Filebench
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About
Filebench is ranked #20 of 65 in PC benchmark software on Inferse. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.
Compared on PC 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
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com · 20 Sept 2026
- 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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5.9 3DMark See plans price on the maker's page
5.9 DaVinci Resolve See plans price on the maker's page
5.9 Geekbench See plans price on the maker's page
5.9 PCMark 10 See plans price on the maker's page Where it ranks on Inferse
Sources
- github.com/filebench/filebench· checked 20 Sept 2026
- github.com/filebench/filebench/blob/master/LICENSE· checked 3 Oct 2026

