Ubuntu-Kernel-generic_vs_aws
Xen HVM domU 4.2.amazon testing on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


3130-141-generic: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Xen HVM domU, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 1 x 16384 MB RAM, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Network: Intel 82599 Virtual Function

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-141-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen HVM domU 4.2.amazon

4.4.0-1011-aws: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Xen HVM domU, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 1 x 16384 MB RAM, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Network: Intel 82599 Virtual Function

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-1011-aws (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: Xen HVM domU 4.2.amazon

4.4.0-111-generic: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Xen HVM domU, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 1 x 16384 MB RAM, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Network: Intel 82599 Virtual Function

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-111-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: Xen HVM domU 4.2.amazon


Loopback TCP Network Performance
Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback
Seconds < Lower Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 21.06 |===================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 21.37 |====================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 20.63 |==================================================


IOzone 3.465
Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 6651.86 |==================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 6501.29 |=================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 6514.69 |=================================================


IOzone 3.465
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 4584.61 |==================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 4505.81 |=================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 4511.62 |=================================================


IOzone 3.465
Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 101.75 |===================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 102.30 |===================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 102.25 |===================================================


IOzone 3.465
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 99.96  |===================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 100.74 |===================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 100.86 |===================================================


IOzone 3.465
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 7288.34 |==================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 7034.32 |================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 6997.51 |================================================


IOzone 3.465
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 101.68 |===================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 101.92 |===================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 102.19 |===================================================


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: ffs
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 5.38 |=====================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 5.38 |=====================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 5.39 |=====================================================


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: sqrt
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 15.31 |====================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 15.32 |====================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 15.31 |====================================================


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: tanh
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 63.88 |====================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 61.99 |==================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 61.90 |==================================================


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: ffsll
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 5.38 |=====================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 5.38 |=====================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 5.38 |=====================================================


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: pthread_once
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
3130-141-generic .. 6.28 |=====================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws .... 6.27 |=====================================================
4.4.0-111-generic . 6.28 |=====================================================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.7
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
3130-141-generic . 18824.08 |==================================================
4.4.0-1011-aws ... 17719.28 |===============================================