kvm QEMU 1.1.2 testing on Debian 7.6 via the Phoronix Test Suite. kvm-sdisk: Processor: QEMU Virtual 1.1.2 @ 2.00GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB RAM, Disk: 10GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Network: Red Hat Virtio device OS: Debian 7.6, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: QEMU 1.1.2 IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better kvm-sdisk . 93.11 |============================================================ IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better kvm-sdisk . 563.06 |=========================================================== Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better kvm-sdisk . 26.14 |============================================================