DiskTestIoZone VMware testing on RedHatEnterpriseServer 5.6 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Virtual disk: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2603 0 @ 1.80GHz (8 Cores), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 322GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: RedHatEnterpriseServer 5.6, Kernel: 2.6.18-238.el5 (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware 11.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.1.2 20080704, File-System: ext3, System Layer: VMware IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 1795.39 |======================================================= IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 1450.44 |======================================================= IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 166.64 |======================================================== IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 165.98 |======================================================== IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 1867.11 |======================================================= IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 1979.16 |======================================================= IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 1466.79 |======================================================= IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 167.30 |======================================================== IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 159.29 |======================================================== IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 149.02 |======================================================== IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 1974.08 |======================================================= IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Virtual disk . 158.07 |========================================================