VM Comparison

Virtualization Comparison

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VM ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsNetworkOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)2 x Intel Xeon E5440 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores)Dell 0TT740Intel 5000X MCH16384MB1000GB PERC 6/iAMD ATI ES1000 128MBBroadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 GigabitUbuntu 12.043.2.0-37-generic (x86_64)GCC 4.6ext41024x768Intel Xeon E5440 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores)14336MB60GBXen 4.1.2 HypervisorIntel Core 2 Duo T7700 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores)BochsRed Hat Virtio45GBCirrus Logic GD 5446Red Hat Virtio device800x600QEMU Virtual 1.0 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores)3.5.0-23-generic (x86_64)QEMU 1.02 x Intel Xeon E5440 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores)Dell 0TT74016384MB1000GB PERC 6/i128MB3.2.0-37-generic (x86_64)1024x768Intel 440BXIntel 440BX/ZX/DX14336MB64GB Virtual diskVMware SVGA IIIntel 82545EM Gigabit3.5.0-23-generic (x86_64)VMware3.2.0-38-generic (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgDisk Details- Baremetal (ondemand), Baremetal (Performance): CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattrProcessor Details- Baremetal (ondemand): Scaling Governor: ondemand- Baremetal (Performance): Scaling Governor: performance- LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem Details- Baremetal (ondemand): Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3.- Baremetal (Performance): Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3.- Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): Python 2.7.3.- KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): Python 2.7.3.- KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): Python 2.7.3.- LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): Python 2.7.3.- ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools): Python 2.7.3.- ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools): Python 2.7.3.- ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools): Python 2.7.3.Compiler Details- Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS), KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS), KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS), LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS), ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools), ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools), ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools): --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++ --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 Mount Options Details- Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr- KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr- KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw,user_xattr- ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools): data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools): barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr- ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools): barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr

VM Comparisonhdparm-read: /dev/sdacompilebench: Compileramspeed: Triad - Integerramspeed: Triad - Floating Pointcachebench: Read / Modify / Writeencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3fio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patternfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSynciozone: 1MB - 32GB - Read Performancetiobench: Rand Write - 64 MB - 16 - 4 k Block Size - Total 1 GBtiobench: Seq Write - 128 MB - 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GBtiobench: Rand Write - 2 MB - 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 64 MBtiobench: Rand Read - 128 MB - 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GBtiobench: Seq Read - 1.024 MB - 32 - 64 k Block Size - Total 32 GBiozone: 1MB - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 64kB - 32GB - Read Performanceiozone: 64kB - 8GB - Write Performancemrbayes: Primate Phylogeny Analysis (Bayes)ffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinepostmark: NetApp Disk Transaction Performancejohn-the-ripper: Blowfishcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilec-ray: Raytracing, 1600x1200, 16 Threads, 8xAAblogbench: Readnginx: Static Web Page Servingmencoder: AVI To LAVCapache: Static Web Page Servingopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancecyclictest: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 500 ms, 100000 Loopscyclictest: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 Loopscyclictest: POSIX Timer, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 Loopscyclictest: POSIX Timer, Interval 500 ms, 100000 Loopsphpbench: PHP Benchmark Suitesqlite: Default Test Directorypgbench: PostgreSQL TPC-B Transactions Per Secondcompress-gzip: 2GB File Compressiongnupg: 1GB File Encryptionpybench: Python Benchmark SuiteBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)128.83353.405157.285317.7514219.2710.3023.372571.17134.38945.67139.477.27126.83853.294248.8691.70128.03139.23128.5323.673614.78239562196.6986.4337.3334494014187.4837.3114486.2661.70681076042610.652541.7115.9012.202956128.85353.875156.485321.3014225.0310.2923.352592.09135.63928.23137.927.33125.90827.644222.6991.89128.30138.92128.7019.833603.48240362406.7185.2537.2634502514174.4437.3712787.7061.5057866036911.522596.3715.7712.212938121.76298.773594.223811.9114098.9610.3623.992618.00121.13744.10120.796.96116.49647.351628.5675.46117.75120.86118.0830.213573.96172460647.19103.9838.2832671010100.5937.839219.4061.10687173715872915.701379.4718.2512.562973116.53288.824566.425185.5214159.8410.3623.592540.83124.75953.93132.247.00121.12498.153436.1585.58121.94133.86122.2538.473568.13198459267.34182.9137.5932180214508.9737.8510814.3061.37535961605955232.581389.0317.6412.302976378.66133.265033.525185.2514147.3410.3523.60698.74128.63962.0092.436.78120.50138.293628.2564.02111.6065.67120.0035.553593.49194261447.68185.7937.5832296715282.5037.8211346.7861.13535958615886124.801359.1717.9012.463038133.17338.465149.905312.1114218.5910.2523.382567.4862.43930.87137.267.13124.11915.803560.3290.97126.75137.37124.8724.863576.88224562406.7187.2837.3133207211181.3437.4111201.4861.7059460600.433634.9216.0712.192960177.78292.704696.324635.4214151.1310.3523.582635.50112.27909.83116.236.42105.72944.323546.8975.67108.23118.43108.2922.903593.95221961517.09108.4237.5727115116907.1938.1011292.3261.27232731285988420.491985.9717.2912.342972173.00297.004586.773721.6914177.7910.3223.502611.84112.10949.73118.506.44106.15723.993043.7179.75107.22118.76107.6322.923601.04221260497.12109.1037.6127338615798.4837.8410868.9361.43774944325982218.712103.8817.0212.312969171.82288.083811.864615.1514175.8310.3323.532613.16112.50942.63118.236.45106.28738.153292.2979.77107.69118.57107.2823.023597.54222559687.19109.1537.5927491916290.4637.8510997.2461.07232829295976918.622115.3416.9912.332965OpenBenchmarking.org

hdparm Timed Disk Reads

Disk To Read: /dev/sda

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is Betterhdparm Timed Disk ReadsDisk To Read: /dev/sdaBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)80160240320400SE +/- 9.24, N = 10SE +/- 7.78, N = 10SE +/- 1.42, N = 5SE +/- 7.77, N = 10SE +/- 56.81, N = 10SE +/- 0.77, N = 5SE +/- 0.37, N = 5SE +/- 0.72, N = 5SE +/- 0.84, N = 5128.83128.85121.76116.53378.66133.17177.78173.00171.82

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)80160240320400SE +/- 5.14, N = 3SE +/- 5.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.89, N = 3SE +/- 4.03, N = 6SE +/- 30.07, N = 6SE +/- 5.52, N = 3SE +/- 4.47, N = 6SE +/- 1.61, N = 3SE +/- 4.36, N = 3353.40353.87298.77288.82133.26338.46292.70297.00288.08

RAMspeed SMP

Type: Triad - Benchmark: Integer

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterRAMspeed SMP 3.5.0Type: Triad - Benchmark: IntegerBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)110022003300440055005157.285156.483594.224566.425033.525149.904696.324586.773811.86

RAMspeed SMP

Type: Triad - Benchmark: Floating Point

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterRAMspeed SMP 3.5.0Type: Triad - Benchmark: Floating PointBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)110022003300440055005317.755321.303811.915185.525185.255312.114635.423721.694615.15

CacheBench

Test: Read / Modify / Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCacheBenchTest: Read / Modify / WriteBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 18.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 5.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 7.19, N = 3SE +/- 6.60, N = 3SE +/- 7.50, N = 314219.2714225.0314098.9614159.8414147.3414218.5914151.1314177.7914175.831. (CC) gcc options: -lrt

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)3691215SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 510.3010.2910.3610.3610.3510.2510.3510.3210.33-logg-logg1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lm

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Baremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.33, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 523.3723.3523.9923.5923.6023.3823.5823.5023.53

Flexible IO Tester

Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)6001200180024003000SE +/- 15.68, N = 3SE +/- 94.86, N = 3SE +/- 26.50, N = 3SE +/- 10.65, N = 3SE +/- 28.61, N = 6SE +/- 10.86, N = 3SE +/- 16.59, N = 3SE +/- 8.22, N = 3SE +/- 3.51, N = 32571.172592.092618.002540.83698.742567.482635.502611.842613.16

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)306090120150SE +/- 2.34, N = 4SE +/- 2.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 2.62, N = 6SE +/- 1.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 1.73, N = 3134.38135.63121.13124.75128.6362.43112.27112.10112.501. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)2004006008001000SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 4.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 9.66, N = 3SE +/- 4.14, N = 3SE +/- 2.01, N = 3945.67928.23744.10953.93962.00930.87909.83949.73942.631. (CC) gcc options: -static

IOzone

Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 32GB - Disk Test: Read Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 32GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)306090120150SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 18.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3139.47137.92120.79132.2492.43137.26116.23118.50118.231. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64 MB - Thread Count: 16 - 4 k Block Size - Total 1 GB

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64 MB - Thread Count: 16 - 4 k Block Size - Total 1 GBBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)246810SE +/- 0.07, N = 4SE +/- 0.08, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.08, N = 4SE +/- 0.11, N = 8SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 47.277.336.967.006.787.136.426.446.45

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Sequential Write - Size Per Thread: 128 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GB

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Sequential Write - Size Per Thread: 128 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GBBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)306090120150SE +/- 1.68, N = 4SE +/- 0.71, N = 4SE +/- 0.72, N = 4SE +/- 0.65, N = 4SE +/- 0.63, N = 4SE +/- 0.65, N = 4SE +/- 0.42, N = 4SE +/- 0.26, N = 4SE +/- 0.19, N = 4126.83125.90116.49121.12120.50124.11105.72106.15106.28

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 2 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 64 MB

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 2 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 64 MBBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)2004006008001000SE +/- 41.68, N = 8SE +/- 36.48, N = 8SE +/- 8.02, N = 8SE +/- 44.52, N = 8SE +/- 22.00, N = 8SE +/- 34.73, N = 8SE +/- 42.27, N = 8SE +/- 26.60, N = 8SE +/- 23.86, N = 8853.29827.64647.35498.15138.29915.80944.32723.99738.15

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 128 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GB

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 128 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GBBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)9001800270036004500SE +/- 29.07, N = 4SE +/- 17.25, N = 4SE +/- 4.99, N = 4SE +/- 2.92, N = 4SE +/- 213.84, N = 8SE +/- 22.63, N = 4SE +/- 232.01, N = 8SE +/- 354.77, N = 8SE +/- 168.71, N = 84248.864222.691628.563436.153628.253560.323546.893043.713292.29

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Sequential Read - Size Per Thread: 1.024 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 64 k Block Size - Total 32 GB

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Sequential Read - Size Per Thread: 1.024 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 64 k Block Size - Total 32 GBBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)20406080100SE +/- 0.45, N = 4SE +/- 0.53, N = 4SE +/- 0.31, N = 4SE +/- 0.30, N = 4SE +/- 1.66, N = 8SE +/- 0.65, N = 4SE +/- 0.86, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.43, N = 491.7091.8975.4685.5864.0290.9775.6779.7579.77

IOzone

Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)306090120150SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 7.78, N = 6SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3128.03128.30117.75121.94111.60126.75108.23107.22107.691. (CC) gcc options: -O3

IOzone

Record Size: 64kB - File Size: 32GB - Disk Test: Read Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64kB - File Size: 32GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)306090120150SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 24.89, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3139.23138.92120.86133.8665.67137.37118.43118.76118.571. (CC) gcc options: -O3

IOzone

Record Size: 64kB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64kB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)306090120150SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3128.53128.70118.08122.25120.00124.87108.29107.63107.281. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Timed MrBayes Analysis

Primate Phylogeny Analysis (Bayes)

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MrBayes Analysis 3.1.2Primate Phylogeny Analysis (Bayes)Baremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)918273645SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 323.6719.8330.2138.4735.5524.8622.9022.9223.02

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)8001600240032004000SE +/- 11.57, N = 3SE +/- 13.91, N = 3SE +/- 17.08, N = 3SE +/- 19.82, N = 3SE +/- 1.69, N = 3SE +/- 49.70, N = 3SE +/- 4.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 6.15, N = 33614.783603.483573.963568.133593.493576.883593.953601.043597.541. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread

PostMark

NetApp Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51NetApp Disk Transaction PerformanceBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)5001000150020002500SE +/- 7.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 15.67, N = 3SE +/- 5.33, N = 3SE +/- 6.67, N = 3SE +/- 6.67, N = 3SE +/- 11.55, N = 3SE +/- 13.33, N = 32395240317241984194222452219221222251. (CC) gcc options: -O3

John The Ripper

Password Hasing: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7Password Hasing: BlowfishBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)13002600390052006500SE +/- 20.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 16.00, N = 3SE +/- 225.30, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 20.67, N = 3SE +/- 96.70, N = 6SE +/- 79.63, N = 66219624060645926614462406151604959681. (CC) gcc options: -lssl -lcrypto -lm -lz -fopenmp -lcrypt -ldl

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)246810SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 36.696.717.197.347.686.717.097.127.191. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)4080120160200SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.24, N = 3SE +/- 1.24, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.22, N = 386.4385.25103.98182.91185.7987.28108.42109.10109.15

C-Ray

Raytracing, 1600x1200, 16 Threads, 8xAA

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Raytracing, 1600x1200, 16 Threads, 8xAABaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)918273645SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 337.3337.2638.2837.5937.5837.3137.5737.6137.591. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

BlogBench

Test: Read

OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: ReadBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)70K140K210K280K350KSE +/- 3281.65, N = 3SE +/- 1213.95, N = 3SE +/- 569.96, N = 3SE +/- 3140.35, N = 3SE +/- 3642.91, N = 3SE +/- 3394.91, N = 3SE +/- 1532.16, N = 3SE +/- 1204.34, N = 3SE +/- 2901.24, N = 33449403450253267103218023229673320722711512733862749191. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread

NGINX Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterNGINX Benchmark 1.0.11Static Web Page ServingBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 25.73, N = 3SE +/- 5.37, N = 3SE +/- 156.09, N = 3SE +/- 70.65, N = 3SE +/- 15.03, N = 3SE +/- 283.93, N = 6SE +/- 103.08, N = 3SE +/- 401.75, N = 614187.4814174.4410100.5914508.9715282.5011181.3416907.1915798.4816290.461. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread -lcrypt -lcrypto -lz

Mencoder

AVI To LAVC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMencoder 1.1AVI To LAVCBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)918273645SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 337.3137.3737.8337.8537.8237.4138.1037.8437.85-lXext -lX11 -lGL-lXext -lX11 -lGL1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ffast-math -lz -lpthread -ldl -rdynamic

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page ServingBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 15.49, N = 3SE +/- 15.69, N = 3SE +/- 19.79, N = 3SE +/- 123.01, N = 3SE +/- 31.26, N = 3SE +/- 4.95, N = 3SE +/- 136.16, N = 3SE +/- 97.75, N = 3SE +/- 71.15, N = 314486.2612787.709219.4010814.3011346.7811201.4811292.3210868.9310997.241. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1cRSA 4096-bit PerformanceBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)1428425670SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 361.7061.5061.1061.3761.1361.7061.2761.4361.071. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

Cyclictest

Kernel Latency: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 500 ms, 100000 Loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgms Average, Fewer Is BetterCyclictest 0.84Kernel Latency: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 500 ms, 100000 LoopsBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 27.69, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 3656853532377231. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lrt -lpthread -lrttest

Cyclictest

Kernel Latency: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 Loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgms Average, Fewer Is BetterCyclictest 0.84Kernel Latency: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 LoopsBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)1632486480SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 8.83, N = 6SE +/- 0.48, N = 4877159592749281. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lrt -lpthread -lrttest

Cyclictest

Kernel Latency: POSIX Timer, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 Loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgms Average, Fewer Is BetterCyclictest 0.84Kernel Latency: POSIX Timer, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 LoopsBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)1632486480SE +/- 0.17, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 6SE +/- 11.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 31087361583144291. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lrt -lpthread -lrttest

Cyclictest

Kernel Latency: POSIX Timer, Interval 500 ms, 100000 Loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgms Average, Fewer Is BetterCyclictest 0.84Kernel Latency: POSIX Timer, Interval 500 ms, 100000 LoopsBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)1632486480SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 6SE +/- 0.58, N = 3767160612832291. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lrt -lpthread -lrttest

PHPBench

PHP Benchmark Suite

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterPHPBench 0.8.1PHP Benchmark SuiteBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)13K26K39K52K65KSE +/- 458.19, N = 3SE +/- 366.94, N = 3SE +/- 198.40, N = 3SE +/- 207.62, N = 3SE +/- 553.47, N = 3SE +/- 898.92, N = 5SE +/- 242.40, N = 3SE +/- 325.52, N = 3SE +/- 458.46, N = 3604266036958729595525886159460598845982259769

SQLite

Test Target: Default Test Directory

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)130260390520650SE +/- 0.19, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 5SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 310.6511.5215.7032.5824.80600.4320.4918.7118.621. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ldl -lpthread

PostgreSQL pgbench

PostgreSQL TPC-B Transactions Per Second

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11PostgreSQL TPC-B Transactions Per SecondBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)8001600240032004000SE +/- 22.76, N = 3SE +/- 35.61, N = 3SE +/- 6.75, N = 3SE +/- 21.38, N = 6SE +/- 3.60, N = 3SE +/- 32.90, N = 3SE +/- 36.75, N = 3SE +/- 24.23, N = 3SE +/- 14.43, N = 32541.712596.371379.471389.031359.173634.921985.972103.882115.341. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Gzip Compression

2GB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File CompressionBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)48121620SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 315.9015.7718.2517.6417.9016.0717.2917.0216.99

GnuPG

1GB File Encryption

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGnuPG 1.4.101GB File EncryptionBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)3691215SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 412.2012.2112.5612.3012.4612.1912.3412.3112.33

PyBench

Python Benchmark Suite

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterPyBench 2008-08-14Python Benchmark SuiteBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)ESXi 5.1.0 (no VM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (Ubuntu OpenVM Tools)ESXi 5.1.0 (VMWare Tools)7001400210028003500SE +/- 3.46, N = 3SE +/- 3.79, N = 3SE +/- 2.19, N = 3SE +/- 13.93, N = 3SE +/- 11.93, N = 3SE +/- 12.17, N = 3SE +/- 5.69, N = 3SE +/- 4.81, N = 3SE +/- 5.93, N = 3295629382973297630382960297229692965

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4