A future article on Phoronix.com looking at the KVM guest performance of Ubuntu 11.10 and past Ubuntu Linux releases going back to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Both 32-bit and 64-bit guest performance is to be looked at. Host is the Lenovo ThinkPad W510 with KVM.
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Ubuntu 11.10 KVM
A future article on Phoronix.com looking at the KVM guest performance of Ubuntu 11.10 and past Ubuntu Linux releases going back to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Both 32-bit and 64-bit guest performance is to be looked at. Host is the Lenovo ThinkPad W510 with KVM.
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10:
Processor: Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 6GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Red Hat Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04:
Processor: Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 6GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Red Hat Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10:
Processor: Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Red Hat Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04:
Processor: Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Qumranet Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Qumranet Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-33-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10:
Processor: Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Qumranet Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Qumranet Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 9.10, Kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.6.4, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.6, Compiler: GCC 4.4.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04:
Processor: Pentium II @ 6.38GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Qumranet Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Qumranet Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 9.04, Kernel: 2.6.28-11-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.26.1, Display Server: X Server 1.6.0, Display Driver: cirrus 1.2.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.4, Compiler: GCC 4.3.3, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 800x600
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10:
Processor: Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Qumranet Device 1002, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Qumranet Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 8.10, Kernel: 2.6.27-7-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.24.1, Display Server: X Server 1.5.2, Display Driver: cirrus 1.2.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.2, Compiler: GCC 4.3.2, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 800x600
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04:
Processor: Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Qumranet 1002, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Qumranet 1000
OS: Ubuntu 8.04, Kernel: 2.6.24-26-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.22.3, Display Server: X Server 1.4.0.90, Display Driver: cirrus 1.1.0, OpenGL: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.0.3-rc2), Compiler: GCC 4.2.4, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 800x600
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10:
Processor: QEMU Virtual 0.12.5 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 6GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Red Hat Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: QEMU
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04:
Processor: QEMU Virtual 0.12.5 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 6GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Red Hat Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: QEMU
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10:
Processor: QEMU Virtual 0.12.5 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Red Hat Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: QEMU
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04:
Processor: QEMU Virtual 0.12.5 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Qumranet Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Qumranet Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: QEMU
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10:
Processor: QEMU Virtual 0.12.5 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Qumranet Virtio, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Qumranet Virtio device
OS: Ubuntu 9.10, Kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.6.4, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.6, Compiler: GCC 4.4.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: QEMU
FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 13.52 |==============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 17.85 |=======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 18.33 |========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 18.18 |========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 18.31 |========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 20.23 |=============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 20.43 |=============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 18.22 |========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 10.92 |========================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 10.99 |========================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 11.37 |=========================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 11.30 |=========================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 11.40 |=========================
LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 35.60 |=========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 34.23 |=======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 34.04 |=======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 37.88 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 37.26 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 39.27 |=============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 39.25 |=============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 38.66 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 32.32 |=====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 31.97 |=====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 31.83 |====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 32.20 |=====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 32.33 |=====================================
PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 521 |========
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 516 |========
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 521 |========
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 606 |=========
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 571 |========
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 337 |=====
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 308 |=====
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 334 |=====
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 783 |============
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 786 |============
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 1064 |================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 3125 |==============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 2986 |============================================
7-Zip Compression 9.13
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 5062 |=========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 4862 |=======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 4814 |=======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 4860 |=======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 4720 |======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 4550 |=====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 4479 |====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 4598 |=====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 5470 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 5627 |==============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 5665 |==============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 5645 |==============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 5585 |=============================================
John The Ripper 1.7.8
Test: Traditional DES
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 2407667 |====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 2440000 |=====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 2381000 |====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 2400667 |====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 2410667 |====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 2410000 |====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 2388333 |====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 2382000 |====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 2714667 |=========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 2861667 |===========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 2795667 |==========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 2770333 |==========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 2760000 |=========================================
John The Ripper 1.7.8
Test: MD5
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 7824 |=============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 7991 |==============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 7728 |=============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 7822 |=============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 7819 |=============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 7952 |==============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 7878 |=============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 7894 |=============================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 11632 |===========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 12120 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 11841 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 11772 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 11688 |===========================================
John The Ripper 1.7.8
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 360 |=======================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 363 |=======================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 356 |=======================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 353 |======================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 351 |======================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 361 |=======================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 357 |=======================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 361 |=======================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 740 |===============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 700 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 688 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 677 |===========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 687 |============================================
GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 73 |=====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 66 |=================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 67 |==================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 66 |=================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 66 |=================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 65 |=================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 64 |================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 65 |=================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 96 |================================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 87 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 88 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 88 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 88 |============================================
GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Blur
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 58 |================================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 50 |=========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 54 |=============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 53 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 53 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 53 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 53 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 50 |=========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 54 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 50 |=========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 50 |=========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 50 |=========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 50 |=========================================
GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 30 |==============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 28 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 29 |=============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 29 |=============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 28 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 28 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 28 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 31 |================================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 26 |========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 26 |========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 26 |========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 26 |========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 26 |========================================
GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 64 |=============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 57 |========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 59 |=========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 58 |========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 57 |========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 56 |=======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 55 |======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 55 |======================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 69 |================================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 64 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 64 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 64 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 64 |=============================================
GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Sharpen
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 41 |================================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 38 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 38 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 38 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 39 |==============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 38 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 38 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 37 |===========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 25 |=============================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 25 |=============================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 25 |=============================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 25 |=============================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 25 |=============================
x264 2010-11-22
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 26.80 |======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 26.80 |======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 27.31 |=======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 27.21 |=======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 24.97 |====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 25.36 |====================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 24.37 |===================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 31.07 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 30.88 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 31.56 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 31.37 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 28.91 |=========================================
C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 264.97 |=========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 269.61 |==========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 274.44 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 282.92 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 282.28 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 273.74 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 273.26 |==========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 243.39 |======================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 127.86 |====================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 127.00 |====================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 146.78 |=======================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 146.86 |=======================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 146.99 |=======================
TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.1v
Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping
FPS > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 29.24 |==========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 31.40 |=============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 30.81 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 30.70 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 26.81 |======================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 29.71 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 29.19 |==========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 13.23 |===================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 25.15 |====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 27.19 |=======================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 27.20 |=======================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 26.88 |=======================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 23.88 |==================================
Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 413 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 410 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 404 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 415 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 415 |============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 440 |===============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 441 |===============================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 439 |===============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 350 |=====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 346 |=====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 337 |====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 342 |====================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 337 |====================================
Apache Benchmark 2.2.17
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 7576.54 |=========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 6172.07 |=================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 4688.62 |=========================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 5467.69 |=============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 473.83 |===
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 6430.74 |===================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 6016.27 |================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 7298.58 |=======================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 7592.43 |=========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 5974.67 |================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 4976.57 |===========================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 5712.28 |===============================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 7988.75 |===========================================
OpenSSL 1.0.0a
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 18.25 |====================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 18.13 |====================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 17.98 |====================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 17.85 |====================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 17.98 |====================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 17.77 |====================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 17.93 |====================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 17.88 |====================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 40.28 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 40.40 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 40.15 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 40.10 |=============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 40.05 |=============================================
SQLite 3.7.3
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 76.88 |=============
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 80.48 |==============
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 232.06 |========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 75.77 |=============
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 92.27 |================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 177.98 |==============================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 71.25 |============
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 81.02 |==============
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 257.22 |============================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 73.71 |=============
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 91.45 |================
PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 846.11 |===================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 745.85 |===============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 817.46 |==================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 1038.57 |===========================================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 677.21 |============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.04 .. 641.18 |==========================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.10 .. 682.32 |============================
32-bit KVM: Ubuntu 8.04 .. 682.39 |============================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.10 . 934.00 |======================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 11.04 . 819.75 |==================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.10 . 955.09 |=======================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 10.04 . 1046.48 |===========================================
64-bit KVM: Ubuntu 9.10 .. 659.70 |===========================