Bonnie++ vs Geekbench

Bonnie++ is a free, command-line benchmark suite for measuring filesystem and disk I/O performance on Linux. It exercises sequential input and output, rewrites, random seeks, and file operations including creation, stat, and deletion of many small files. The project describes these workloads as useful for investigating I/O bottlenecks in I/O-intensive applications, including database work, and for simulating file activity associated with Squid or INN. Bonnie++ can test more than 2 GB of storage on a 32-bit machine. Its -D option enables direct I/O for bulk tests, while -b calls fsync after each write and syncs the directory after file creation or deletion. Semaphore support can synchronize multiple instances. Results can be emitted as plain text or CSV, with companion tools to convert CSV into HTML or formatted plain text. The project is licensed under GPL version 2.0, and the repository includes source code and Debian, RPM, and Sun-related packaging files. Its documentation warns against running the benchmark on live production machines because it can affect services and consume disk space or inodes.

Geekbench is a cross-platform benchmark for measuring system performance across processors, devices, and operating systems. Its CPU benchmark covers single-core and multi-core performance in everyday application areas, while GPU Compute tests workloads including machine learning, image processing, and video editing. GPU tests support OpenCL, Metal, Vulkan, and CUDA. The free edition includes CPU Benchmark, GPU Compute Benchmark, and Online Results Management. Users can upload results to the Geekbench Browser and share them; accounts let them track results across devices. Benchmark charts aggregate results from real-user environments. Geekbench runs on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Linux. Geekbench 7 Pro costs $99, paid once per user and adds command-line automation, standalone operation from portable storage or a network drive, and local result saving. Pro is licensed for commercial use. Support includes a community, email support, and a knowledge base. It is made by Primate Labs Inc., founded in 2004.