hdparm Timed Disk Reads

The hdparm utility is used for simple benchmarking the system's hard drive.

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

Project Site

sourceforge.net

Test Created

6 December 2010

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Disk

Average Install Time

2 Seconds

Average Run Time

1 Minute, 17 Seconds

Accolades

100k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventshdparm Timed Disk Reads Popularity Statisticspts/hdparm-read2011.022011.072011.122012.052012.102013.032013.082014.012014.062014.112015.042015.092016.022016.072016.122017.052017.102018.032018.082019.012019.062019.112020.042020.092021.022021.072021.122022.052022.102023.032023.082024.013K6K9K12K15K
* 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 26 March 2024.
/dev/sdd6.2%/dev/sdb16.8%/dev/sdc8.7%/dev/sda68.2%Disk To Read Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/hdparm-read-1.0.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:52:19 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

hdparm Timed Disk Reads

Disk To Read: /dev/sda

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 571 public results since 26 February 2011 with the latest data as of 20 February 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
MB/s (Average)
96th
4
665 +/- 11
95th
4
647 +/- 20
94th
3
611 +/- 75
82nd
5
506 +/- 1
81st
3
501 +/- 7
81st
3
501 +/- 26
80th
11
496 +/- 11
77th
5
469 +/- 28
Mid-Tier
75th
< 455
71st
4
408 +/- 9
53rd
8
206 +/- 1
51st
3
199 +/- 3
Median
50th
199
31st
5
129 +/- 3
Low-Tier
25th
< 112
24th
7
109 +/- 3
20th
3
102 +/- 4
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Disk To Read: /dev/sda571 Results Range From 3 To 3029 MB/s3641251862473083694304915526136747357968579189791040110111621223128413451406146715281589165017111772183318941955201620772138219922602321238224432504256526262687274828092870293129923053306090120150

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (hdparm Timed Disk Reads - Disk To Read: /dev/sda) has an average run-time of 2 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 5 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 BenchmarkDisk To Read: /dev/sdaRun-Time1224364860Min: 1 / Avg: 1.84 / Max: 63

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 3.5%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsDisk To Read: /dev/sdaDeviation714212835Min: 0 / Avg: 3.46 / Max: 33

Notable Instruction Set Usage

Notable instruction set extensions supported by this test, based on an automatic analysis by the Phoronix Test Suite / OpenBenchmarking.org analytics engine.

Instruction Set
Support
Instructions Detected
SSE2 (SSE2)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
CVTSI2SD DIVSD ADDSD COMISD SUBSD MOVAPD MULSD CVTSS2SD MOVDQU MOVDQA
Last automated analysis: 17 January 2022

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libc.so.6.

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)
IBM POWER (PowerPC) 64-bit
ppc64le
(Many Processors)
IBM POWER (PowerPC)
ppc
e500v2
Intel / AMD x86 32-bit
i686
(Many Processors)
ARMv7 32-bit
armv7l
ARMv7 rev 1 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 2 16-Core, ARMv7 rev 2 2-Core, ARMv7 rev 3 8-Core, ARMv7 rev 4 4-Core
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8, ARMv8 Cortex-A53 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, Phytium FT1500A, phytium FT1500a

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