tpds2 VMware testing on CentOS 6.5 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Virtual disk: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 21GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: CentOS 6.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 2011.69 |======================================================= IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 82.62 |=========================================================