CloudSol EC2/VMware comparison
EC2/VMware testing via the Phoronix Test Suite.


m1.small: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2650 0 @ 1.80GHz (1 Core), Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor

M420_1CPU_800MHz: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

	OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

m1.medium: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.00GHz (1 Core), Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor

M420_1CPU_1700MHz: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

	OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

m1.large: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2650 0 @ 1.80GHz (2 Cores), Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor

M420_2CPU_2600MHz: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

	OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

m1.xlarge: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2650 0 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor

M420_4CPU_3500MHz: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

	OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

M420_1CPU_Unlimited: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

	OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

M420_4CPU_4500MHz: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

	OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

Zen_MCS_1CPU: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.79GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 27GB Virtual disk + 32GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-53-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext3, System Layer: VMware


GraphicsMagick 1.3.16
Operation: Blur
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
m1.small ............ 10 |============
M420_1CPU_800MHz .... 10 |============
m1.medium ........... 22 |===========================
M420_1CPU_1700MHz ... 21 |==========================
m1.large ............ 32 |=======================================
M420_2CPU_2600MHz ... 32 |=======================================
m1.xlarge ........... 43 |=====================================================
M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 43 |=====================================================
M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 31 |======================================
M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 40 |=================================================
Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 35 |===========================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.16
Operation: Sharpen
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
m1.small ............ 4  |========
M420_1CPU_800MHz .... 4  |========
m1.medium ........... 9  |===================
M420_1CPU_1700MHz ... 8  |=================
m1.large ............ 14 |==============================
M420_2CPU_2600MHz ... 12 |=========================
m1.xlarge ........... 25 |=====================================================
M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 15 |================================
M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 11 |=======================
M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 20 |==========================================
Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 14 |==============================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.16
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
m1.small ............ 14 |===========
M420_1CPU_800MHz .... 13 |==========
m1.medium ........... 30 |=======================
M420_1CPU_1700MHz ... 28 |=====================
m1.large ............ 44 |=================================
M420_2CPU_2600MHz ... 42 |================================
m1.xlarge ........... 60 |=============================================
M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 57 |===========================================
M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 41 |===============================
M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 70 |=====================================================
Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 45 |==================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.16
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
m1.small ............ 24 |=============
M420_1CPU_800MHz .... 23 |=============
m1.medium ........... 50 |============================
M420_1CPU_1700MHz ... 48 |===========================
m1.large ............ 63 |===================================
M420_2CPU_2600MHz ... 72 |========================================
m1.xlarge ........... 76 |==========================================
M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 96 |=====================================================
M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 70 |=======================================
M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 82 |=============================================
Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 78 |===========================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.16
Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
m1.small ............ 10 |==========
M420_1CPU_800MHz .... 10 |==========
m1.medium ........... 21 |======================
M420_1CPU_1700MHz ... 21 |======================
m1.large ............ 32 |=================================
M420_2CPU_2600MHz ... 31 |================================
m1.xlarge ........... 46 |================================================
M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 42 |============================================
M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 31 |================================
M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 51 |=====================================================
Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 33 |==================================


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ............ 177.10 |=================================================
M420_1CPU_800MHz .... 174.86 |================================================
m1.medium ........... 88.01  |========================
M420_1CPU_1700MHz ... 81.59  |=======================
m1.large ............ 40.08  |===========
M420_2CPU_2600MHz ... 52.40  |==============
m1.xlarge ........... 20.29  |======
M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 38.13  |===========
M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 54.47  |===============
M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 29.48  |========
Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 59.64  |=================


OpenSSL 1.0.1c
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
m1.small ............ 27.30 |=================
M420_1CPU_800MHz .... 30.02 |===================
m1.medium ........... 44.40 |============================
M420_1CPU_1700MHz ... 61.83 |=======================================
m1.large ............ 55.53 |===================================
M420_2CPU_2600MHz ... 78.17 |==================================================
m1.xlarge ........... 55.93 |====================================
M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 78.43 |==================================================
M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 78.23 |==================================================
M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 78.70 |==================================================
Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 67.87 |===========================================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.3
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
m1.small ............ 1354.94  |======
M420_1CPU_800MHz .... 1824.87  |=========
m1.medium ........... 2885.10  |=============
M420_1CPU_1700MHz ... 3914.04  |==================
m1.large ............ 5097.88  |========================
M420_2CPU_2600MHz ... 5024.19  |=======================
m1.xlarge ........... 10067.93 |===============================================
M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 6539.75  |===============================
M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 5855.61  |===========================
M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 8354.73  |=======================================
Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 5804.51  |===========================