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Date:      Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:49:11 +0100
From:      Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Cc:        freebsd-geom@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Some Unix benchmarks for those who are interesed
Message-ID:  <esopn6$a6f$1@sea.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <45EF93E5.50804@fluffles.net>
References:  <20070306020826.GA18228@nowhere>	<45ECF00D.3070101@samsco.org><20070306050312.GA2437@nowhere><008101c75fcc$210c74a0$0c00a8c0@Artem>	<esk9vq$uhh$1@sea.gmane.org><001a01c7601d$5d635ee0$0c00a8c0@Artem>	<eskka8$adn$1@sea.gmane.org><001801c7603a$5339e020$0c00a8c0@Artem>	<eskpd1$sm4$1@sea.gmane.org>	<20070307105144.1d4a382f@daydream.goid.lan><002801c760e2$5cb5eb50$0c00a8c0@Artem>	<esmvnp$khs$1@sea.gmane.org><005b01c760e6$9a798bf0$0c00a8c0@Artem>	<esn2s6$1i9$1@sea.gmane.org>	<001601c760ee$f76fa300$0c00a8c0@Artem>	<45EF2215.2080402@fluffles.net>	<007901c760fc$71e708a0$0c00a8c0@Artem> <45EF93E5.50804@fluffles.net>

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Fluffles wrote:

> gstripe (4 disks on nVidia controller [Embedded], 128KB stripesize, Tes=
t
> System 1)
> -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D=
-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-
>  DD benchmark(1GB)      Results in MB/s                 avg
> -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D=
-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-
> 4k      READ            47.1    46.9    46.8            46.9
>         WRITE           40.9    40.9    41.0            40.9
> 16k     READ            92.7    92.8    92.6            92.7
>         WRITE           76.3    76.1    76.2            76.2
> 64k     READ            120.8   120.6   120.6           120.6
>         WRITE           96.1    96.2    96.1            96.1
> 128k    READ            123.0   122.8   122.8           122.8
>         WRITE           96.3    96.4    96.2            96.3
> 1m      READ            122.7   122.9   122.6           122.7
>         WRITE           89.4    89.4    89.4            89.4

So, writing to a striped set is 37% faster than reading...

> geom_raid5 with 8 SATA disks (128KB stripe, graid5-tng, Test System 2)
> -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D=
-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-
>  DD benchmark(1GB)      Results in MB/s                 avg
> -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D=
-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-
> 4k      READ            58.1    58.7    59.0            58.6
>         WRITE           155.5   155.8   154.3           155.2
> 16k     READ            130.0   125.6   129.5           128.3
>         WRITE           308.5   306.3   306.9           307.2
> 64k     READ            183.8   183.9   188.9           185.5
>         WRITE           416.9   416.7   415.8           416.4
> 128k    READ            197.3   194.4   197.6           196.4
>         WRITE           421.0   426.2   399.7           415.6
> 1m      READ            193.0   196.8   198.1           195.9
>         WRITE           327.6   330.3   331.0           329.6
>=20

Similar here: 69% faster, even though writing to RAID5 involves block
ECC (XOR probably) calculations and writing to at least two disks, and
reading doesn't.

Interesting. Any ideas why? (anybody?)




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