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 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 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 Zen_MCS_2CPU: Processor: Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.79GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 54GB 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 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_4CPU: Processor: Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.79GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DRAM, Disk: 107GB 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 m3.xlarge: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores), Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 8GB OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-virtual (x86_64), File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor 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 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 |======================= Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 35 |========================= m1.xlarge ........... 43 |=============================== M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 43 |=============================== Zen_MCS_2CPU ........ 52 |===================================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 40 |============================= Zen_MCS_4CPU ........ 74 |===================================================== m3.xlarge ........... 70 |================================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 31 |====================== 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 |============== Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 14 |================= m1.xlarge ........... 25 |============================== M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 15 |================== Zen_MCS_2CPU ........ 26 |=============================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 20 |======================== Zen_MCS_4CPU ........ 44 |===================================================== m3.xlarge ........... 39 |=============================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 11 |============= 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 |======================= Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 45 |========================= m1.xlarge ........... 60 |================================= M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 57 |================================ Zen_MCS_2CPU ........ 69 |====================================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 70 |======================================= Zen_MCS_4CPU ........ 95 |===================================================== m3.xlarge ........... 92 |=================================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 41 |======================= 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 |============================== Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 78 |================================= m1.xlarge ........... 76 |================================ M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 96 |======================================== Zen_MCS_2CPU ........ 102 |=========================================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 82 |================================== Zen_MCS_4CPU ........ 124 |==================================================== m3.xlarge ........... 114 |================================================ M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 70 |============================= 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 |===================== Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 33 |======================= m1.xlarge ........... 46 |================================ M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 42 |============================= Zen_MCS_2CPU ........ 53 |==================================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 51 |=================================== Zen_MCS_4CPU ........ 77 |===================================================== m3.xlarge ........... 61 |========================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 31 |===================== 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 |============== Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 59.64 |================= m1.xlarge ........... 20.29 |====== M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 38.13 |=========== Zen_MCS_2CPU ........ 30.10 |======== M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 29.48 |======== Zen_MCS_4CPU ........ 15.08 |==== m3.xlarge ........... 18.64 |===== M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 54.47 |=============== 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 |========================================== Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 67.87 |==================================== m1.xlarge ........... 55.93 |============================== M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 78.43 |========================================== Zen_MCS_2CPU ........ 67.80 |==================================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 78.70 |========================================== Zen_MCS_4CPU ........ 67.87 |==================================== m3.xlarge ........... 93.07 |================================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 78.23 |========================================== 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 |========== Zen_MCS_1CPU ........ 5804.51 |=========== m1.xlarge ........... 10067.93 |==================== M420_4CPU_3500MHz ... 6539.75 |============= Zen_MCS_2CPU ........ 9885.14 |=================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz ... 8354.73 |================ Zen_MCS_4CPU ........ 24098.18 |=============================================== m3.xlarge ........... 10451.46 |==================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited . 5855.61 |===========