Performance VMware testing on Ubuntu 16.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Performance: Processor: 2 x Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.81GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DRAM, Disk: 21GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-47-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: 1666x1036, System Layer: VMware Loopback TCP Network Performance Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback Seconds < Lower Is Better Performance . 18.49 |==========================================================