Encryption Overhead Disk IO with Full Disk Encryption Stock: Processor: Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 32GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-45-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: vmware 13.1.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768, System Layer: VMware Full Disk Encryption: Processor: Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 21GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-31-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: vmware 13.1.0, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768, System Layer: VMware Home Directory Encryption: Processor: Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 21GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-31-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: vmware 13.1.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4 (ecryptfs), Screen Resolution: 1366x768, System Layer: VMware IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Stock ..................... 5164.48 |========================================== Full Disk Encryption ...... 5072.18 |========================================= Home Directory Encryption . 64.56 |= IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Stock ..................... 64.13 |============================================ Full Disk Encryption ...... 44.24 |============================== Home Directory Encryption . 58.21 |========================================