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.

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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 i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.02K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 78.06, N = 3SE +/- 74.48, N = 3SE +/- 162.04, N = 39323.298756.5210698.66

Timed Apache Compilation

Time To Compile

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.2.17Time To CompileLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.01224364860SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 353.2655.1836.91

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

Time To Compile

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4Time To CompileLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0306090120150SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3122.63151.1170.03

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.060120180240300SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 2.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3251.75261.17137.36

Timed MPlayer Compilation

Time To Compile

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MPlayer Compilation 1.0-rc3Time To CompileLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0306090120150SE +/- 1.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3122.53130.6767.66

C-Ray

Total Time

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0306090120150SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3132.61122.7365.82

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.00.7111.4222.1332.8443.555SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 52.342.403.16

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.02K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 42.81, N = 3SE +/- 67.77, N = 3SE +/- 120.05, N = 3470545629342

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0612182430SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 624.0324.1613.32

FFmpeg

AVI To NTSC VCD

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.8.7AVI To NTSC VCDLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0612182430SE +/- 0.64, N = 6SE +/- 0.67, N = 6SE +/- 0.34, N = 322.6421.5727.11

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3115113135

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3686781

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.01020304050SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3333345

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 38684103

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.01020304050SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3333243

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.030060090012001500SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 2.79, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 31252.281226.571303.58

Timed HMMer Search

Pfam Database Search

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0714212835SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 6SE +/- 0.40, N = 630.4331.3218.75

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 i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.ALinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.02K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 4.88, N = 3SE +/- 101.57, N = 34344.184314.509290.12

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: CG.B

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0400800120016002000SE +/- 8.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 2.92, N = 3948.13935.911774.30

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.020406080100SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 370.6970.74103.72

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.08001600240032004000SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 3SE +/- 14.88, N = 339.8117.113939.01

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: IS.C

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.020406080100SE +/- 0.13, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 32.490.8784.85

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.ALinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.017003400510068008500SE +/- 4.65, N = 3SE +/- 23.72, N = 3SE +/- 118.43, N = 63142.883088.387700.30

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.08001600240032004000SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 186.40, N = 62378.352348.563905.09

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.ALinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.010002000300040005000SE +/- 4.71, N = 3SE +/- 6.80, N = 3SE +/- 17.36, N = 32237.582247.624443.95

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.ALinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0714212835SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 314.1713.8431.48

PostgreSQL pgbench

TPC-B Transactions Per Second

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4TPC-B Transactions Per SecondLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0400800120016002000SE +/- 16.55, N = 5SE +/- 16.73, N = 6SE +/- 35.63, N = 61218.841046.061673.60

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.08001600240032004000SE +/- 4.47, N = 5SE +/- 4.08, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 55002953571

POV-Ray

Total Time

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.02004006008001000828829775

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.060120180240300SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3285285186

SQLite

Test Target: Default Test Directory

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.01428425670SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 3.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.56, N = 344.7463.4636.77

VP8 libvpx Encoding

vpxenc

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.0510152025SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 611.6113.4021.69

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

Core i5 2520MCore i7 870OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingLinux KVM 3.0VMware Player 4.020406080100SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 5.60, N = 6SE +/- 1.92, N = 643.4239.9575.18

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