Ubuntu 11.10 KVM A future article on Phoronix.com looking at the KVM guest performance of Ubuntu 11.10 and past Ubuntu Linux releases going back to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Both 32-bit and 64-bit guest performance is to be looked at. Host is the Lenovo ThinkPad W510 with KVM.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1110100-AR-1110092AR34&rdt .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver Compiler File-System Screen Resolution OpenGL System Layer 32-bit KVM 64-bit KVM Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores) Bochs Red Hat Virtio 2048MB 6GB Cirrus Logic GD 5446 Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio Red Hat Virtio device Ubuntu 11.10 3.0.0-12-generic (i686) Unity 4.22.0 X Server 1.10.4 cirrus 1.3.2 GCC 4.6.1 ext4 1024x768 Ubuntu 11.04 2.6.38-8-generic (i686) GNOME 2.32.1 X Server 1.10.1 GCC 4.5.2 8GB Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.35-22-generic (i686) GNOME 2.32.0 X Server 1.9.0 GCC 4.4.5 Qumranet Virtio Qumranet Virtio device Ubuntu 10.04 2.6.32-33-generic (i686) GNOME 2.30.2 X Server 1.7.6 GCC 4.4.3 Ubuntu 9.10 2.6.31-14-generic (i686) GNOME 2.28.1 X Server 1.6.4 cirrus 1.3.1 2.1 Mesa 7.6 GCC 4.4.1 Pentium II @ 6.38GHz (4 Cores) Ubuntu 9.04 2.6.28-11-generic (i686) GNOME 2.26.1 X Server 1.6.0 cirrus 1.2.1 2.1 Mesa 7.4 GCC 4.3.3 ext3 800x600 Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores) Qumranet Device 1002 Ubuntu 8.10 2.6.27-7-generic (i686) GNOME 2.24.1 X Server 1.5.2 2.1 Mesa 7.2 GCC 4.3.2 Qumranet 1002 Qumranet 1000 Ubuntu 8.04 2.6.24-26-generic (i686) GNOME 2.22.3 X Server 1.4.0.90 cirrus 1.1.0 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.0.3-rc2) GCC 4.2.4 QEMU Virtual 0.12.5 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores) Red Hat Virtio 6GB Red Hat Virtio device Ubuntu 11.10 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64) Unity 4.22.0 X Server 1.10.4 cirrus 1.3.2 GCC 4.6.1 ext4 1024x768 QEMU Ubuntu 11.04 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.32.1 X Server 1.10.1 GCC 4.5.2 8GB Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.32.0 X Server 1.9.0 GCC 4.4.5 Qumranet Virtio Qumranet Virtio device Ubuntu 10.04 2.6.32-33-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.30.2 X Server 1.7.6 GCC 4.4.3 Ubuntu 9.10 2.6.31-14-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.28.1 X Server 1.6.4 cirrus 1.3.1 2.1 Mesa 7.6 GCC 4.4.1 OpenBenchmarking.org
apache: Static Web Page Serving pgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Second sqlite: Default Test Directory postmark: Disk Transaction Performance compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test c-ray: Total Time smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples encode-mp3: WAV To MP3 encode-flac: WAV To FLAC x264: H.264 Video Encoding graphics-magick: HWB Color Space graphics-magick: Blur graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholding graphics-magick: Resizing graphics-magick: Sharpen john-the-ripper: Traditional DES john-the-ripper: MD5 john-the-ripper: Blowfish openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance ttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping 32-bit KVM 64-bit KVM Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 7576.54 846.11 76.88 521 5062 264.97 413 35.60 13.52 26.80 73 58 30 64 41 2407667 7824 360 18.25 29.24 6172.07 745.85 80.48 516 4862 269.61 410 34.23 17.85 26.80 66 50 28 57 38 2440000 7991 363 18.13 31.40 4688.62 817.46 232.06 521 4814 274.44 404 34.04 18.33 27.31 67 54 29 59 38 2381000 7728 356 17.98 30.81 5467.69 1038.57 75.77 606 4860 282.92 415 37.88 18.18 27.21 66 53 29 58 38 2400667 7822 353 17.85 30.70 473.83 677.21 92.27 571 4720 282.28 415 37.26 18.31 24.97 66 53 28 57 39 2410667 7819 351 17.98 26.81 6430.74 641.18 177.98 337 4550 273.74 440 39.27 20.23 25.36 65 53 28 56 38 2410000 7952 361 17.77 29.71 6016.27 682.32 308 4479 273.26 441 39.25 20.43 24.37 64 53 28 55 38 2388333 7878 357 17.93 29.19 7298.58 682.39 334 4598 243.39 439 38.66 18.22 65 50 31 55 37 2382000 7894 361 17.88 13.23 7592.43 934.00 71.25 783 5470 127.86 350 32.32 10.92 31.07 96 54 26 69 25 2714667 11632 740 40.28 25.15 5974.67 819.75 81.02 786 5627 127.00 346 31.97 10.99 30.88 87 50 26 64 25 2861667 12120 700 40.40 27.19 4976.57 955.09 257.22 1064 5665 146.78 337 31.83 11.37 31.56 88 50 26 64 25 2795667 11841 688 40.15 27.20 5712.28 1046.48 73.71 3125 5645 146.86 342 32.20 11.30 31.37 88 50 26 64 25 2770333 11772 677 40.10 26.88 7988.75 659.70 91.45 2986 5585 146.99 337 32.33 11.40 28.91 88 50 26 64 25 2760000 11688 687 40.05 23.88 OpenBenchmarking.org
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 474 5516 7577 64-bit KVM 4977 6449 7989 OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.17 Static Web Page Serving Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K
PostgreSQL pgbench TPC-B Transactions Per Second Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 641 766 1039 64-bit KVM 660 883 1046 OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4 TPC-B Transactions Per Second Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 200 400 600 800 1000
SQLite Test Target: Default Test Directory Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 75.8 122.6 232.1 64-bit KVM 71.3 114.9 257.2 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better SQLite 3.7.3 Test Target: Default Test Directory Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 60 120 180 240 300
PostMark Disk Transaction Performance Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 308 464 606 64-bit KVM 783 1749 3125 OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 600 1200 1800 2400 3000
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 4479 4743 5062 64-bit KVM 5470 5598 5665 OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.13 Compress Speed Test Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500
C-Ray Total Time Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 243.4 270.6 282.9 64-bit KVM 127.0 139.1 147.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 70 140 210 280 350
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 404.0 422.1 441.0 64-bit KVM 337.0 342.4 350.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 120 240 360 480 600
LAME MP3 Encoding WAV To MP3 Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 34.0 37.0 39.3 64-bit KVM 31.8 32.1 32.3 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2 WAV To MP3 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 11 22 33 44 55
FLAC Audio Encoding WAV To FLAC Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 13.5 18.1 20.4 64-bit KVM 10.9 11.2 11.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 6 12 18 24 30
x264 H.264 Video Encoding Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 24.4 26.1 27.3 64-bit KVM 28.9 30.8 31.6 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2010-11-22 H.264 Video Encoding Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 8 16 24 32 40
GraphicsMagick Operation: HWB Color Space Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 64.0 66.5 73.0 64-bit KVM 87.0 89.4 96.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: HWB Color Space Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 20 40 60 80 100
GraphicsMagick Operation: Blur Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 50.0 53.0 58.0 64-bit KVM 50.0 50.8 54.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Blur Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 16 32 48 64 80
GraphicsMagick Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 28.0 28.9 31.0 64-bit KVM 26.0 26.0 26.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 9 18 27 36 45
GraphicsMagick Operation: Resizing Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 55.0 57.6 64.0 64-bit KVM 64.0 65.0 69.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Resizing Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 20 40 60 80 100
GraphicsMagick Operation: Sharpen Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 37.0 38.4 41.0 64-bit KVM 25.0 25.0 25.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Sharpen Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 11 22 33 44 55
John The Ripper Test: Traditional DES Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 2381000 2402542 2440000 64-bit KVM 2714667 2780467 2861667 OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: Traditional DES Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 600K 1200K 1800K 2400K 3000K
John The Ripper Test: MD5 Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 7728 7864 7991 64-bit KVM 11632 11811 12120 OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: MD5 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K
John The Ripper Test: Blowfish Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 351.0 357.8 363.0 64-bit KVM 677.0 698.4 740.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: Blowfish Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 150 300 450 600 750
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 17.8 18.0 18.3 64-bit KVM 40.1 40.2 40.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.0a RSA 4096-bit Performance Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 8 16 24 32 40
TTSIOD 3D Renderer Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 13.2 27.6 31.4 64-bit KVM 23.9 26.1 27.2 OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.1v Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 9 18 27 36 45
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