- Patriot Rage XT 8GB Performance (Given the statistics noted elsewhere, the same applies to the 16 but not necessarily the 32, and I'm a budget clusterer, not a rich man who can afford 32gigs on his nodes.)
- EXT4
- Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
- Concurrency 1 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
- Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP
- Thanatos 6G 365 96 14944 2 9167 2 1334 99 34432 6 35.9 1
- Latency 27274us 1348ms 923ms 14977us 11379us 1008ms
- Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
- Thanatos -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP
- 16 4117 9 +++++ +++ 6496 11 5452 11 +++++ +++ 9355 17
- Latency 398us 1829us 1045us 427us 66us 324us
- 1.96,1.96,Thanatos,1,1335631111,6G,,365,96,14944,2,9167,2,1334,99,34432,6,35.9,1,16,,,,,4117,9,+++++,+++,6496,11,5452,11,+++++,+++,9355,17,27274us,1348ms,923ms,14977us,11379us,1008ms,398us,1829us,1045us,427us,66us,324us
- Worked really well, fresh format yielded ok results (not the 25MB/s promised, but tolerable.) These results directly correlate with those of others.
- BTRFS
- Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
- Concurrency 1 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
- Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP
- Thanatos 6G 143 98 13219 4 8965 4 1286 99 38271 13 207.2 319
- Latency 57080us 922ms 1222ms 25420us 239ms 548ms
- Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
- Thanatos -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP
- 16 4182 42 +++++ +++ 6582 96 5531 54 +++++ +++ 6875 96
- Latency 355us 4045us 3356us 699us 34us 1690us
- 1.96,1.96,Thanatos,1,1335714323,6G,,143,98,13219,4,8965,4,1286,99,38271,13,207.2,319,16,,,,,4182,42,+++++,+++,6582,96,5531,54,+++++,+++,6875,96,57080us,922ms,1222ms,25420us,239ms,548ms,355us,4045us,3356us,699us,34us,1690us
- Boom, what? btrfs slower? ...But faster reads? What?
- XFS
- Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
- Concurrency 1 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
- Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP
- Thanatos 6G 509 95 13138 2 8965 2 1053 99 33640 5 38.5 1
- Latency 22559us 920ms 1923ms 9558us 25722us 26944ms
- Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
- Thanatos -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP
- 16 522 4 +++++ +++ 521 3 570 4 +++++ +++ 245 1
- Latency 1031ms 568us 507ms 859ms 39us 1178ms
- 1.96,1.96,Thanatos,1,1335689776,6G,,509,95,13138,2,8965,2,1053,99,33640,5,38.5,1,16,,,,,522,4,+++++,+++,521,3,570,4,+++++,+++,245,1,22559us,920ms,1923ms,9558us,25722us,26944ms,1031ms,568us,507ms,859ms,39us,1178ms
- At this point I got very suspicious, these numbers are VERY low and they correlate (btrfs in tests has been a bit above xfs for many things).
- EXT4 Second pass
- Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
- Concurrency 1 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
- Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP
- Thanatos 6G 360 96 12994 2 8978 2 1410 98 33457 5 32.8 1
- Latency 22271us 1910ms 1038ms 17216us 25135us 998ms
- Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
- Thanatos -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP
- 16 3186 7 +++++ +++ 10313 19 7388 16 +++++ +++ 11198 21
- Latency 414us 1051us 4843us 4235us 34us 735us
- 1.96,1.96,Thanatos,1,1335696703,6G,,360,96,12994,2,8978,2,1410,98,33457,5,32.8,1,16,,,,,3186,7,+++++,+++,10313,19,7388,16,+++++,+++,11198,21,22271us,1910ms,1038ms,17216us,25135us,998ms,414us,1051us,4843us,4235us,34us,735us
- Yep, zero your drive out, then write a filesystem to it, otherwise your speed is shit.
- My conclusion? Don't get tempted, get real doms rather than patriot-bullshittiot flash dicks in hope that they'll satisfy a good swapspace & /var mount for your beowulf cluster.