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Intel Core i7 testing with a Apple MacBook Air and Intel HD 3000 384MB on OS X 10.8.2 (12C60) via the Phoronix Test Suite.


metal: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 @ 1.80GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Air, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2 x 2048 DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 251GB APPLE SSD SM256C, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 384MB, Monitor: Color LCD

	OS: OS X 10.8.2 (12C60), Kernel: 12.2.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Clang 4.1 + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.5.2, File-System: Unknown, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

pls-dual-notools: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2677M @ 1.80GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Parallels Software Virtual, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio + ICH8/R, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 17GB Tooless-0 SSD, Graphics: Device 1ab8:4005, Audio: Intel 82801BA/BAM, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-33-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: device, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4

pls-dual-tools: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2677M @ 1.80GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Parallels Software Virtual, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio + ICH8/R, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 17GB Tooless-0 SSD, Graphics: Device 1ab8:4005, Audio: Intel 82801BA/BAM, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-33-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: device, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4

pls-quad-tools: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2677M @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Parallels Software Virtual, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio + ICH8/R, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 17GB Tooless-0 SSD, Graphics: Device 1ab8:4005, Audio: Intel 82801BA/BAM, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-33-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: device, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4

pls-quad-notools: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2677M @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Parallels Software Virtual, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio + ICH8/R, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 17GB Tooless-0 SSD, Graphics: Device 1ab8:4005, Audio: Intel 82801BA/BAM, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-33-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: device, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4

vmw-quad-notools: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2677M @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 17GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371, Network: AMD 79c970

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-33-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

vmw-quad-tools: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2677M @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 17GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371, Network: AMD 79c970

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-33-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

vbx-quad-notools: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2677M @ 1.81GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Oracle VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 17GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: InnoTek VirtualBox, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-33-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: innotek, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VirtualBox

vbx-quad-tools: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2677M @ 1.81GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Oracle VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 17GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: InnoTek VirtualBox, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-33-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: innotek, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VirtualBox


Gzip Compression
2GB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
metal ............ 18.88 |=====================================
pls-dual-notools . 20.74 |=========================================
pls-dual-tools ... 20.24 |========================================
pls-quad-tools ... 20.69 |=========================================
pls-quad-notools . 19.79 |=======================================
vmw-quad-notools . 24.51 |================================================
vmw-quad-tools ... 20.70 |=========================================
metal ............ 20.01 |=======================================
vbx-quad-notools . 26.58 |====================================================
vbx-quad-tools ... 26.92 |=====================================================


Bork File Encrypter 1.4
File Encryption Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
pls-dual-notools . 34.07 |============================================
pls-dual-tools ... 34.31 |=============================================
pls-quad-tools ... 35.10 |==============================================
metal ............ 24.99 |=================================
pls-quad-notools . 34.30 |=============================================
vmw-quad-notools . 35.58 |==============================================
vmw-quad-tools ... 36.56 |================================================
metal ............ 31.98 |==========================================
vbx-quad-notools . 40.66 |=====================================================
vbx-quad-tools ... 40.69 |=====================================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Read Compiled Tree
MB/s > Higher Is Better
pls-dual-notools . 93.01  |=====================
pls-dual-tools ... 91.98  |=====================
pls-quad-tools ... 90.45  |====================
metal ............ 231.93 |====================================================
pls-quad-notools . 91.17  |====================
vmw-quad-notools . 85.25  |===================
vmw-quad-tools ... 80.93  |==================
metal ............ 214.91 |================================================
vbx-quad-notools . 82.96  |===================
vbx-quad-tools ... 83.71  |===================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
pls-dual-notools . 1373 |=========================================
pls-dual-tools ... 1405 |==========================================
pls-quad-tools ... 1437 |===========================================
metal ............ 1095 |=================================
pls-quad-notools . 1344 |========================================
vmw-quad-notools . 1789 |=====================================================
vmw-quad-tools ... 1818 |======================================================
metal ............ 1168 |===================================
vbx-quad-notools . 1719 |===================================================
vbx-quad-tools ... 1645 |=================================================