HDD write performance to NTFS-3G over Samba - Raspberry Pi Forums


i have external hdd (ntfs) attached pi on usb. pi runs logitech media server, minidlna server, , samba server. when transferring media file windows pc ntfs-hdd on pi on smb consistent 2.5 mbytes/sec 3.5 mbytes/sec hdd write throughput. performance pale in comparison linux-based nas offers 16 mbytes/sec. checked around net , seems normal performance can expect of pi writing ntfs.

using file system native pi improve performance. wonder how (write) performance gain can expect when external hdd formatted ext4? has experience on share?

apparently topic has discussed death in forum. should have done search before starting new thread.

anyway went ahead , formatted usb hdd (wd green wd20ezrx) ext4. expected see performance improve. did not expect see such huge improvement - on 3 times faster.

write performance on samba
before [ntfs-3g]: 3.5 mbytes/sec
after [ext4]: 11 mbytes/sec

read performance on samba
before [ntfs-3g]: did not capture performance data
after [ext4]: 8 mbytes/sec

beats me why write speed faster read in set up.


raspberrypi



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Thread: PKI Client 5.00 install (for eToken Pro)

ATmega2560-Arduino Pin Mapping

Crossfader Arduino Tutorial