cache1 VMware testing on RedHatEnterpriseServer 6.6 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Xeon X7560: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon X7560 @ 2.26GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 16384 MB DRAM, Disk: 107GB Virtual disk + 537GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: RedHatEnterpriseServer 6.6, Kernel: 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware CacheBench Test: Read MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel Xeon X7560 . 1866.83 |=================================================== CacheBench Test: Write MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel Xeon X7560 . 6299.80 |=================================================== CacheBench Test: Read / Modify / Write MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel Xeon X7560 . 12357.71 |==================================================