I’ve run several benchmark using fedora with several configuration, check here for interesting discussion
CPU : I7-10750H
Storage : WD SN 730 512GB
File System : LVM-XFS
Sector Size : 512b
Linux dom0 5.10.90-1.fc32.qubes.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jan 13 20:46:58 CET 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
# Boot speed
Startup finished in 4.897s (firmware) + 2.523s (loader) + 2.946s (kernel) + 8.787s (initrd) + 3.705s (userspace) = 22.861s
Startup finished in 4.868s (firmware) + 2.513s (loader) + 2.938s (kernel) + 8.817s (initrd) + 3.765s (userspace) = 22.902s
Startup finished in 4.874s (firmware) + 2.511s (loader) + 2.945s (kernel) + 8.255s (initrd) + 3.732s (userspace) = 22.318s
512b template fedora-34-full
# VM Boot
6.24
4.81
4.68
5.14
4.84
# Cryptsetup-reencrypt
Finished, time 15:24.011, 486745 MiB written, speed 526.8 MiB/s
CPU : I7-10750H
Storage : WD SN 730 512GB
File System : BTRFS+blake2b
Sector Size : 4kn
Linux dom0 5.10.90-1.fc32.qubes.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jan 13 20:46:58 CET 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Startup finished in 4.898s (firmware) + 2.499s (loader) + 2.878s (kernel) + 7.922s (initrd) + 3.489s (userspace) = 21.688s
Startup finished in 4.878s (firmware) + 1.405s (loader) + 2.882s (kernel) + 7.936s (initrd) + 3.523s (userspace) = 20.626s
Startup finished in 4.889s (firmware) + 1.405s (loader) + 2.881s (kernel) + 7.817s (initrd) + 3.524s (userspace) = 20.518s
512b template fedora-34-full
#VM Boot
5.72
4.48
4.62
4.48
4.62
# directio
Finished, time 11:17.770, 486745 MiB written, speed 718.2 MiB/s
# no directio
Finished, time 12:32.743, 486745 MiB written, speed 646.6 MiB/s
CPU : I7-10750H
Storage : WD SN 730 512GB
File System : LVM+XFS
Sector Size : 4kn
Linux dom0 5.10.90-1.fc32.qubes.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jan 13 20:46:58 CET 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Startup finished in 8.740s (firmware) + 2.472s (loader) + 2.947s (kernel) + 7.879s (initrd) + 3.588s (userspace) = 25.628s
Startup finished in 8.720s (firmware) + 2.469s (loader) + 2.947s (kernel) + 7.896s (initrd) + 3.679s (userspace) = 25.713s
Startup finished in 5.331s (firmware) + 2.479s (loader) + 2.947s (kernel) + 8.438s (initrd) + 3.619s (userspace) = 22.816s
512b template fedora-34-full
#VM Boot
5.75
4.60
4.59
4.61
4.59
4kn template fedora-35
#full-4096
3.77
3.89
4.03
3.86
3.90
#minimal-4096
3.68
3.67
3.62
3.79
3.68
#full-512b
3.62
3.70
3.82
3.58
3.62
# directio
Finished, time 13:27.041, 486745 MiB written, speed 603.1 MiB/s
# no directio
Finished, time 12:29.073, 486745 MiB written, speed 649.8 MiB/s