fireto VMware testing on Debian 8.3 via the Phoronix Test Suite. aio: Processor: Intel Core i7-4800MQ @ 2.69GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 512 MB DRAM, Disk: 11GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Debian 8.3, Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2048x1920, System Layer: VMware AIO-Stress 0.21 Test: Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better aio . 689.50 |=================================================================