Samsung 960 EVO - SSD NVMe Disk Tests Linux 4.9

Some fresh SSD Linux benchmarks on Linux 4.9 atop Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1612219-KH-1612151TA72.

Samsung 960 EVO - SSD NVMe Disk Tests Linux 4.9ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CCIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MB256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBRealtek ALC1150Acer B286HKIntel ConnectionUbuntu 16.044.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.18.4amdgpu 1.2.994.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.41.0.3GCC 5.4.0 20160609ext43840x2160PNY CS1211 120GB + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7120GB TOSHIBA-TR150 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7VisionTek 240GB + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBSamsung SSD 960 EVO 250GBIntel Core i7-6700 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)Gigabyte Z170N-Gaming 5Intel Sky Lake /DRAM2 x 16384 MB DDR4-2133MHz CMK32GX4M2B3200C16203GBIntel Sky LakeQualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit + Intel Wireless 82604.4.0-53-generic (x86_64)intel 2.99.9171600x1200OpenBenchmarking.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,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 Processor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveSystem Details- Python 2.7.12.Disk Mount Options Details- INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB, Samsung 950 PRO 256GB, Samsung 960 EVO 250GB, Sasmsung 960 CC: data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwDisk Details- PNY CS1211 120GB, Samsung 850 EVO 120GB, Toshiba TR150 120GB, VisionTek 240GB: DEADLINE / data=ordered,relatime,rw

Samsung 960 EVO - SSD NVMe Disk Tests Linux 4.9sqlite: Default Test Directoryfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizeblogbench: Writecompilebench: Initial Createpgbench: On-Disk - Normal Load - Read Writepgbench: On-Disk - Single Thread - Read Writepgbench: On-Disk - Heavy Contention - Read WriteINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CC18.04210.8085.6079.586861546.671256.41261.431212.9256.3893.50193.9793.008612525.3628.73101.28111.0763.776079494.3236.8858.9051.2042.005719430.1431.0561.9550.5342.005135444.6865.36120.63302.37120.0318489516.962804.18251.365227.6736.52173.63177.7584.5711157558.751933.19189.163530.3569.14108.57295.73112.0024393615.212338.64236.014794.87OpenBenchmarking.org

SQLite

Test Target: Default Test Directory

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.8.10.2Test Target: Default Test DirectoryINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CC1530456075SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 4SE +/- 3.70, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 318.0456.3828.7336.8831.0565.3636.5269.141. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ldl -lpthread

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s

OpenBenchmarking.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/sINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GB2004006008001000SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 3.02, N = 3SE +/- 3.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3287.41271.02392.14213.08295.53788.37704.70-ll -lz-ll -lz-ll -lz-ll -lz-ll -lz1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GB30060090012001500SE +/- 32.02, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 1.63, N = 3480.63298.40353.78287.90338.53322.911319.10-ll -lz-ll -lz-ll -lz-ll -lz-ll -lz1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s

OpenBenchmarking.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/sINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GB2004006008001000SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 3.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 9.65, N = 3265.7249.30457.30187.94270.351115.40976.13-ll -lz-ll -lz-ll -lz-ll -lz1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s

OpenBenchmarking.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/sINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GB30060090012001500SE +/- 31.86, N = 6SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 3485.99117.71423.54430.14406.43920.271401.67-ll -lz-ll -lz-ll -lz-ll -lz1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CC50100150200250SE +/- 2.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 15.23, N = 6SE +/- 11.29, N = 6SE +/- 11.09, N = 6SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 1.68, N = 3210.8093.50101.2858.9061.95120.63173.63108.571. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CC70140210280350SE +/- 3.25, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 17.52, N = 6SE +/- 3.88, N = 385.60193.97111.0751.2050.53302.37177.75295.731. (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 SizeINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CC306090120150SE +/- 3.05, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 3.40, N = 6SE +/- 0.61, N = 5SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 4.85, N = 6SE +/- 0.67, N = 379.5893.0063.7742.0042.00120.0384.57112.001. (CC) gcc options: -static

BlogBench

Test: Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: WriteINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CC5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 84.43, N = 3SE +/- 75.65, N = 3SE +/- 275.46, N = 3SE +/- 22.18, N = 3SE +/- 37.07, N = 3SE +/- 813.14, N = 6SE +/- 486.72, N = 6SE +/- 507.79, N = 6686186126079571951351848911157243931. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBPNY CS1211 120GBSamsung 850 EVO 120GBToshiba TR150 120GBVisionTek 240GBSamsung 950 PRO 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CC130260390520650SE +/- 1.73, N = 3SE +/- 5.25, N = 3SE +/- 16.81, N = 6SE +/- 19.85, N = 6SE +/- 8.43, N = 6SE +/- 3.12, N = 3SE +/- 4.30, N = 3SE +/- 6.75, N = 3546.67525.36494.32430.14444.68516.96558.75615.21

PostgreSQL pgbench

Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteSamsung 950 PRO 256GBINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CC6001200180024003000SE +/- 53.42, N = 3SE +/- 21.71, N = 3SE +/- 93.83, N = 6SE +/- 9.41, N = 32804.181256.411933.192338.641. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

PostgreSQL pgbench

Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read WriteSamsung 950 PRO 256GBINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CC60120180240300SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 4.33, N = 4SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3251.36261.43189.16236.011. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

PostgreSQL pgbench

Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read WriteSamsung 950 PRO 256GBINTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GBSamsung 960 EVO 250GBSasmsung 960 CC11002200330044005500SE +/- 39.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 27.46, N = 3SE +/- 333.86, N = 35227.671212.923530.354794.871. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

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