Apache Cassandra

This is a benchmark of the Apache Cassandra NoSQL database management system making use of cassandra-stress.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark cassandra.

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

8 October 2019

Last Updated

22 September 2024

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

System

Average Install Time

2 Seconds

Average Run Time

14 Minutes, 35 Seconds

Test Dependencies

Java

Accolades

60k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsApache Cassandra Popularity Statisticspts/cassandra2019.102019.122020.022020.042020.062020.082020.102020.122021.022021.042021.062021.082021.102021.122022.022022.042022.062022.082022.102022.122023.022023.042023.062023.082023.102023.122024.022024.042024.062024.082024.102024.123K6K9K12K15K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 24 December 2024.

Revision History

pts/cassandra-1.3.0   [View Source]   Sun, 22 Sep 2024 13:07:45 GMT
Update against Apache Cassandra 5.0 GA. Closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/302

pts/cassandra-1.2.0   [View Source]   Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:24:05 GMT
Update against Cassandra 4.1 upstream.

pts/cassandra-1.1.1   [View Source]   Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:44:39 GMT
Pre.sh fix for letting Cassandra daemon run as root (-R option needed).

pts/cassandra-1.1.0   [View Source]   Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:50:06 GMT
Update against Apache Cassandra 4.0 upstream.

pts/cassandra-1.0.3   [View Source]   Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:21:27 GMT
Update mirror lists https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/issues/135

pts/cassandra-1.0.2   [View Source]   Wed, 09 Oct 2019 07:32:22 GMT
Allow running cassandra as root.

pts/cassandra-1.0.1   [View Source]   Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:41:13 GMT
Always create logs directory otherwise Cassandra bails.

pts/cassandra-1.0.0   [View Source]   Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:13:09 GMT
Initial version of Apache Cassandra benchmark using cassandra-stress.

Suites Using This Test

Database Test Suite

Server

Multi-Core


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Apache Cassandra 5.0

Test: Writes

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 184 public results since 22 September 2024 with the latest data as of 23 December 2024.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
Op/s (Average)
97th
13
482544 +/- 14992
88th
22
420832 +/- 61570
78th
4
375271 +/- 5910
78th
4
374132 +/- 1778
Mid-Tier
75th
< 370153
71st
8
299680 +/- 4878
63rd
8
273435 +/- 33126
60th
7
267644 +/- 9796
57th
7
236861 +/- 1011
51st
7
174552 +/- 571
Median
50th
174025
47th
5
173286 +/- 1230
43rd
3
138309 +/- 1387
42nd
4
132460 +/- 7214
40th
4
119645 +/- 7676
38th
3
114796 +/- 12241
37th
3
108526 +/- 7447
34th
3
96850 +/- 497
29th
4
81953 +/- 105
28th
4
80515 +/- 3722
Low-Tier
25th
< 77291
25th
4
75188 +/- 3036
23rd
4
69888 +/- 3734
20th
5
66014 +/- 833
17th
3
50243 +/- 1573
16th
4
49550 +/- 59
12th
3
45979 +/- 381
9th
3
24638 +/- 2031
6th
5
9989 +/- 1143
Detailed Performance Overview
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Test: Writes142 Results Range From 2777 To 532385 Op/s277713370239633455645149557426633576928875219811410870711930012989314048615107916167217226518285819345120404421463722523023582324641625700926760227819528878829938130997432056733116034175335234636293937353238412539471840531141590442649743709044768345827646886947946249005550064851124152183453242748121620

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Apache Cassandra 5.0 - Test: Writes) has an average run-time of 9 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkTest: WritesRun-Time612182430Min: 7 / Avg: 9.51 / Max: 27

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.4%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsTest: WritesDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.36 / Max: 3

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A76 4-Core