Ubuntu Server, Xen VM Xen HVM domU 4.1.5 testing on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. x3550, local storage: Processor: Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.49GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Xen HVM domU v4.1.5, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 18GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-44-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: Xen HVM domU 4.1.5 x3550, SAN SATA: Processor: Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.49GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Xen HVM domU v4.1.5, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 18GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-44-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: Xen HVM domU 4.1.5 x3550, SAN SAS: Processor: Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.49GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Xen HVM domU v4.1.5, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 18GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-44-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: Xen HVM domU 4.1.5 AIO-Stress 0.21 Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 50.44 |================================================= x3550, SAN SATA ...... 16.79 |================ x3550, SAN SAS ....... 47.28 |============================================== SQLite 3.7.3 12,500 INSERTs Seconds < Lower Is Better x3550, local storage . 374.22 |================================================ x3550, SAN SATA ...... 76.20 |========== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 72.93 |========= FS-Mark 3.3 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 40.90 |========================= x3550, SAN SATA ...... 70.83 |=========================================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 80.33 |================================================= Dbench 4.0 12 Clients MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 100.44 |======================= x3550, SAN SATA ...... 206.74 |============================================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 214.16 |================================================ Dbench 4.0 48 Clients MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 117.52 |========================= x3550, SAN SATA ...... 213.95 |============================================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 223.49 |================================================ Dbench 4.0 128 Clients MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 94.71 |======================== x3550, SAN SATA ...... 121.73 |=============================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 189.00 |================================================ Dbench 4.0 1 Clients MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 40.30 |================ x3550, SAN SATA ...... 116.02 |=============================================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 117.77 |================================================ IOzone 3.405 8GB Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 103.18 |============================= x3550, SAN SATA ...... 173.29 |================================================ x3550, SAN SAS ....... 171.86 |================================================ IOzone 3.405 8GB Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 100.44 |=============================== x3550, SAN SATA ...... 95.99 |============================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 153.30 |================================================ Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 64MB Random Read - 32 Threads MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 18.37 |=================== x3550, SAN SATA ...... 25.38 |========================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 48.06 |================================================= Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 64MB Random Write - 32 Threads MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 1.53 |=============== x3550, SAN SATA ...... 3.77 |====================================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 5.01 |================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 66.96 |==================== x3550, SAN SATA ...... 58.76 |================= x3550, SAN SAS ....... 161.30 |================================================ Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 61.69 |================================== x3550, SAN SATA ...... 57.86 |================================ x3550, SAN SAS ....... 89.54 |================================================= Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree MB/s > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 36.04 |=================================== x3550, SAN SATA ...... 34.92 |================================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 50.58 |================================================= Unpacking The Linux Kernel linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2 Seconds < Lower Is Better x3550, local storage . 16.57 |================================================= x3550, SAN SATA ...... 15.99 |=============================================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 15.82 |=============================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 1260 |===================================== x3550, SAN SATA ...... 1445 |========================================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 1704 |================================================== Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better x3550, local storage . 25.51 |================================================= x3550, SAN SATA ...... 24.82 |================================================ x3550, SAN SAS ....... 24.49 |=============================================== Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage . 2989.38 |=============================================== x3550, SAN SATA ...... 3004.78 |=============================================== x3550, SAN SAS ....... 2989.84 |===============================================