result 2 VMware testing on Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. compilation benchmark: Processor: Intel Core i3 370M @ 2.39GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 21GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371, Network: AMD 79c970 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 2D 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: vmware 11.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: VMware Timed MPlayer Compilation 1.0-rc3 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better compilation benchmark . 443.20 |=============================================== compilation benchmark . 422.70 |============================================= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better compilation benchmark . 1186.55 |============================================== compilation benchmark . 881.59 |================================== Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better compilation benchmark . 395.31 |=============================================== compilation benchmark . 399.01 |=============================================== Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better compilation benchmark . 283.91 |===============================================