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Intel Core i5-9400F testing with a MSI B360M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B19) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS) and MSI NVIDIA NV106 1GB on Ubuntu 19.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.

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256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL
May 31 2019
  2 Hours, 34 Minutes
240GB CT240BX500SSD1
May 31 2019
  3 Hours, 14 Minutes
256GB SPCC
May 31 2019
  1 Hour, 13 Minutes
240GB KINGSTON SA400S3
June 01 2019
  3 Hours, 15 Minutes
240GB PNY CS900
June 01 2019
  1 Hour, 9 Minutes
1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0
June 01 2019
  3 Hours, 45 Minutes
500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-0
June 02 2019
  3 Hours, 35 Minutes
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June 02 2019
  1 Hour, 38 Minutes
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Cheap SSD Linux Benchmarks PerformanceOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5-9400F @ 4.10GHz (6 Cores)MSI B360M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B19) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS)Intel Cannon Lake PCH2 x 8192 MB DDR4-2667MT/s CMK16GX4M2B3200C16256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7 + 240GB CT240BX500SSD1256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7 + 256GB SPCC Solid State256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7 + 240GB KINGSTON SA400S3256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7 + PNY CS900 240GB256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7 + 1000GB Western Digital WD1003FZEX-0256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AZRX-0256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7 + 500GB Samsung SSD 860MSI NVIDIA NV106 1GBRealtek ALC887-VDAcer B286HKIntel I219-VUbuntu 19.045.0.0-15-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.32.0X Server4.3 Mesa 19.0.2GCC 8.3.0ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDisksGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCheap SSD Linux Benchmarks PerformanceSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v - 256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL: NONE / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- 240GB CT240BX500SSD1: MQ-DEADLINE / relatime,rw- 256GB SPCC: MQ-DEADLINE / relatime,rw- 240GB KINGSTON SA400S3: MQ-DEADLINE / relatime,rw- 240GB PNY CS900: MQ-DEADLINE / relatime,rw- 1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0: MQ-DEADLINE / relatime,rw- 500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-0: MQ-DEADLINE / relatime,rw- 500GB Samsung 860 EVO: MQ-DEADLINE / relatime,rw- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Python 2.7.16 + Python 3.7.3- l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT disabled + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT disabled + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full generic retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: disabled RSB filling

256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL240GB CT240BX500SSD1256GB SPCC240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS9001TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-0500GB Samsung 860 EVOLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteApplication Start-up TimeFS-MarkSQLiteFlexible IO TesterPostgreSQL pgbenchCompile Bench

Cheap SSD Linux Benchmarks Performancecompilebench: Initial Createstartup-time: Seq Reads + Writes - xterm - Default Test Directorycompilebench: Compilestartup-time: Seq Reads + Writes - LibreOffice Writer - Default Test Directorystartup-time: Seq Reads + Writes - GNOME Terminal - Default Test Directorystartup-time: Only Seq Reads - LibreOffice Writer - Default Test Directorystartup-time: Only Seq Reads - GNOME Terminal - Default Test Directorycompilebench: Read Compiled Treefio: Rand Read - Linux AIO - No - Yes - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfio: Rand Write - Linux AIO - No - Yes - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Read - Linux AIO - No - Yes - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Write - Linux AIO - No - Yes - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizesqlite: Timed SQLite Insertionspgbench: Buffer Test - Normal Load - Read Writestartup-time: Only Seq Reads - xterm - Default Test Directory256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL240GB CT240BX500SSD1256GB SPCC240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS9001TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-0500GB Samsung 860 EVO4811.108313.324.321.161.561141291914693013147084.30163.6767.63119.7316080.384522.557156.839.118.6111.181016518453539481119.4267.0061.0920.0946682.415141.009883.064.155.887.911037524479531483140.12291.87140.2039.3134961.835001.348364.425.667.348.7395950147850147690.67214.40101.5746.2325962.415211.0110193.064.155.948.291001541495541497134.83294.67135.0743.2540711.8347126.03758111.60106.1594182.2782.0798.1393.1710.5047.8220.53308.4332181.3848541.98736100692.9791.2711110720.8042.4018.60507.0629580.605131.378794.315.885.947.951025544510544510145.33172.4379.2033.0021511.87OpenBenchmarking.org

Compile Bench

Compilebench tries to age a filesystem by simulating some of the disk IO common in creating, compiling, patching, stating and reading kernel trees. It indirectly measures how well filesystems can maintain directory locality as the disk fills up and directories age. This current test is setup to use the makej mode with 10 initial directories Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial Create1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-0110220330440550SE +/- 6.57, N = 3SE +/- 8.68, N = 3SE +/- 8.71, N = 3SE +/- 3.10, N = 3SE +/- 16.74, N = 3SE +/- 3.70, N = 3SE +/- 7.48, N = 3SE +/- 22.74, N = 3471452500521481514513485

Application Start-up Time

This benchmark measures the start-up time of applications when there is some I/O in the background. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgsec, Fewer Is BetterApplication Start-up Time 3.4.0Background I/O Mix: Sequential Reads + Writes - Application To Start: xterm - Disk Target: Default Test Directory1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-01020304050SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 12SE +/- 0.02, N = 12SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 9SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 1226.032.551.341.011.101.001.3741.98

Compile Bench

Compilebench tries to age a filesystem by simulating some of the disk IO common in creating, compiling, patching, stating and reading kernel trees. It indirectly measures how well filesystems can maintain directory locality as the disk fills up and directories age. This current test is setup to use the makej mode with 10 initial directories Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Compile1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-02004006008001000SE +/- 6.92, N = 3SE +/- 1.87, N = 3SE +/- 9.49, N = 6SE +/- 3.62, N = 3SE +/- 7.99, N = 3SE +/- 13.34, N = 3SE +/- 10.86, N = 3SE +/- 5.17, N = 37587158361019831988879736

Application Start-up Time

This benchmark measures the start-up time of applications when there is some I/O in the background. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgsec, Fewer Is BetterApplication Start-up Time 3.4.0Background I/O Mix: Sequential Reads + Writes - Application To Start: LibreOffice Writer - Disk Target: Default Test Directory1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO20406080100SE +/- 1.72, N = 2SE +/- 0.24, N = 9SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3111.606.834.423.063.323.064.31

OpenBenchmarking.orgsec, Fewer Is BetterApplication Start-up Time 3.4.0Background I/O Mix: Sequential Reads + Writes - Application To Start: GNOME Terminal - Disk Target: Default Test Directory1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO20406080100SE +/- 1.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 12SE +/- 0.10, N = 12SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 12SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3106.159.115.664.154.324.155.88

OpenBenchmarking.orgsec, Fewer Is BetterApplication Start-up Time 3.4.0Background I/O Mix: Only Sequential Reads - Application To Start: LibreOffice Writer - Disk Target: Default Test Directory240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO246810SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 38.617.345.941.165.885.94

OpenBenchmarking.orgsec, Fewer Is BetterApplication Start-up Time 3.4.0Background I/O Mix: Only Sequential Reads - Application To Start: GNOME Terminal - Disk Target: Default Test Directory240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO3691215SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 12SE +/- 0.11, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 12SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 311.188.738.291.567.917.95

Compile Bench

Compilebench tries to age a filesystem by simulating some of the disk IO common in creating, compiling, patching, stating and reading kernel trees. It indirectly measures how well filesystems can maintain directory locality as the disk fills up and directories age. This current test is setup to use the makej mode with 10 initial directories Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled Tree1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-02004006008001000SE +/- 28.53, N = 3SE +/- 11.21, N = 3SE +/- 9.36, N = 3SE +/- 11.45, N = 3SE +/- 28.17, N = 3SE +/- 28.79, N = 3SE +/- 18.61, N = 3SE +/- 10.83, N = 3941101695910011141103710251006

Flexible IO Tester

Fio is an advanced disk benchmark that depends upon the kernel's AIO access library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-06001200180024003000SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 28.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 382.27518.00501.00541.002919.00524.00544.0092.971. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-030060090012001500SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 382.07453.00478.00495.001469.00479.00510.0091.271. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-06001200180024003000SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 6.64, N = 15SE +/- 34.83, N = 6SE +/- 4.47, N = 15SE +/- 0.33, N = 398.13539.00501.00541.003013.00531.00544.00111.001. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-030060090012001500SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 7.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 393.17481.00476.00497.001470.00483.00510.00107.001. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-0306090120150SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 9.87, N = 12SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 1.71, N = 6SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 310.50119.4290.67134.8384.30140.12145.3320.801. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-060120180240300SE +/- 1.13, N = 9SE +/- 1.43, N = 6SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 7.40, N = 12SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 5.13, N = 15SE +/- 0.61, N = 347.8267.00214.40294.67163.67291.87172.4342.401. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-0306090120150SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 13SE +/- 1.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 320.5361.09101.57135.0767.63140.2079.2018.601. (CC) gcc options: -static

SQLite

This is a simple benchmark of SQLite. At present this test profile just measures the time to perform a pre-defined number of insertions on an indexed database. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.22Timed SQLite Insertions1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-0110220330440550SE +/- 13.25, N = 9SE +/- 0.27, N = 4SE +/- 1.13, N = 15SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 18.67, N = 9308.4320.0946.2343.25119.7339.3133.00507.061. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ldl -lpthread

PostgreSQL pgbench

This is a simple benchmark of PostgreSQL using pgbench. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 10.3Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-010002000300040005000SE +/- 4.70, N = 4SE +/- 153.29, N = 15SE +/- 20.93, N = 13SE +/- 28.60, N = 3SE +/- 22.80, N = 3SE +/- 30.95, N = 3SE +/- 23.67, N = 7SE +/- 3.93, N = 53214668259640711608349621512951. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Application Start-up Time

This benchmark measures the start-up time of applications when there is some I/O in the background. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgsec, Fewer Is BetterApplication Start-up Time 3.4.0Background I/O Mix: Only Sequential Reads - Application To Start: xterm - Disk Target: Default Test Directory1TB WD Black WD1003FZEX-0240GB CT240BX500SSD1240GB KINGSTON SA400S3240GB PNY CS900256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL256GB SPCC500GB Samsung 860 EVO500GB WD Green WD5000AZRX-020406080100SE +/- 2.94, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 12SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 4.45, N = 681.382.412.411.830.381.831.8780.60