fio.vps VMware testing on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. VMware Virtual S: Processor: 2 x Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DRAM, Disk: 43GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-85-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2048x1920, System Layer: VMware Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Example Network Job - Disk Target: Default Test Directory Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better VMware Virtual S . 34.58 |===================================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern - Disk Target: Default Test Directory Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better VMware Virtual S . 395.87 |====================================================