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Date:      Fri, 21 May 2004 07:24:52 -0700
From:      JG <amd64list@jpgsworld.com>
To:        freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Why is MySQL nearly twice as fast on Linux/AMD64 Vs.FreeBSD/AMD64?
Message-ID:  <5.2.0.9.2.20040521071750.0152ac40@mail.ojoink.com>
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20040521035925.01463f88@mail.ojoink.com>
References:  <017001c43f18$d4ef6400$7b07000a@int.mediasurface.com> <200405202235.46755.Gregor.Bittel@GMX.de> <5.2.0.9.2.20040520122752.015eec60@mail.ojoink.com> <Pine.LNX.4.53.0405201129570.22287@sql01.internal.mikehost.net> <5.2.0.9.2.20040520122752.015eec60@mail.ojoink.com> <5.2.0.9.2.20040520141038.0432d130@mail.ojoink.com> <007701c43ec5$ff0a6fd0$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <00de01c43eeb$f2753220$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.53.0405202137240.22903@sql01.internal.mikehost.net>

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More benchmarks...

This time using super-smack.



--------------------------------------------------------------------
SERVER CONFIG:

** FreeBSD i386 **
amd32f# uname -a
FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE #0: Sun Jan 11 04:21:45 GMT 2004
Using Generic release Kernel

MySQL:  Ver 4.1.1-alpha for portbld-freebsd5.2 on i386 (FreeBSD port: 
mysql-server-4.1.1_2)
MySQL Port options: BUILD_OPTIMIZED=yes

MySQL compiled with linuxthreads: liblthread.so.3 => 
/usr/local/lib/liblthread.so.3

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Each benchmark ran 4 times and highest was shown.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Benchmark results:

LOCAL:

- Using default mysql config settings (empty/missing my.cnf)
- Using SCHED_4BSD kernel

amd32f# super-smack update-select.smack 30 10000
Query Barrel Report for client smacker
connect: max=19ms  min=12ms avg= 14ms from 30 clients
Query_type      num_queries     max_time        min_time        q_per_s
select_index    300000  	9       	0 	2589.28
update_index   300000  	7       	0       	2589.28

- Using my-huge.cnf w/mysql.sock
- Using SCHED_4BSD kernel

amd32f# super-smack update-select.smack 30 10000
Query Barrel Report for client smacker
connect: max=63ms  min=13ms avg= 35ms from 30 clients
Query_type      num_queries     max_time        min_time        q_per_s
select_index    300000  	11      	0       	2369.88
update_index    300000  	7       	0       	2369.88


REMOTE (Over 100mbit LAN dc0 to bge0):

- Using default mysql config settings (empty/missing my.cnf)
- Using SCHED_4BSD kernel

devbox# super-smack update-select.smack 30 10000
Query Barrel Report for client smacker
connect: max=1431ms  min=17ms avg= 731ms from 30 clients
Query_type      num_queries     max_time        min_time        q_per_s
select_index    300000  	10      	0       	2091.10
update_index    300000  	4       	0       	2091.10

- Using my-huge.cnf w/mysql.sock lines in update-select.smack uncommented
- Using SCHED_4BSD kernel

devbox# super-smack update-select.smack 30 10000
Query Barrel Report for client smacker
connect: max=817ms  min=37ms avg= 326ms from 30 clients
Query_type      num_queries     max_time        min_time        q_per_s
select_index    300000  	2       	0       	3718.13
update_index    300000  	9       	0       	3718.13


*Note1: ps -H only shows 1 mysql line during test.
*Note2: vmstat -w 1 ID's ~20 during this test.




--------------------------------------------------------------------
SERVER CONFIG:

** FreeBSD AMD64 **
amd64f# uname -a
FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #0: Wed May 19 03:37:58 PDT 2004
Without -CURRENT debugging in kernel.

MySQL: Ver 4.0.20 for portbld-freebsd5.2 on amd64 (FreeBSD port: 
mysql-server-4.0.20)
With mysql-server40.diffs
With libpthreads
BUILD_OPTIMIZED=yes
BUILD_STATIC=yes




---------------------------------------------------------------------
Each benchmark ran 4 times and highest was shown.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Benchmark results:


REMOTE (Over 100mbit LAN dc0 to bge0):


- Using default mysql config settings (empty/missing my.cnf) w/mysql.sock unc#
- Using SCHED_ULE

devbox# super-smack update-select.smack 30 10000
Query Barrel Report for client smacker
connect: max=18ms  min=1ms avg= 6ms from 30 clients
Query_type      num_queries     max_time        min_time        q_per_s
select_index    300000  	12      	0       	1672.22
update_index    300000  	7       	0       	1672.22


*Note1: ps -H only shows 1 mysql line during test.
*Note2: vmstat -w 1 ID's ~50 during this test.

- Using default mysql config settings (empty/missing my.cnf) w/mysql.sock unc#
- Using SCHED_4BSD

devbox# super-smack update-select.smack 30 10000
Query Barrel Report for client smacker
connect: max=28ms  min=2ms avg= 16ms from 30 clients
Query_type      num_queries     max_time        min_time        q_per_s
select_index    300000  	7       	0       	2685.53
update_index    300000  	5       	0       	2685.53

*Note1: ps -H only shows 1 mysql line during test.
*Note2: vmstat -w 1 ID's jump around between 20-50 during this test.

- Using my-huge.cnf w/mysql.sock lines in update-select.smack uncommented
- Using SCHED_ULE kernel

devbox# super-smack update-select.smack 30 10000
Query Barrel Report for client smacker
connect: max=36ms  min=1ms avg= 15ms from 30 clients
Query_type      num_queries     max_time        min_time        q_per_s
select_index    300000  	2       	0       	2813.09
update_index    300000  	10      	0       	2813.09


*Note1: ps -H only shows 1 mysql line during test.
*Note2: vmstat -w 1 ID's ~12 during this test.


- Using my-huge.cnf w/mysql.sock lines in update-select.smack uncommented
- Using SCHED_4BSD kernel


devbox# super-smack update-select.smack 30 10000
Query Barrel Report for client smacker
connect: max=34ms  min=1ms avg= 16ms from 30 clients
Query_type      num_queries     max_time        min_time        q_per_s
select_index    300000  	4       	0       	3229.12
update_index   300000 	8       	0       	3229.12


*Note1: ps -H only shows 1 mysql line during test.
*Note2: vmstat -w 1 ID's jump around between 20-50 during this test.



As you can see, so far, the best results on the FreeBSD testing of this AMD64
hardware came from a 32-bit i386 install using MySQL compiled with 
Linuxthreads.



Going to try to test Mandrake Linux again next, but I have to reinstall it 
first.




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