fio vs LMbench
| fio | LMbench | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | Linux, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Workload areas | sequential reads/writes; random reads/writes; mixed read/write; trim operations; bandwidth; IOPS; submission, completion, and total latency | Bandwidth; latency; processor operations; memory hierarchy; cache; TLB; process and file-system operations; networking |
| Operating systems | Linux; Windows; macOS | UNIX/POSIX; Linux; FreeBSD; NetBSD; Solaris; SunOS; AIX; HP-UX; IRIX; OSF/1; Windows NT (partial) |
| Result export formats | normal text; CSV (terse); JSON; JSON+ | — |
| Custom test profiles | Yes | — |
| CLI or automation | Yes | Yes |
| Comparison database | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best PC Benchmark Software. On Everything Xiaomi, fio scores higher on our published basis.