VMware Player 4.0 vs. KVM Linux Virtualization

VMware 4.0 Player performance benchmarks under Linux with Ubuntu 11.10 guest and host virtualization compared to Linux KVM virtualization.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1112124-AR-LINUXVIRT74&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerCore i5 2520MCore i7 870 VMware Player 4.0 Linux KVM 3.0 VMware Player 4.0Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (3 Cores)Intel 440BXIntel 440BX/ZX/DX1024MB21GB VMware Virtual SVMware SVGA IIEnsoniq ES1371Intel 82545EM GigabitUbuntu 11.103.0.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 2D 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4vmware 11.0.32.1 Mesa 7.11GCC 4.6.1ext41024x768VMwareQEMU Virtual 0.14.1 @ 2.49GHz (3 Cores)BochsRed Hat Virtio17GBCirrus Logic GD 5446Generic 1af4 ID 20Red Hat Virtio devicecirrus 1.3.2QEMU 0.14.1Intel Core 870 @ 2.95GHz (4 Cores)Intel 440BXIntel 440BX/ZX/DX4096MB32GB VMware Virtual SVMware SVGA IIEnsoniq ES1371Intel 82545EM Gigabitvmware 11.0.3VMwareOpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Core i5 2520M: VMware Player 4.0, Core i7 870: VMware Player 4.0: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.

apache: Static Web Page Servingbuild-apache: Time To Compilebuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilebuild-mplayer: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timeclomp: Static OMP Speedupcompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDgraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpenhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverhmmer: Pfam Database Searchmafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentnpb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Apgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancepovray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplessqlite: Default Test Directoryvpxenc: vpxencx264: H.264 Video EncodingCore i5 2520MCore i7 870 VMware Player 4.0 Linux KVM 3.0 VMware Player 4.08756.5255.18151.11261.17130.67122.732.40456224.1621.57113673384321226.5731.3225.234314.50935.9170.7417.110.873088.382348.562247.6213.841046.0629582928563.4613.4039.959323.2953.26122.63251.75122.53132.612.34470524.0322.64115683386331252.2830.4324.544344.18948.1370.6939.812.493142.882378.352237.5814.171218.8450082828544.7411.6143.4210698.6636.9170.03137.3667.6665.823.16934213.3227.111358145103431303.5818.7524.939290.121774.30103.723939.0184.857700.303905.094443.9531.481673.60357177518636.7721.6975.18OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.02K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 162.04, N = 3SE +/- 78.06, N = 3SE +/- 74.48, N = 310698.669323.298756.52

Timed Apache Compilation

Time To Compile

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.2.17Time To CompileVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.01224364860SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 336.9153.2655.18

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

Time To Compile

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4Time To CompileVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0306090120150SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 370.03122.63151.11

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.060120180240300SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 2.14, N = 3137.36251.75261.17

Timed MPlayer Compilation

Time To Compile

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MPlayer Compilation 1.0-rc3Time To CompileVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0306090120150SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 1.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 367.66122.53130.67

C-Ray

Total Time

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0306090120150SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 365.82122.73132.61

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.00.7111.4222.1332.8443.555SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 53.162.402.34

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.02K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 120.05, N = 3SE +/- 42.81, N = 3SE +/- 67.77, N = 3934247054562

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0612182430SE +/- 0.19, N = 6SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 313.3224.0324.16

FFmpeg

AVI To NTSC VCD

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.8.7AVI To NTSC VCDVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0612182430SE +/- 0.67, N = 6SE +/- 0.64, N = 6SE +/- 0.34, N = 321.5722.6427.11

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0306090120150SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3135115113

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3816867

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.01020304050SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3453333

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 31038684

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.01020304050SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3433332

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.030060090012001500SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 2.79, N = 31303.581252.281226.57

Timed HMMer Search

Pfam Database Search

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0714212835SE +/- 0.40, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 618.7530.4331.32

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 324.5425.2324.93

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.02K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 101.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 4.88, N = 39290.124344.184314.50

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: CG.B

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0400800120016002000SE +/- 2.92, N = 3SE +/- 8.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 31774.30948.13935.91

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.020406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3103.7270.7470.69

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.08001600240032004000SE +/- 14.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 33939.0139.8117.11

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: IS.C

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.020406080100SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 384.852.490.87

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.017003400510068008500SE +/- 118.43, N = 6SE +/- 4.65, N = 3SE +/- 23.72, N = 37700.303142.883088.38

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.08001600240032004000SE +/- 186.40, N = 6SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 1.36, N = 33905.092378.352348.56

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.010002000300040005000SE +/- 17.36, N = 3SE +/- 6.80, N = 3SE +/- 4.71, N = 34443.952247.622237.58

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0714212835SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 331.4814.1713.84

PostgreSQL pgbench

TPC-B Transactions Per Second

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4TPC-B Transactions Per SecondVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0400800120016002000SE +/- 35.63, N = 6SE +/- 16.55, N = 5SE +/- 16.73, N = 61673.601218.841046.06

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.08001600240032004000SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 4.47, N = 5SE +/- 4.08, N = 53571500295

POV-Ray

Total Time

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.02004006008001000775828829

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.060120180240300SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3186285285

SQLite

Test Target: Default Test Directory

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.01428425670SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 3.37, N = 636.7744.7463.46

VP8 libvpx Encoding

vpxenc

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.0510152025SE +/- 0.79, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 321.6913.4011.61

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

Core i7 870Core i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingVMware Player 4.0Linux KVM 3.020406080100SE +/- 1.92, N = 6SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 5.60, N = 675.1843.4239.95

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