lxc 2 x Intel Xeon E5504 testing with a HP ProLiant DL360 G6 and 128MB on Debian Linux 7.6 via the Phoronix Test Suite. lxc: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5504 @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL360 G6, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 147GB LOGICAL VOLUME, Graphics: 128MB OS: Debian Linux 7.6, Kernel: 3.14-0.bpo.2-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x1200 GnuPG 1.4.10 1GB File Encryption Seconds < Lower Is Better lxc . 20.73 |================================================================== OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better lxc . 43.87 |================================================================== Gcrypt Library 1.4.4 CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher Microseconds < Lower Is Better lxc . 4157 |=================================================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better lxc . 1916333 |================================================================ John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better lxc . 9077 |=================================================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better lxc . 526 |====================================================================