vm-multicore VMware testing on CentOS 6.4 via the Phoronix Test Suite. vmware: Processor: Intel Xeon E5405 @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS 6.4, Kernel: 2.6.32-358.14.2.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware kvm: Processor: QEMU Virtual @ 1.99GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Red Hat KVM, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB RAM, Disk: 18GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Network: Red Hat Virtio device OS: CentOS 6.4, Kernel: 2.6.32-358.14.2.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, System Layer: QEMU Common KVM: Processor: Common KVM @ 1.99GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 1 x 3000 MB RAM, Disk: 36GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Network: Red Hat Virtio device OS: CentOS 6.4, Kernel: 2.6.32-220.23.3.el6.kis_toa.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4 Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 70.32 |========================================================== kvm ........ 70.49 |========================================================== Common KVM . 72.09 |=========================================================== Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 30.80 |========================================================= kvm ........ 31.91 |=========================================================== Common KVM . 32.15 |=========================================================== Gcrypt Library 1.4.4 CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher Microseconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 4593 |=========================================================== kvm ........ 4657 |============================================================ Common KVM . 4693 |============================================================ John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better vmware ..... 1008 |============================================================ kvm ........ 937 |======================================================== Common KVM . 934 |======================================================== x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better vmware ..... 24.13 |=========================================================== kvm ........ 13.30 |================================= Common KVM . 19.78 |================================================ Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better vmware ..... 596.96 |========================================================== kvm ........ 595.49 |========================================================== Common KVM . 592.54 |========================================================== 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better vmware ..... 3312 |============================================================ kvm ........ 3213 |========================================================== Common KVM . 3261 |=========================================================== Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 168.06 |============================================== kvm ........ 192.66 |===================================================== Common KVM . 211.48 |========================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 242.50 |========================================================= kvm ........ 246.87 |========================================================== Common KVM . 248.56 |========================================================== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 37.93 |========================================================== kvm ........ 36.93 |========================================================= Common KVM . 38.55 |=========================================================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 702 |=========================================================== kvm ........ 717 |============================================================ Common KVM . 723 |============================================================= Bullet Physics Engine 2.81 Test: 1000 Convex Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 15.87 |========================================================= kvm ........ 16.01 |========================================================== Common KVM . 16.31 |=========================================================== Crafty 23.4 Elapsed Time Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware . 171.40 |============================================================ kvm .... 175.72 |============================================================== Minion 0.15 Benchmark: Solitaire Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 185.16 |====================================================== kvm ........ 187.55 |====================================================== Common KVM . 200.26 |========================================================== Minion 0.15 Benchmark: Quasigroup Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 309.88 |========================================================== kvm ........ 311.07 |========================================================== Common KVM . 312.43 |========================================================== POV-Ray 3.6.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better vmware ..... 1696 |========================================================== kvm ........ 1738 |============================================================ Common KVM . 1743 |============================================================ OpenSSL 1.0.1c RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better vmware ..... 42.97 |=========================================================== kvm ........ 42.40 |========================================================== Common KVM . 42.43 |==========================================================