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.


INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

PNY CS1211 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Samsung 850 EVO 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Toshiba TR150 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

VisionTek 240GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: VisionTek 240GB + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Samsung 950 PRO 256GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Samsung 960 EVO 250GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Sasmsung 960 CC: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-6700 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170N-Gaming 5, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake /DRAM, Memory: 2 x 16384 MB DDR4-2133MHz CMK32GX4M2B3200C16, Disk: 203GB, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8260

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-53-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x1200


SQLite 3.8.10.2
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 18.04 |===========
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 56.38 |====================================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 28.73 |==================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 36.88 |=======================
VisionTek 240GB ........... 31.05 |====================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 65.36 |==========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 36.52 |=======================
Sasmsung 960 CC ........... 69.14 |============================================


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
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 287.41 |================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 271.02 |===============
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 392.14 |=====================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 213.08 |============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 295.53 |================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 788.37 |===========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 704.70 |======================================


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
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 480.63  |===============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 298.40  |==========
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 353.78  |===========
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 287.90  |=========
VisionTek 240GB ........... 338.53  |===========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 322.91  |==========
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 1319.10 |==========================================


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
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 265.72  |==========
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 49.30   |==
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 457.30  |=================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 187.94  |=======
VisionTek 240GB ........... 270.35  |==========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 1115.40 |==========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 976.13  |=====================================


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
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 485.99  |===============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 117.71  |====
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 423.54  |=============
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 430.14  |=============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 406.43  |============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 920.27  |============================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 1401.67 |==========================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 210.80 |===========================================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 93.50  |===================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 101.28 |=====================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 58.90  |============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 61.95  |=============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 120.63 |=========================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 173.63 |===================================
Sasmsung 960 CC ........... 108.57 |======================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 85.60  |============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 193.97 |============================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 111.07 |================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 51.20  |=======
VisionTek 240GB ........... 50.53  |=======
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 302.37 |===========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 177.75 |=========================
Sasmsung 960 CC ........... 295.73 |==========================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 79.58  |=============================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 93.00  |=================================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 63.77  |=======================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 42.00  |===============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 42.00  |===============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 120.03 |===========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 84.57  |==============================
Sasmsung 960 CC ........... 112.00 |========================================


BlogBench 1.0
Test: Write
Final Score > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 6861  |============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 8612  |================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 6079  |===========
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 5719  |==========
VisionTek 240GB ........... 5135  |=========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 18489 |=================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 11157 |====================
Sasmsung 960 CC ........... 24393 |============================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 546.67 |======================================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 525.36 |=====================================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 494.32 |===================================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 430.14 |==============================
VisionTek 240GB ........... 444.68 |===============================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 516.96 |====================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 558.75 |=======================================
Sasmsung 960 CC ........... 615.21 |===========================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 2804.18 |==========================================
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 1256.41 |===================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 1933.19 |=============================
Sasmsung 960 CC ........... 2338.64 |===================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 251.36 |=========================================
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 261.43 |===========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 189.16 |===============================
Sasmsung 960 CC ........... 236.01 |=======================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 5227.67 |==========================================
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 1212.92 |==========
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 3530.35 |============================
Sasmsung 960 CC ........... 4794.87 |=======================================