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VirtualBox testing on Debian 6.0.5 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Virtualbox: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.36GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Oracle VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 9GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: InnoTek VirtualBox, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit

	OS: Debian 6.0.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Driver: vboxvideo 1.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: xfs, System Layer: VirtualBox

VMware 4 cores: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB VMware Virtual S + 9GB VMware Virtual I, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit

	OS: Debian 6.0.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Driver: vmware 11.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: xfs, System Layer: VMware

VMware 4 cores B: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB VMware Virtual I + 9GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit

	OS: Debian 6.0.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware 11.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: xfs, System Layer: VMware

Virtualbox 4 cores: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.28GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Oracle VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 9GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: InnoTek VirtualBox, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit

	OS: Debian 6.0.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), Display Driver: vboxvideo 1.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: xfs, System Layer: VirtualBox

Virtualbox 4 cores B: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.28GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Oracle VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 9GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: InnoTek VirtualBox, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit

	OS: Debian 6.0.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), Display Driver: vboxvideo 1.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: xfs, System Layer: VirtualBox


Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 11598.85 |====================================
VMware 4 cores ..... 15346.21 |================================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 11480.35 |====================================


Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 49.75 |===================================================
VMware 4 cores ..... 45.37 |===============================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 49.65 |===================================================


Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 28.01 |================================================
VMware 4 cores ..... 23.49 |=========================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 29.57 |===================================================


FFmpeg 0.10
AVI To NTSC VCD
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 9.02 |====================================================
VMware 4 cores ..... 8.76 |==================================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 9.07 |====================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Blur
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ..... 122 |=========================================================
VMware 4 cores . 121 |=========================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Sharpen
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ..... 84 |==========================================================
VMware 4 cores . 63 |============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ..... 117 |============================================
VMware 4 cores . 153 |=========================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ..... 169 |================================================
VMware 4 cores . 199 |=========================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ..... 84 |==========================================================
VMware 4 cores . 65 |=============================================


NGINX Benchmark 1.0.11
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 16241.05 |================
VMware 4 cores ..... 48839.33 |================================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 15832.99 |================


OpenSSL 1.0.0e
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ..... 106.15 |=====================================================
VMware 4 cores . 108.05 |======================================================
VMware 4 cores . 108.10 |======================================================


PHPBench 0.8.1
PHP Benchmark Suite
Score > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 87918  |===========================================
VMware 4 cores ..... 101960 |==================================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 87961  |===========================================


POV-Ray 3.6.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 581 |====================================================
VMware 4 cores ..... 564 |===================================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 588 |=====================================================


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Copy
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 12809.28 |=======================================
VMware 4 cores ..... 12843.90 |========================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 15606.92 |================================================


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Scale
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 11855.46 |=======================================
VMware 4 cores ..... 12479.44 |=========================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 14686.09 |================================================


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Triad
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 12960.63 |========================================
VMware 4 cores ..... 13446.39 |=========================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 15558.40 |================================================


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Add
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ......... 12579.13 |========================================
VMware 4 cores ..... 13104.55 |==========================================
Virtualbox 4 cores . 15092.34 |================================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Read - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 2089.27  |========
VMware 4 cores B . 13601.46 |==================================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Read - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 1088.63  |====
VMware 4 cores B . 14774.27 |==================================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Read - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 16
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 322.51 |====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 133.03 |=====================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Read - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 32
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 188.09 |====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 63.22  |=================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 312.27 |====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 73.31  |============


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 342.47 |====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 81.91  |============


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 16
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 347.61 |====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 42.54  |======


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 32
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 271.93 |====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 23.71  |=====


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 1805.87  |========
VMware 4 cores B . 10633.02 |==================================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 1384.04  |======
VMware 4 cores B . 11579.82 |==================================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 16
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 48.41 |=====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 7.08  |========


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 32
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 16.06 |=====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 1.80  |======


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 72.42 |=====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 1.52  |=


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 70.26 |=====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 0.66  |


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 16
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 58.03 |=====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 0.40  |


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 32
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Virtualbox ....... 43.95 |=====================================================
VMware 4 cores B . 0.33  |


Unpacking The Linux Kernel
linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Virtualbox ........... 306.31 |================================================
VMware 4 cores B ..... 58.90  |=========
Virtualbox 4 cores B . 266.30 |==========================================