a Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor testing on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 1: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB (270/405MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor 2: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor 3: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor 4: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor fio 1: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB (270/405MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor fio 2: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor fio 3: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor fio 4: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor fs 1: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB (270/405MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor fs 2: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor fs 3: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor fs 4: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor 64 aio 1: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.49GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4240CTO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 500GB TOSHIBA MK5061GS, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 1024MB (270/405MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900, System Layer: Xen 4.4.2 Hypervisor AIO-Stress 0.21 Test: Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better 1 ........ 136.40 |============================================================ 2 ........ 89.24 |======================================= 3 ........ 51.63 |======================= 4 ........ 46.78 |===================== 64 aio 1 . 116.12 |=================================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Sync - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better fio 1 . 73.47 |====================================================== fio 2 . 85.05 |============================================================== fio 3 . 81.48 |============================================================ fio 4 . 87.46 |================================================================ FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better fs 1 . 42.57 |============================================================= fs 2 . 41.43 |============================================================ fs 3 . 41.47 |============================================================ fs 4 . 45.13 |=================================================================