disktests 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 testing with a HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 (P89 BIOS) and Matrox MGA G200EH on Ubuntu 18.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 (P89 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 6 x 16384 MB DDR4-2133MT/s, Disk: 1000GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB + LUN 00 Media 0, Graphics: Matrox MGA G200EH, Monitor: LCD73V, Network: 4 x Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 PCIe + 2 x Intel 10-Gigabit X540-AT2 OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-80-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Compiler: GCC 7.5.0, File-System: overlayfs, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 (P89 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 6 x 16384 MB DDR4-2133MT/s, Disk: 1000GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB + LUN 00 Media 0, Graphics: Matrox MGA G200EH, Monitor: LCD73V, Network: 4 x Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 PCIe + 2 x Intel 10-Gigabit X540-AT2 OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-80-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Compiler: GCC 7.5.0, File-System: overlayfs, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 (P89 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 6 x 16384 MB DDR4-2133MT/s, Disk: 1000GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB + LUN 00 Media 0, Graphics: Matrox MGA G200EH, Monitor: LCD73V, Network: 4 x Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 PCIe + 2 x Intel 10-Gigabit X540-AT2 OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-80-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Compiler: GCC 7.5.0, File-System: overlayfs, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2690 0 @ 2.90GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 (P71 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8 x 16384 MB DDR3-1333MT/s, Disk: 2 x Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB + 1200GB LOGICAL VOLUME, Graphics: Matrox MGA G200EH, Monitor: BenQ FP73G, Network: 4 x Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 PCIe OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-80-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Compiler: GCC 7.5.0, File-System: overlayfs, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2690 0 @ 2.90GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 (P71 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8 x 16384 MB DDR3-1333MT/s, Disk: 2 x Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB + 1200GB LOGICAL VOLUME, Graphics: Matrox MGA G200EH, Monitor: BenQ FP73G, Network: 4 x Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 PCIe OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-80-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Compiler: GCC 7.5.0, File-System: overlayfs, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 @ 3.30GHz (24 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 (P89 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 8 x 16384 MB DDR4-2133MT/s 752369-081, Disk: 2 x Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB + 1200GB LOGICAL VOLUME, Graphics: Matrox MGA G200EH, Monitor: BenQ FP73G, Network: 4 x Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 PCIe OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-80-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Compiler: GCC 7.5.0, File-System: overlayfs, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Random Read - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 1MB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 1628 |===== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 6637 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 6639 |===================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 389 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 390 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 390 |= Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Random Read - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 1MB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 1625 |===== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 6634 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 6635 |===================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 385 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 386 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 386 |= Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Random Read - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 26.8 |= 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 554.0 |==================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 554.0 |==================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 13.4 | 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 13.7 | 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 13.5 | Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Random Read - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 6851 |= 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 142000 |=================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 142000 |=================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 3505 | 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 3550 | 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 3469 | Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Random Write - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 1MB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 5180 |================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 5997 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 4904 |================= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 633 |== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 635 |== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 4058 |============== Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Random Write - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 1MB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 5176 |================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 5994 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 4901 |================= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 629 |== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 631 |== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 4054 |============== Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Random Write - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 706.0 |==================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 719.0 |==================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 711.0 |==================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 39.3 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 38.9 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 617.0 |================= Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Random Write - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 180667 |=================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 184333 |=================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 182333 |=================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 10044 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 9965 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 158400 |================ Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Sequential Read - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 1MB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 6633 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 6635 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 6636 |===================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 560 |== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 561 |== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 6641 |===================== Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Sequential Read - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 1MB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 6630 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 6631 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 6632 |===================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 557 |== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 557 |== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 6637 |===================== Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Sequential Read - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 965 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 990 |====================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 980 |====================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 213 |===== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 218 |===== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 805 |================== Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Sequential Read - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 247067 |=================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 253500 |=================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 251000 |=================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 54567 |==== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 55900 |==== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 206067 |=============== Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Sequential Write - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 1MB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 6241 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 6081 |==================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 4613 |================ 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 314 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 316 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 4308 |============== Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Sequential Write - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 1MB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 6237 |===================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 6077 |==================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 4609 |================ 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 311 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 312 |= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 4304 |============== Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Sequential Write - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 776 |====================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 780 |====================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 765 |====================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 330 |========= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 331 |========= 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 668 |=================== Flexible IO Tester 3.25 Type: Sequential Write - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Mounted-Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 ........................... 198333 |=================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 Cache Disabled ............ 200000 |=================== 8x 600GB 10K SAS RAID60 P440 4GB Cache Enabled .... 195667 |=================== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Disabled . 84667 |======== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P420 512MB Cache Enabled .. 84700 |======== 4x 600GB 10K SAS RAID10 P440 2GB Cache Enabled .... 171000 |================