Threaded I/O Tester

Tiotester (Threaded I/O Tester) benchmarks the hard disk drive / file-system performance.

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

Project Site

github.com

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

8 April 2018

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Disk

Average Install Time

2 Seconds

Average Run Time

1 Minute, 22 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

200k+ Downloads + 10k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsThreaded I/O Tester Popularity Statisticspts/tiobench2010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072020.122021.052021.102022.032022.082023.012023.062023.112024.042024.0970K140K210K280K350K
* 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 21 December 2024.
Write26.2%Random Write23.4%Read27.2%Random Read23.2%Test Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
32MB33.6%64MB22.7%128MB20.8%256MB22.9%Size Per Thread Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
433.6%823.4%1621.8%3221.3%Thread Count Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/tiobench-1.3.1   [View Source]   Sun, 08 Apr 2018 06:54:13 GMT
Tiobench no longer works nice on BSD due to libc changes

pts/tiobench-1.3.0   [View Source]   Thu, 04 May 2017 10:42:06 GMT
Switch to using Git fork of tiobench that is newer and has fixes.

pts/tiobench-1.2.0   [View Source]   Wed, 04 Dec 2013 21:57:34 GMT
Enforce syncing to disk.

pts/tiobench-1.1.1   [View Source]   Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:43:41 GMT
Update download links, add SHA256 hash, fix aligned_free/aligned_alloc function issue reported by NVIDIA.

pts/tiobench-1.1.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:24:56 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Threaded I/O Tester 20170503

64MB Write - 32 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 277 public results since 6 May 2017 with the latest data as of 22 June 2021.

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
14
237 +/- 19
90th
5
198 +/- 29
86th
4
159 +/- 6
79th
6
104 +/- 8
Mid-Tier
75th
< 66
Median
50th
11
Low-Tier
25th
< 1
Detailed Performance Overview
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - 64MB Write - 32 Threads277 Results Range From 0 To 384 MB/s204060801001201401601802002202402602803003203403603804004080120160200

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Threaded I/O Tester 20170503 - 64MB Write - 32 Threads) has an average run-time of 33 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 Benchmark64MB Write - 32 ThreadsRun-Time50100150200250Min: 1 / Avg: 33.01 / Max: 270

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 2.2%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between Runs64MB Write - 32 ThreadsDeviation48121620Min: 0 / Avg: 2.23 / Max: 17

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.
 
MOVAPD CVTSI2SD ADDSD MAXSD COMISD DIVSD MULSD UCOMISD CVTSS2SD MOVDQA CVTSD2SS
Last automated analysis: 18 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
ppc64
PPC970 altivec supported
IBM POWER (PowerPC)
ppc
7447A altivec supported, 750FX
MIPS 64-bit
mips64
Loongson-3A3000 V0.9 FPU V0.1
Intel / AMD x86 32-bit
i686
(Many Processors)
ARMv7 32-bit
armv7l
ARMv7 rev 10 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 3 4-Core
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
AArch64 rev 4