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 x3650, SAN SAS: Processor: Intel Xeon E5520 @ 2.27GHz (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 x3650, SAN SATA: Processor: Intel Xeon E5520 @ 2.27GHz (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 x3650, local storage: Processor: Intel Xeon E5520 @ 2.27GHz (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 x3650 2 cores, local storage: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5520 @ 2.27GHz (2 Cores), 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 x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5520 @ 2.27GHz (2 Cores), 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 x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5520 @ 2.27GHz (2 Cores), 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 |====================================== x3650, SAN SAS ............... 47.11 |====================================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 16.67 |============== x3650, local storage ......... 29.01 |======================== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 29.74 |======================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 18.33 |=============== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 47.10 |====================================== 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 |==== x3650, SAN SAS ............... 71.22 |==== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 74.50 |==== x3650, local storage ......... 688.58 |======================================= x3650 2 cores, local storage . 699.82 |======================================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 72.31 |==== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 71.09 |==== 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 |===================================== x3650, SAN SAS ............... 87.97 |========================================= x3650, SAN SATA .............. 75.32 |=================================== x3650, local storage ......... 20.90 |========== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 20.77 |========== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 81.13 |====================================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 86.67 |======================================== 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 |======================= x3650, SAN SAS ............... 316.74 |=================================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 310.08 |================================== x3650, local storage ......... 89.79 |========== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 91.38 |========== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 355.03 |======================================= x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 364.96 |======================================== 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 |======================= x3650, SAN SAS ............... 318.56 |================================= x3650, SAN SATA .............. 299.38 |=============================== x3650, local storage ......... 138.32 |=============== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 147.83 |================ x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 358.16 |====================================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 381.18 |======================================== 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 |========================= x3650, SAN SAS ............... 249.30 |================================= x3650, SAN SATA .............. 148.49 |=================== x3650, local storage ......... 84.39 |=========== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 91.30 |============ x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 191.68 |========================= x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 305.14 |======================================== 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 |================================= x3650, SAN SAS ............... 144.45 |======================================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 140.15 |======================================= x3650, local storage ......... 23.12 |====== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 22.84 |====== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 142.39 |======================================= x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 144.17 |======================================== 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 |=========================== x3650, SAN SAS ............... 172.91 |=========================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 178.80 |============================ x3650, local storage ......... 244.18 |====================================== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 254.28 |======================================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 168.49 |=========================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 175.48 |============================ 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 |======================================= x3650, SAN SAS ............... 157.16 |======================================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 99.22 |========================= x3650, local storage ......... 19.03 |===== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 19.06 |===== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 98.83 |========================= x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 157.60 |======================================== 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 |==================================== x3650, SAN SAS ............... 41.70 |================================ x3650, SAN SATA .............. 28.55 |====================== x3650, local storage ......... 44.32 |================================== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 54.10 |========================================= x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 28.33 |===================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 41.52 |=============================== 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 |========================================= x3650, SAN SAS ............... 4.82 |======================================= x3650, SAN SATA .............. 3.90 |================================ x3650, local storage ......... 1.09 |========= x3650 2 cores, local storage . 1.12 |========= x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 5.17 |========================================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 4.74 |======================================= 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 |======================================= x3650, SAN SAS ............... 165.05 |======================================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 62.00 |=============== x3650, local storage ......... 19.60 |===== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 18.78 |==== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 67.22 |================ x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 167.01 |======================================== 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 |============================ x3650, SAN SAS ............... 118.53 |===================================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 64.53 |==================== x3650, local storage ......... 24.35 |======== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 27.33 |========= x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 67.20 |===================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 126.91 |======================================== 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 |========================================= x3650, SAN SAS ............... 50.69 |========================================= x3650, SAN SATA .............. 36.50 |============================= x3650, local storage ......... 44.63 |==================================== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 45.41 |==================================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 37.03 |============================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 51.02 |========================================= 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 |================================= x3650, SAN SAS ............... 17.03 |==================================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 16.99 |=================================== x3650, local storage ......... 19.65 |========================================= x3650 2 cores, local storage . 17.96 |===================================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 15.17 |================================ x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 16.14 |================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better x3550, local storage ......... 1260 |======================== x3550, SAN SATA .............. 1445 |============================ x3550, SAN SAS ............... 1704 |================================= x3650, SAN SAS ............... 2179 |========================================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 1720 |================================= x3650, local storage ......... 645 |============ x3650 2 cores, local storage . 648 |============ x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 1829 |=================================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 2106 |========================================= Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better x3550, local storage ......... 25.51 |==================================== x3550, SAN SATA .............. 24.82 |=================================== x3550, SAN SAS ............... 24.49 |=================================== x3650, SAN SAS ............... 26.33 |===================================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 26.39 |===================================== x3650, local storage ......... 28.77 |========================================= x3650 2 cores, local storage . 29.10 |========================================= x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 26.59 |===================================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 26.31 |===================================== 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 |============== x3650, SAN SAS ............... 4263.30 |=================== x3650, SAN SATA .............. 4260.25 |=================== x3650, local storage ......... 4228.84 |=================== x3650 2 cores, local storage . 8467.43 |====================================== x3650 2 cores, SAN SATA ...... 8612.55 |======================================= x3650 2 cores, SAN SAS ....... 8094.28 |=====================================