Linux 5.14 SSD File-System Benchmarks

Linux 5.14 kernel SSD file-system benchmarks on WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe solid-state drive. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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August 24 2021
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August 24 2021
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Linux 5.14 SSD File-System BenchmarksOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteAMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads)ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS)AMD Starship/Matisse16GB1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0AMD DIMGREY_CAVEFISH 8GB (2900/1000MHz)AMD Device ab28ASUS VP28URealtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211Ubuntu 20.045.14.0-051400rc7-generic (x86_64) 20210822GNOME Shell 3.36.9X Server 1.20.114.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-2b4b310 2021-08-21 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 12.0.1)1.2.185GCC 9.3.0f2fsbtrfsext4xfs3840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemsScreen ResolutionLinux 5.14 SSD File-System Benchmarks PerformanceSystem Logs- Transparent Huge Pages: madvise- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --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++,gm2 --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-9-HskZEa/gcc-9-9.3.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,hsa --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=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v - F2FS: NONE / acl,active_logs=6,alloc_mode=default,background_gc=on,checkpoint_merge,discard,extent_cache,flush_merge,fsync_mode=posix,inline_data,inline_dentry,inline_xattr,lazytime,mode=adaptive,no_heap,relatime,rw,user_xattr / Block Size: 4096 - Btrfs: NONE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd,subvol=/,subvolid=5 / Block Size: 4096- EXT4: NONE / relatime,rw / Block Size: 4096- XFS: NONE / attr2,inode64,logbsize=32k,logbufs=8,noquota,relatime,rw / Block Size: 4096- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand (Boost: Enabled) - CPU Microcode: 0xa201009- itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: always-on RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

F2FSBtrfsEXT4XFSResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%121%142%163%185%DbenchFlexible IO TesterPostgreSQL pgbenchFS-MarkSQLiteMariaDBIOR

Linux 5.14 SSD File-System Benchmarksdbench: 6fio: Rand Read - IO_uring - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directoryfio: Rand Write - IO_uring - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Read - IO_uring - No - Yes - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Write - IO_uring - 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 Sizeior: 16MB - Default Test Directorymysqlslap: 128mysqlslap: 256mysqlslap: 512pgbench: 100 - 50 - Read Writepgbench: 100 - 50 - Read Write - Average Latencypgbench: 1000 - 50 - Read Onlypgbench: 1000 - 50 - Read Only - Average Latencypgbench: 1000 - 50 - Read Writepgbench: 1000 - 50 - Read Write - Average Latencysqlite: 1sqlite: 8F2FSBtrfsEXT4XFS3234.57753667285000359116351190.52491.71193.52291.221081841779410831.2172910110.172344391.4529.12718.1722005.6555433314333332531633872.21841.0859.22291.05856725706243562.0533113790.161203612.45613.38524.3452474.1576000071200035911634843.01798.9838.52091.141037791748412001.2143385990.148294551.7607.22128.7781751.8175566771566735931635827.21774.5829.42445.031025799751416461.2013400830.147370591.3508.27438.910OpenBenchmarking.org

Dbench

Dbench is a benchmark designed by the Samba project as a free alternative to netbench, but dbench contains only file-system calls for testing the disk performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 6XFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS7001400210028003500SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 3.25, N = 3SE +/- 92.55, N = 91751.812474.152005.653234.571. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2

Flexible IO Tester

FIO, the Flexible I/O Tester, is an advanced Linux disk benchmark supporting multiple I/O engines and a wealth of options. FIO was written by Jens Axboe for testing of the Linux I/O subsystem and schedulers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.25Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS160K320K480K640K800KSE +/- 3756.48, N = 3SE +/- 4725.82, N = 3SE +/- 2905.93, N = 3SE +/- 9333.33, N = 37556677600005543337536671. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -ll -lnuma -lrt -lz -lpthread -lm -ldl -laio -lcurl -lssl -lcrypto -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -fcommon -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -march=native

OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.25Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS150K300K450K600K750KSE +/- 2027.59, N = 3SE +/- 1527.53, N = 3SE +/- 1201.85, N = 3SE +/- 1527.53, N = 37156677120001433332850001. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -ll -lnuma -lrt -lz -lpthread -lm -ldl -laio -lcurl -lssl -lcrypto -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -fcommon -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -march=native

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.25Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS8001600240032004000SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 39.61, N = 335933591325335911. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -ll -lnuma -lrt -lz -lpthread -lm -ldl -laio -lcurl -lssl -lcrypto -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -fcommon -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -march=native

OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.25Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS400800120016002000SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 316351634163316351. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -ll -lnuma -lrt -lz -lpthread -lm -ldl -laio -lcurl -lssl -lcrypto -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -fcommon -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -march=native

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 SizeXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS30060090012001500SE +/- 3.19, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 3.88, N = 3SE +/- 3.32, N = 3827.2843.0872.21190.51. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS5001000150020002500SE +/- 6.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.24, N = 3SE +/- 21.56, N = 3SE +/- 5.37, N = 31774.51798.91841.02491.71. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS30060090012001500SE +/- 3.22, N = 3SE +/- 2.67, N = 3SE +/- 2.65, N = 3SE +/- 3.23, N = 3829.4838.5859.21193.51. (CC) gcc options: -static

IOR

IOR is a parallel I/O storage benchmark making use of MPI with a particular focus on HPC (High Performance Computing) systems. IOR is developed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOR 3.3.0Block Size: 16MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS5001000150020002500SE +/- 32.57, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 10.10, N = 3SE +/- 9.96, N = 32445.032091.142291.052291.22MIN: 1622.8 / MAX: 2902.79MIN: 1556.91 / MAX: 2551.17MIN: 1995.52 / MAX: 2735.91MIN: 113.76 / MAX: 2903.31. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lm -pthread -lmpi

MariaDB

This is a MariaDB MySQL database server benchmark making use of mysqlslap. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgQueries Per Second, More Is BetterMariaDB 10.6.4Clients: 128XFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS2004006008001000SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 3.45, N = 3SE +/- 2.40, N = 3SE +/- 6.47, N = 31025103785610811. (CXX) g++ options: -pie -fPIC -fstack-protector -O3 -pthread -lbz2 -lnuma -lpcre2-8 -lcrypt -laio -lz -lm -lssl -lcrypto -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgQueries Per Second, More Is BetterMariaDB 10.6.4Clients: 256XFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS2004006008001000SE +/- 10.40, N = 3SE +/- 9.68, N = 4SE +/- 3.04, N = 3SE +/- 6.13, N = 37997917258411. (CXX) g++ options: -pie -fPIC -fstack-protector -O3 -pthread -lbz2 -lnuma -lpcre2-8 -lcrypt -laio -lz -lm -lssl -lcrypto -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgQueries Per Second, More Is BetterMariaDB 10.6.4Clients: 512XFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS2004006008001000SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 3.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 37517487067791. (CXX) g++ options: -pie -fPIC -fstack-protector -O3 -pthread -lbz2 -lnuma -lpcre2-8 -lcrypt -laio -lz -lm -lssl -lcrypto -lpthread -ldl

PostgreSQL pgbench

This is a benchmark of PostgreSQL using pgbench for facilitating the database benchmarks. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 13.0Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 50 - Mode: Read WriteXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS9K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 17.09, N = 3SE +/- 236.30, N = 3SE +/- 104.55, N = 3SE +/- 18.55, N = 3416464120024356410831. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 13.0Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 50 - Mode: Read Write - Average LatencyXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS0.46190.92381.38571.84762.3095SE +/- 0.000, N = 3SE +/- 0.007, N = 3SE +/- 0.009, N = 3SE +/- 0.001, N = 31.2011.2142.0531.2171. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 13.0Scaling Factor: 1000 - Clients: 50 - Mode: Read OnlyXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS70K140K210K280K350KSE +/- 1110.10, N = 3SE +/- 802.68, N = 3SE +/- 2881.18, N = 3SE +/- 3123.24, N = 123400833385993113792910111. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 13.0Scaling Factor: 1000 - Clients: 50 - Mode: Read Only - Average LatencyXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS0.03870.07740.11610.15480.1935SE +/- 0.001, N = 3SE +/- 0.000, N = 3SE +/- 0.002, N = 3SE +/- 0.002, N = 120.1470.1480.1610.1721. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 13.0Scaling Factor: 1000 - Clients: 50 - Mode: Read WriteXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS8K16K24K32K40KSE +/- 270.24, N = 11SE +/- 1887.77, N = 9SE +/- 101.55, N = 3SE +/- 78.62, N = 3370592945520361344391. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 13.0Scaling Factor: 1000 - Clients: 50 - Mode: Read Write - Average LatencyXFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS0.55261.10521.65782.21042.763SE +/- 0.010, N = 11SE +/- 0.123, N = 9SE +/- 0.012, N = 3SE +/- 0.003, N = 31.3501.7602.4561.4521. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lm

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 3.30.1Threads / Copies: 1XFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS3691215SE +/- 0.005, N = 3SE +/- 0.021, N = 3SE +/- 0.287, N = 15SE +/- 0.025, N = 38.2747.22113.3859.1271. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -ldl -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.30.1Threads / Copies: 8XFSEXT4BtrfsF2FS918273645SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 15SE +/- 0.11, N = 338.9128.7824.3518.171. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -ldl -lpthread