test vbox testing a vbox ubuntu machine w/ 2 cores on laptop test1: Processor: Intel Core i7-4700MQ @ 2.39GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Oracle VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 21GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: InnoTek VirtualBox, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Monitor: VBOX monitor, Network: Intel 82540EM 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: modesetting 1.18.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x976, System Layer: Oracle VirtualBox Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better test1 . 24.25 |================================================================