| Design | General-purpose, simple, for desktops/small servers | Advanced, for enterprise/large systems |
| Performance | Good for general workloads | Excellent for large files/heavy I/O |
| Max File Size | 16 Terabytes | 8 Exabytes |
| Max Partition Size | 1 Exabyte | 8 Exabytes |
| Journaling | Supported, slower recovery | Advanced, faster recovery |
| Metadata Management | Simple, slower for large directories | Dynamic, optimized for large directories |
| Features | Basic, no compression/snapshot | Supports snapshots, RAID-optimized |
| Use Cases | Desktops, small servers, general use | Large servers, databases, storage |
| Drawbacks | Weaker for large data volumes | More complex, higher resource use |
