4-Disk
August 05 2016
 
Linux 4.8: Single Disk
August 14 2016
 
Linux 4.8: RAID0 4-Disk
August 15 2016
 
Linux 4.8: RAID1 4-Disk
August 15 2016
 
Linux 4.8: RAID10 4-Disk
August 15 2016
 
Invert Hiding All Results Option
 

Only show results where is faster than
Only show results matching title/arguments (delimit multiple options with a comma):
Do not show results matching title/arguments (delimit multiple options with a comma):


ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 4.7Linux 4.8 Single Disk RAID0 4-Disk RAID1 4-Disk RAID10 4-Disk Single Disk RAID0 4-Disk RAID1 4-Disk RAID10 4-DiskIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Skylake16384MB4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBLLVMpipeRealtek ALC1150Intel ConnectionUbuntu 16.104.7.0-040700-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.18.4modesetting 1.18.43.3 Mesa 12.0.1 Gallium 0.4GCC 6.1.1 20160724btrfs1024x768nouveau 1.0.12Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBAcer B286HK4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160813modesetting 1.18.44.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4GCC 6.1.1 201608053840x2160OpenBenchmarking.orgEnvironment Details- Linux 4.7: Single Disk, Linux 4.7: RAID0 4-Disk, Linux 4.7: RAID1 4-Disk, Linux 4.7: RAID10 4-Disk: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1Compiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --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-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details- Linux 4.7: Single Disk: CFQ / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd,subvol=/,subvolid=5- Linux 4.7: RAID0 4-Disk: CFQ / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd,subvol=/,subvolid=5 / RAID0- Linux 4.7: RAID1 4-Disk: CFQ / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd,subvol=/,subvolid=5 / RAID1- Linux 4.7: RAID10 4-Disk: CFQ / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd,subvol=/,subvolid=5 / RAID10- Linux 4.8: Single Disk: CFQ / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd,subvol=/,subvolid=5- Linux 4.8: RAID0 4-Disk: CFQ / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd,subvol=/,subvolid=5 / RAID0- Linux 4.8: RAID1 4-Disk: CFQ / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd,subvol=/,subvolid=5 / RAID1- Linux 4.8: RAID10 4-Disk: CFQ / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd,subvol=/,subvolid=5 / RAID10Processor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance

fio: Rand Read - Libaio - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directory - IOPSfio: Rand Read - Libaio - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directory - MB/sfio: Seq Read - Libaio - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directory - IOPSfio: Seq Read - Libaio - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directory - MB/sfio: Seq Write - Libaio - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directory - IOPSfio: Seq Write - Libaio - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directory - MB/sfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsblogbench: Writepgbench: On-Disk - Normal Load - Read WriteLinux 4.7Linux 4.8 Single Disk RAID0 4-Disk RAID1 4-Disk RAID10 4-Disk Single Disk RAID0 4-Disk RAID1 4-Disk RAID10 4-Disk54548217.5461515248.702482098.5357.3550.0043471109.05164240667.68181495738.6938625162.02128.63141.7378471781.1771902283.99114380464.2326303116.0187.9760.8755211186.65108058431.17162847655.822459690.7139.5067.6059741494.3754819217.98115278459.412200998.4962.4349.734930984.49170657685.31182660698.2751224195.51146.72128.8784671488.7671253284.64114843459.3033213137.0954.2859.875898933.61106252425.77137363552.7533819130.0268.9870.4868991401.13OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: IOPSRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk40K80K120K160K200KSE +/- 584.50, N = 3SE +/- 578.25, N = 3SE +/- 3866.50, N = 6SE +/- 570.71, N = 3SE +/- 136.74, N = 3SE +/- 220.01, N = 3SE +/- 2318.54, N = 6SE +/- 2.31, N = 3106252712531706575481910805871902164240545481. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: IOPSRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk30K60K90K120K150KMin: 105103 / Avg: 106251.67 / Max: 107014Min: 70133 / Avg: 71253.33 / Max: 72062Min: 161562 / Avg: 170657.17 / Max: 183764Min: 54016 / Avg: 54819 / Max: 55923Min: 107870 / Avg: 108058 / Max: 108324Min: 71462 / Avg: 71902 / Max: 72125Min: 158141 / Avg: 164240.17 / Max: 173926Min: 54544 / Avg: 54548 / Max: 545521. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk150300450600750SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.69, N = 3SE +/- 15.25, N = 6SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 6.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3425.77284.64685.31217.98431.17283.99667.68217.541. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk120240360480600Min: 423.62 / Avg: 425.77 / Max: 428.17Min: 281.86 / Avg: 284.64 / Max: 287.7Min: 622.93 / Avg: 685.31 / Max: 729.47Min: 217.62 / Avg: 217.98 / Max: 218.17Min: 429.55 / Avg: 431.17 / Max: 433.17Min: 283.41 / Avg: 283.99 / Max: 285.04Min: 654.33 / Avg: 667.68 / Max: 676.39Min: 216.19 / Avg: 217.54 / Max: 218.221. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: IOPSRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk40K80K120K160K200KSE +/- 2723.43, N = 3SE +/- 393.37, N = 3SE +/- 14079.95, N = 6SE +/- 242.39, N = 3SE +/- 2065.31, N = 3SE +/- 8687.82, N = 6SE +/- 6401.96, N = 6SE +/- 476.70, N = 3137363114843182660115278162847114380181495615151. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: IOPSRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk30K60K90K120K150KMin: 131958 / Avg: 137362.67 / Max: 140651Min: 114174 / Avg: 114842.67 / Max: 115536Min: 132116 / Avg: 182659.5 / Max: 211579Min: 114900 / Avg: 115278.33 / Max: 115730Min: 160740 / Avg: 162846.67 / Max: 166977Min: 94516 / Avg: 114380 / Max: 135775Min: 162428 / Avg: 181494.67 / Max: 201159Min: 61028 / Avg: 61514.67 / Max: 624681. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk160320480640800SE +/- 3.83, N = 3SE +/- 2.23, N = 3SE +/- 32.95, N = 6SE +/- 2.13, N = 3SE +/- 7.86, N = 3SE +/- 34.75, N = 6SE +/- 28.61, N = 6SE +/- 1.20, N = 3552.75459.30698.27459.41655.82464.23738.69248.701. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk130260390520650Min: 547.18 / Avg: 552.75 / Max: 560.09Min: 455.84 / Avg: 459.3 / Max: 463.47Min: 608.51 / Avg: 698.27 / Max: 836.72Min: 455.18 / Avg: 459.41 / Max: 461.89Min: 640.34 / Avg: 655.82 / Max: 665.9Min: 386.84 / Avg: 464.23 / Max: 551.52Min: 646.91 / Avg: 738.69 / Max: 798.39Min: 246.56 / Avg: 248.7 / Max: 250.711. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: IOPSRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk11K22K33K44K55KSE +/- 5806.42, N = 6SE +/- 216.17, N = 3SE +/- 1479.30, N = 6SE +/- 435.52, N = 3SE +/- 3609.36, N = 6SE +/- 3241.71, N = 6SE +/- 2265.53, N = 6SE +/- 1398.72, N = 633819332135122422009245962630338625248201. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: IOPSRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk9K18K27K36K45KMin: 17462 / Avg: 33819.33 / Max: 51896Min: 32783 / Avg: 33212.67 / Max: 33469Min: 46016 / Avg: 51223.67 / Max: 56232Min: 21143 / Avg: 22009 / Max: 22523Min: 16447 / Avg: 24595.67 / Max: 37610Min: 14741 / Avg: 26303 / Max: 36437Min: 30167 / Avg: 38625.33 / Max: 45050Min: 22525 / Avg: 24820 / Max: 314701. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk4080120160200SE +/- 16.26, N = 6SE +/- 14.98, N = 6SE +/- 14.89, N = 6SE +/- 4.78, N = 6SE +/- 14.55, N = 6SE +/- 13.74, N = 6SE +/- 9.67, N = 6SE +/- 6.30, N = 6130.02137.09195.5198.4990.71116.01162.0298.531. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk4080120160200Min: 65.76 / Avg: 130.02 / Max: 164.83Min: 92.96 / Avg: 137.09 / Max: 181.61Min: 147.2 / Avg: 195.51 / Max: 253.06Min: 90.37 / Avg: 98.49 / Max: 116.58Min: 58.83 / Avg: 90.71 / Max: 159.03Min: 86.03 / Avg: 116.01 / Max: 179.74Min: 118.45 / Avg: 162.02 / Max: 187.42Min: 83.99 / Avg: 98.53 / Max: 126.061. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

FS-Mark

FS_Mark is designed to test a system's file-system performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk306090120150SE +/- 11.16, N = 6SE +/- 2.64, N = 6SE +/- 19.26, N = 6SE +/- 11.78, N = 6SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 23.15, N = 6SE +/- 25.56, N = 6SE +/- 9.98, N = 668.9854.28146.7262.4339.5087.97128.6357.351. (CC) gcc options: -static
Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk306090120150Min: 36.4 / Avg: 68.98 / Max: 113.1Min: 46.7 / Avg: 54.28 / Max: 64.9Min: 126.9 / Avg: 146.72 / Max: 243Min: 47.8 / Avg: 62.43 / Max: 121.1Min: 39.1 / Avg: 39.5 / Max: 39.9Min: 26.1 / Avg: 87.97 / Max: 158Min: 55.4 / Avg: 128.63 / Max: 244.2Min: 44.7 / Avg: 57.35 / Max: 1071. (CC) gcc options: -static

Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk306090120150SE +/- 1.10, N = 5SE +/- 1.61, N = 6SE +/- 3.19, N = 6SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 6SE +/- 1.37, N = 6SE +/- 4.87, N = 6SE +/- 0.61, N = 370.4859.87128.8749.7367.6060.87141.7350.001. (CC) gcc options: -static
Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk306090120150Min: 68.8 / Avg: 70.48 / Max: 74.8Min: 55.2 / Avg: 59.87 / Max: 65.6Min: 119.2 / Avg: 128.87 / Max: 139.6Min: 48.8 / Avg: 49.73 / Max: 51.6Min: 65.2 / Avg: 67.6 / Max: 70.8Min: 55.6 / Avg: 60.87 / Max: 64.4Min: 129.6 / Avg: 141.73 / Max: 153.6Min: 48.8 / Avg: 50 / Max: 50.81. (CC) gcc options: -static

BlogBench

Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: WriteRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 78.35, N = 3SE +/- 33.83, N = 3SE +/- 117.49, N = 3SE +/- 42.45, N = 3SE +/- 107.82, N = 6SE +/- 71.94, N = 3SE +/- 33.20, N = 3SE +/- 27.27, N = 3689958988467493059745521784743471. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread
Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: WriteRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk15003000450060007500Min: 6794 / Avg: 6898.67 / Max: 7052Min: 5834 / Avg: 5898 / Max: 5949Min: 8289 / Avg: 8467.33 / Max: 8689Min: 4846 / Avg: 4930.33 / Max: 4981Min: 5613 / Avg: 5973.83 / Max: 6257Min: 5394 / Avg: 5521.33 / Max: 5643Min: 7790 / Avg: 7847.33 / Max: 7905Min: 4297 / Avg: 4346.67 / Max: 43911. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread

PostgreSQL pgbench

Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk400800120016002000SE +/- 144.78, N = 6SE +/- 134.16, N = 6SE +/- 342.91, N = 4SE +/- 3.93, N = 31401.13933.611488.76984.491494.371186.651781.171109.051. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm
Linux 4.8Linux 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteRAID10 4-DiskRAID1 4-DiskRAID0 4-DiskSingle Disk30060090012001500Min: 862.13 / Avg: 1494.37 / Max: 1759.95Min: 742.98 / Avg: 1186.65 / Max: 1559.81Min: 815.79 / Avg: 1781.17 / Max: 2430.38Min: 1103.74 / Avg: 1109.05 / Max: 1116.721. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm