File-System Testing Up To Linux 4.9
Intel Core i7-6800K testing with a MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB on Ubuntu 16.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


EXT4: Linux 4.7: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.7.0-040700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 12.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

EXT4: Linux 4.8: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-040800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 12.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

EXT4: Linux 4.9: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161209, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 12.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440


SQLite 3.8.10.2
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 39.07 |======================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 37.89 |====================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 38.25 |=====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 210.79 |=====================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 210.70 |=====================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 212.53 |=====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 287.06 |===========================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 355.87 |=====================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 288.47 |===========================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 226.64 |=====================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 127.31 |==============================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 210.01 |=================================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 430.07 |=====================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 359.77 |============================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 428.98 |=====================================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 62.48 |======================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 61.60 |=====================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 61.77 |=====================================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 51.33 |======================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 51.47 |======================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 51.63 |======================================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 43.16 |======================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 42.96 |======================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 42.63 |=====================================================


BlogBench 1.0
Test: Read
Final Score > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 2464416 |=================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 2607836 |====================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 2273978 |=============================================


BlogBench 1.0
Test: Write
Final Score > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 5440 |===================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 5863 |======================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 5920 |=======================================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 439.47 |===================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 452.33 |=====================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 451.62 |=====================================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 6756 |=======================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 6522 |=====================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 6466 |=====================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
EXT4: Linux 4.7 . 1431.43 |===================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.8 . 1393.89 |=================================================
EXT4: Linux 4.9 . 1472.16 |====================================================