September 2016 HDD SSD Disk Test SSD and HDD disk Linux benchmarks by Michael Larabel on Ubuntu 64-bit with the Linux 4.8 Git kernel. 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160920, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160920, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 OCZ Trion 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160920, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Corsair Force LX 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 CORSAIR FORCE LX + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160920, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160920, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160920, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Intel SSDSC2BW12 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 INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160920, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Hitachi HUA72302 2TB: 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: 2000GB Hitachi HUA72302 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160920, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0 500GB: 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: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160920, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB Samsung SSD 850 + 2 x Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek Generic, Monitor: SAMSUNG, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.10.11-1-ARCH (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 6.3.1 20170306, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB Samsung SSD 850 + 2 x Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek Generic, Monitor: SAMSUNG, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.10.11-1-ARCH (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 6.3.1 20170306, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan cranked to max: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB Samsung SSD 850 + 2 x Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek Generic, Monitor: SAMSUNG, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.10.11-1-ARCH (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 6.3.1 20170306, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with Alphacool HDX: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB Samsung SSD 850 + 2 x Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek Generic, Monitor: SAMSUNG, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.10.11-1-ARCH (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 6.3.1 20170306, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ............................... 50.27 |================== Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB ........................... 35.83 |============= OCZ Trion TR150 120GB ............................... 30.34 |=========== Corsair Force LX 256GB .............................. 28.65 |========== PNY CS1211 120GB .................................... 28.01 |========== Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ............................... 35.76 |============= Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB .............................. 23.15 |======== Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 .............................. 44.83 |================ Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan ................. 44.54 |================ Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan cranked to max . 43.12 |=============== Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with Alphacool HDX ............ 43.64 |================ Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ............................... 226.49 |============= Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB ........................... 205.97 |============ OCZ Trion TR150 120GB ............................... 132.36 |======== Corsair Force LX 256GB .............................. 146.87 |======== PNY CS1211 120GB .................................... 135.25 |======== Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ............................... 163.10 |========= Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB .............................. 95.65 |===== Hitachi HUA72302 2TB ................................ 1.29 | Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0 500GB .................. 1.06 | Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 .............................. 296.29 |================= Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan ................. 277.35 |================ Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan cranked to max . 271.92 |================ Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with Alphacool HDX ............ 287.86 |================= Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ............................... 241.37 |============== Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB ........................... 218.38 |============= OCZ Trion TR150 120GB ............................... 136.97 |======== Corsair Force LX 256GB .............................. 151.39 |========= PNY CS1211 120GB .................................... 58.28 |=== Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ............................... 160.74 |========= Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB .............................. 110.22 |====== Hitachi HUA72302 2TB ................................ 34.79 |== Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0 500GB .................. 33.67 |== Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 .............................. 293.32 |================= Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan ................. 262.03 |=============== Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan cranked to max . 259.94 |=============== Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with Alphacool HDX ............ 271.17 |================ SQLite 3.8.10.2 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB ........................... 27.08 |= OCZ Trion TR150 120GB ............................... 38.35 |= Corsair Force LX 256GB .............................. 61.14 |== PNY CS1211 120GB .................................... 57.42 |== Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ............................... 29.55 |= Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB .............................. 328.41 |========== Hitachi HUA72302 2TB ................................ 487.97 |=============== Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0 500GB .................. 565.51 |================= Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 .............................. 54.04 |== Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan ................. 38.87 |= Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan cranked to max . 41.37 |= Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with Alphacool HDX ............ 35.26 |= FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ............................... 120.67 |========== Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB ........................... 210.70 |================= OCZ Trion TR150 120GB ............................... 64.32 |===== Corsair Force LX 256GB .............................. 88.93 |======= PNY CS1211 120GB .................................... 92.67 |======= Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ............................... 103.70 |======== Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB .............................. 38.57 |=== Hitachi HUA72302 2TB ................................ 21.03 |== Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0 500GB .................. 18.70 |== Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 .............................. 178.60 |============== Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan ................. 180.40 |=============== Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan cranked to max . 183.03 |=============== Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with Alphacool HDX ............ 172.00 |============== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ............................... 310.07 |================= Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB ........................... 95.52 |===== OCZ Trion TR150 120GB ............................... 51.47 |=== Corsair Force LX 256GB .............................. 186.00 |========== PNY CS1211 120GB .................................... 193.20 |=========== Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ............................... 112.00 |====== Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB .............................. 124.13 |======= Hitachi HUA72302 2TB ................................ 46.27 |=== Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0 500GB .................. 47.33 |=== Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 .............................. 255.00 |============== Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan ................. 254.55 |============== Samsung 960 EVO RAID 0 with side fan cranked to max . 257.07 |============== Samsun 960 EVO RAID 0 with Alphacool HDX ............ 262.02 |============== PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .............. 2790.05 |================================= Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB .......... 2269.26 |=========================== OCZ Trion TR150 120GB .............. 1261.40 |=============== Corsair Force LX 256GB ............. 2696.65 |================================ PNY CS1211 120GB ................... 2643.12 |=============================== Samsung 850 EVO 120GB .............. 1880.30 |====================== Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB ............. 1026.59 |============ Hitachi HUA72302 2TB ............... 118.36 |= Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0 500GB . 76.11 |=