Filebench

No phone app

8.0No. 3 of 29
in Disk Benchmark Software
  • Recognised40% of the score93
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score84
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Linux

Summary

Filebench is ranked #3 of 29 in disk benchmark software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

Filebench plans and pricing

All plans
Filebench Free No price or usage limits stated github.com · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on disk benchmark software

Free plan
Yesgithub.com
Random I/O tests
Yesgithub.com
Sequential tests
Yesgithub.com
IOPS measurement
Yesgithub.com
Latency measurement
Yesgithub.com
Supported platforms
Linuxgithub.com
Command-line interface
Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
Filebench is a file system and storage benchmark that generates a variety of workloads.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Custom workloads
Users can describe application I/O behavior with Filebench’s Workload Model Language (WML).github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Built-in workloads
The project includes workload personalities such as mail, web, file, and database server workloads.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Benchmark types
The README says Filebench supports both micro- and macro-benchmarking.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Workload structure
Filebench workloads can define filesets, processes, threads, and flow operations.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Predefined examples
The documentation names webserver, fileserver, and mailserver as predefined workloads.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Workload sizing
The documentation cautions that shipped workloads may not be sized for a particular system and recommends copying and adjusting them.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Installation
The README describes compiling and installing Filebench with configure, make, and sudo make install, with yacc and lex required.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Support
The project directs questions, bug reports, and feature requests to GitHub Issues.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
License
The repository’s LICENSE file identifies the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL), Version 1.0.github.com · 3 Oct 2026

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