Loopback_m1large 2 x Intel Xeon X5660 testing with a Intel 440BX under Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Loopback_m1large: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.79GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 7168MB, Disk: 913GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.28.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: vmware 11.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 Loopback TCP Network Performance Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback Seconds < Lower Is Better Loopback_m1large . 30.60 |=====================================================