Ubuntu 12.04 Oracle VM VirtualBox Intel Core i7-3960X benchmarking of various Ubuntu 12.04 LTS virtualization options with the Precise Linux 3.2 kernel. Testing of bare metal, Xen, KVM, and Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization methods from this Intel Sandy Bridge Extreme Edition system that was running in the same configuration for the duration of testing. This Linux virtualization benchmarking is for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution System Layer Intel Core i7 3960X Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) Intel DX79SI Intel Sandy DMI2 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 AMD Radeon HD 6570 512MB Realtek ALC892 DELL P2210H Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-20-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.6.0 X Server 1.11.3 radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.6 ext4 1920x1080 QEMU Virtual 1.0 @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) Bochs Red Hat Virtio 12288MB 16GB LLVMpipe Generic 1af4 ID 20 Red Hat Virtio device Unity 2D 5.6.0 cirrus 1.3.2 1024x768 QEMU 1.0 Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) Xen HVM domU v4.1.2 Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC 26GB Ensoniq ES1370 Xen HVM domU 4.1.2 Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.19GHz (12 Cores) innotek VirtualBox v1.2 41GB VBOX HDD Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio Intel 82540EM Gigabit vesa 2.3.0 VirtualBox 4.1.10_Ubuntur76795 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,go --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details - CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr System Details - Intel Core i7 3960X: Bare Metal: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2. Compiz was running on this system. - Intel Core i7 3960X: KVM: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2. - Intel Core i7 3960X: Xen: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2. - Intel Core i7 3960X: VirtualBox: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2.
compilebench: Compile compilebench: Initial Create dbench: 1 tiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 8 vpxenc: vpxenc x264: H.264 Video Encoding graphics-magick: Blur graphics-magick: HWB Color Space graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholding graphics-magick: Resizing graphics-magick: Sharpen himeno: Poisson Pressure Solver compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test scimark2: Composite scimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorization scimark2: Fast Fourier Transform scimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiply john-the-ripper: Blowfish hmmer: Pfam Database Search mafft: Multiple Sequence Alignment build-imagemagick: Time To Compile build-linux-kernel: Time To Compile c-ray: Total Time compress-lzma: 256MB File Compression compress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compression crafty: Elapsed Time nero2d: Total Time smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance npb: BT.A npb: CG.B npb: EP.B npb: FT.B npb: IS.C npb: LU.A npb: MG.B npb: SP.A npb: UA.A nginx: Static Web Page Serving Intel Core i7 3960X Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 429.00 220.11 300.55 174.62 23.54 170.44 118 162 85 146 87 1357.24 25015 1062.22 1941.16 307.91 1653.30 6562 12.14 4.89 42.07 65.71 37.37 155.28 6.06 90.96 708.09 21 74.98 16396.46 3307.14 305.52 9102.76 154.57 15393.08 10158.85 9340.36 73.12 17638.33 312.79 159.19 268.33 9.57 19.67 139.51 113 157 83 138 85 1322.15 21319 957.19 1737.26 180.14 1473.43 6270 10.67 7.45 41.31 76.52 39.42 197.93 6.42 93.82 715.72 21 74.85 14094.95 2941.37 297.07 8589.00 84.97 12133.88 8422.94 7007.17 56.96 16675.53 378.65 144.09 255.00 135.89 23.18 156.54 98 146 77 130 81 1351.65 23762 1050.68 1928.90 308.62 1617.43 5657 9.74 7.64 50.36 116.75 39.49 144.33 6.38 92.55 713.81 21 74.98 14979.75 2841.48 297.51 8693.00 153.99 11580.19 7698.61 6944.81 46.09 17788.74 348.64 140.54 113.94 35.86 7.94 27.03 90 134 62 97 66 1258.82 5200 907.17 1644.01 171.66 1384.57 2179 29.94 60.65 58.26 116.36 56.52 209.48 13.53 99.29 749.63 29 71.98 3600.71 675.11 207.84 4871.72 80.94 2537.95 1430.53 1100.63 2.79 3505.38 OpenBenchmarking.org
Compile Bench Test: Compile OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 6.76, N = 3 SE +/- 4.32, N = 6 SE +/- 6.17, N = 3 SE +/- 4.86, N = 5 429.00 312.79 378.65 348.64
Compile Bench Test: Initial Create OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 6.99, N = 3 SE +/- 2.38, N = 4 SE +/- 1.77, N = 3 SE +/- 2.72, N = 3 220.11 159.19 144.09 140.54
Dbench Client Count: 1 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 1 Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 300.55 268.33 255.00 113.94 1. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt
Threaded I/O Tester Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8 Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.29, N = 4 SE +/- 0.04, N = 4 SE +/- 0.34, N = 4 SE +/- 0.55, N = 8 174.62 9.57 135.89 35.86
VP8 libvpx Encoding vpxenc OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better VP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1 vpxenc Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 23.54 19.67 23.18 7.94 1. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -lvpx -lm -lpthread
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 1.43, N = 3 SE +/- 1.55, N = 3 SE +/- 2.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 170.44 139.51 156.54 27.03
GraphicsMagick Operation: Blur OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Blur Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 118 113 98 90 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: HWB Color Space OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: HWB Color Space Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 162 157 146 134 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 85 83 77 62 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Resizing OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Resizing Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 146 138 130 97 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Sharpen OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Sharpen Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 87 85 81 66 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
Himeno Benchmark Poisson Pressure Solver OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 1.94, N = 3 1357.24 1322.15 1351.65 1258.82 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K SE +/- 101.71, N = 3 SE +/- 343.26, N = 4 SE +/- 146.01, N = 3 SE +/- 93.66, N = 3 25015 21319 23762 5200 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
SciMark Computational Test: Composite OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 1.30, N = 4 SE +/- 1.82, N = 4 SE +/- 1.40, N = 4 SE +/- 3.59, N = 4 1062.22 957.19 1050.68 907.17
SciMark Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 1.77, N = 4 SE +/- 5.66, N = 2 SE +/- 3.47, N = 4 SE +/- 15.87, N = 4 1941.16 1737.26 1928.90 1644.01
SciMark Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 6.32, N = 4 SE +/- 0.38, N = 2 SE +/- 0.95, N = 4 SE +/- 1.03, N = 4 307.91 180.14 308.62 171.66
SciMark Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 3.19, N = 4 SE +/- 4.84, N = 4 SE +/- 5.47, N = 4 SE +/- 19.10, N = 4 1653.30 1473.43 1617.43 1384.57
John The Ripper Test: Blowfish OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Blowfish Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 1400 2800 4200 5600 7000 SE +/- 17.15, N = 3 SE +/- 125.58, N = 3 SE +/- 204.91, N = 6 SE +/- 147.29, N = 6 6562 6270 5657 2179 1. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt
Timed HMMer Search Pfam Database Search OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 5 12.14 10.67 9.74 29.94 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -pthread -lhmmer -lsquid -lm
Timed MAFFT Alignment Multiple Sequence Alignment OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 6 SE +/- 0.13, N = 6 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 4.89 7.45 7.64 60.65 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread
Timed ImageMagick Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4 Time To Compile Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 42.07 41.31 50.36 58.26
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.87, N = 3 SE +/- 1.78, N = 5 65.71 76.52 116.75 116.36
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 37.37 39.42 39.49 56.52 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
LZMA Compression 256MB File Compression OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better LZMA Compression 256MB File Compression Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.71, N = 3 155.28 197.93 144.33 209.48 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
Parallel BZIP2 Compression 256MB File Compression OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5 256MB File Compression Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 5 SE +/- 0.11, N = 6 SE +/- 0.26, N = 6 6.06 6.42 6.38 13.53 1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lpthread -lbz2
Crafty Elapsed Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Crafty 23.4 Elapsed Time Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 90.96 93.82 92.55 99.29 1. (CC) gcc options: -lstdc++ -lm
Open FMM Nero2D Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Open FMM Nero2D 2.0.2 Total Time Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 160 320 480 640 800 708.09 715.72 713.81 749.63 1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lfftw3 -llapack -lblas -lgfortran -lquadmath -lm
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 21 21 21 29 1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp -O3
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.28, N = 4 SE +/- 0.16, N = 4 SE +/- 0.23, N = 4 SE +/- 0.47, N = 4 74.98 74.85 74.98 71.98 1. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: BT.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: BT.A Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K SE +/- 43.19, N = 3 SE +/- 158.44, N = 3 SE +/- 147.53, N = 3 SE +/- 54.53, N = 3 16396.46 14094.95 14979.75 3600.71 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: CG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: CG.B Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 3.87, N = 3 SE +/- 57.92, N = 6 SE +/- 43.89, N = 6 SE +/- 22.75, N = 6 3307.14 2941.37 2841.48 675.11 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: EP.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.B Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 SE +/- 4.22, N = 6 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 1.12, N = 3 305.52 297.07 297.51 207.84 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: FT.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: FT.B Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 2.38, N = 3 SE +/- 3.79, N = 3 SE +/- 8.23, N = 3 SE +/- 64.78, N = 6 9102.76 8589.00 8693.00 4871.72 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: IS.C OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: IS.C Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 154.57 84.97 153.99 80.94 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 55.11, N = 3 SE +/- 484.66, N = 6 SE +/- 805.88, N = 6 SE +/- 42.99, N = 3 15393.08 12133.88 11580.19 2537.95 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: MG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 24.04, N = 3 SE +/- 629.82, N = 6 SE +/- 715.21, N = 6 SE +/- 85.61, N = 6 10158.85 8422.94 7698.61 1430.53 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: SP.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 13.26, N = 3 SE +/- 462.33, N = 6 SE +/- 119.31, N = 4 SE +/- 6.52, N = 3 9340.36 7007.17 6944.81 1100.63 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: UA.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 6.08, N = 6 SE +/- 2.58, N = 6 SE +/- 0.07, N = 6 73.12 56.96 46.09 2.79 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NGINX Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better NGINX Benchmark 1.0.11 Static Web Page Serving Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K SE +/- 40.72, N = 3 SE +/- 256.40, N = 4 SE +/- 36.94, N = 3 SE +/- 44.99, N = 3 17638.33 16675.53 17788.74 3505.38 1. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread -lcrypt -lz
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