fio8c4g VMware testing on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. fio 8 cores 4 GB: Processor: 8 x Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.59GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 86GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-32-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2048x2048, System Layer: VMware Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Example Network Job - Disk Target: Default Test Directory Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better fio 8 cores 4 GB . 35.98 |===================================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern - Disk Target: Default Test Directory Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better fio 8 cores 4 GB . 129.69 |====================================================