Ubuntu 11.10 KVM Guest Performance 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.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1110108-AR-HELL9931728 .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution System Layer 32-bit KVM 64-bit KVM Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores) Bochs Qumranet 1002 2048MB 8GB Cirrus Logic GD 5446 Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio Qumranet 1000 Ubuntu 8.04 2.6.24-26-generic (i686) GNOME 2.22.3 X Server 1.4.0.90 cirrus 1.1.0 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.0.3-rc2) GCC 4.2.4 ext3 800x600 Qumranet Device 1002 Qumranet Virtio device Ubuntu 8.10 2.6.27-7-generic (i686) GNOME 2.24.1 X Server 1.5.2 cirrus 1.2.1 2.1 Mesa 7.2 GCC 4.3.2 Pentium II @ 6.38GHz (4 Cores) Qumranet Virtio Ubuntu 9.04 2.6.28-11-generic (i686) GNOME 2.26.1 X Server 1.6.0 2.1 Mesa 7.4 GCC 4.3.3 Pentium II @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores) Ubuntu 9.10 2.6.31-14-generic (i686) GNOME 2.28.1 X Server 1.6.4 cirrus 1.3.1 2.1 Mesa 7.6 GCC 4.4.1 ext4 1024x768 Ubuntu 10.04 2.6.32-33-generic (i686) GNOME 2.30.2 X Server 1.7.6 cirrus 1.3.2 GCC 4.4.3 Red Hat Virtio Red Hat Virtio device Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.35-22-generic (i686) GNOME 2.32.0 X Server 1.9.0 GCC 4.4.5 6GB Ubuntu 11.04 2.6.38-8-generic (i686) GNOME 2.32.1 X Server 1.10.1 GCC 4.5.2 Ubuntu 11.10 3.0.0-12-generic (i686) Unity 4.22.0 X Server 1.10.4 GCC 4.6.1 QEMU Virtual 0.12.5 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores) Qumranet 1002 8GB Qumranet 1000 Ubuntu 8.04 2.6.24-26-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.22.3 X Server 1.4.0.90 cirrus 1.1.0 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.0.3-rc2) GCC 4.2.4 ext3 1280x800 QEMU Qumranet Device 1002 Qumranet Virtio device Ubuntu 8.10 2.6.27-7-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.24.1 X Server 1.5.2 cirrus 1.2.1 2.1 Mesa 7.2 GCC 4.3.2 1024x768 QEMU Virtual 0.12.5 @ 6.38GHz (4 Cores) Qumranet Virtio Ubuntu 9.04 2.6.28-11-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.26.1 X Server 1.6.0 2.1 Mesa 7.4 GCC 4.3.3 QEMU Virtual 0.12.5 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores) Ubuntu 9.10 2.6.31-14-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.28.1 X Server 1.6.4 cirrus 1.3.1 2.1 Mesa 7.6 GCC 4.4.1 ext4 Ubuntu 10.04 2.6.32-33-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.30.2 X Server 1.7.6 cirrus 1.3.2 GCC 4.4.3 Red Hat Virtio Red Hat Virtio device Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.32.0 X Server 1.9.0 GCC 4.4.5 6GB Ubuntu 11.04 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.32.1 X Server 1.10.1 GCC 4.5.2 Ubuntu 11.10 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64) Unity 4.22.0 X Server 1.10.4 GCC 4.6.1 OpenBenchmarking.org
apache: Static Web Page Serving pgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Second sqlite: Default Test Directory postmark: Disk Transaction Performance compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test c-ray: Total Time smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples encode-mp3: WAV To MP3 encode-flac: WAV To FLAC x264: H.264 Video Encoding graphics-magick: HWB Color Space graphics-magick: Blur graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholding graphics-magick: Resizing graphics-magick: Sharpen john-the-ripper: Traditional DES john-the-ripper: MD5 john-the-ripper: Blowfish openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance ttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping 32-bit KVM 64-bit KVM Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 7298.58 682.39 334 4598 243.39 439 38.66 18.22 65 50 31 55 37 2382000 7894 361 17.88 13.23 6016.27 682.32 308 4479 273.26 441 39.25 20.43 24.37 64 53 28 55 38 2388333 7878 357 17.93 29.19 6430.74 641.18 177.98 337 4550 273.74 440 39.27 20.23 25.36 65 53 28 56 38 2410000 7952 361 17.77 29.71 473.83 677.21 92.27 571 4720 282.28 415 37.26 18.31 24.97 66 53 28 57 39 2410667 7819 351 17.98 26.81 5467.69 1038.57 75.77 606 4860 282.92 415 37.88 18.18 27.21 66 53 29 58 38 2400667 7822 353 17.85 30.70 4688.62 817.46 232.06 521 4814 274.44 404 34.04 18.33 27.31 67 54 29 59 38 2381000 7728 356 17.98 30.81 6172.07 745.85 80.48 516 4862 269.61 410 34.23 17.85 26.80 66 50 28 57 38 2440000 7991 363 18.13 31.40 7576.54 846.11 76.88 521 5062 264.97 413 35.60 13.52 26.80 73 58 30 64 41 2407667 7824 360 18.25 29.24 7405.41 657.83 422 5479 128.84 354 32.59 12.41 96 50 26 69 25 2722667 11477 687 38.98 12.27 5666.27 705.42 369 5193 141.15 344 33.61 12.17 27.89 93 51 26 64 25 2758667 11262 659 39.68 25.26 6162.55 620.39 195.49 379 5437 140.65 347 33.78 12.44 29.93 93 51 26 64 25 2760333 11284 649 39.38 25.55 7988.75 659.70 91.45 2986 5585 146.99 337 32.33 11.40 28.91 88 50 26 64 25 2760000 11688 687 40.05 23.88 5712.28 1046.48 73.71 3125 5645 146.86 342 32.20 11.30 31.37 88 50 26 64 25 2770333 11772 677 40.10 26.88 4976.57 955.09 257.22 1064 5665 146.78 337 31.83 11.37 31.56 88 50 26 64 25 2795667 11841 688 40.15 27.20 5974.67 819.75 81.02 786 5627 127.00 346 31.97 10.99 30.88 87 50 26 64 25 2861667 12120 700 40.40 27.19 7592.43 934.00 71.25 783 5470 127.86 350 32.32 10.92 31.07 96 54 26 69 25 2714667 11632 740 40.28 25.15 OpenBenchmarking.org
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 474 5516 7577 64-bit KVM 4977 6435 7989 OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.17 Static Web Page Serving Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K
PostgreSQL pgbench TPC-B Transactions Per Second Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 641 766 1039 64-bit KVM 620 800 1046 OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4 TPC-B Transactions Per Second Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 200 400 600 800 1000
SQLite Test Target: Default Test Directory Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 75.8 122.6 232.1 64-bit KVM 71.3 128.4 257.2 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better SQLite 3.7.3 Test Target: Default Test Directory Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 70 140 210 280 350
PostMark Disk Transaction Performance Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 308 464 606 64-bit KVM 369 1239 3125 OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 800 1600 2400 3200 4000
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 4479 4743 5062 64-bit KVM 5193 5513 5665 OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.13 Compress Speed Test Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 1400 2800 4200 5600 7000
C-Ray Total Time Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 243.4 270.6 282.9 64-bit KVM 127.0 138.3 147.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 70 140 210 280 350
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 404.0 422.1 441.0 64-bit KVM 337.0 344.6 354.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 120 240 360 480 600
LAME MP3 Encoding WAV To MP3 Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 34.0 37.0 39.3 64-bit KVM 31.8 32.6 33.8 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2 WAV To MP3 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 11 22 33 44 55
FLAC Audio Encoding WAV To FLAC Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 13.5 18.1 20.4 64-bit KVM 10.9 11.6 12.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 6 12 18 24 30
x264 H.264 Video Encoding Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 24.4 26.1 27.3 64-bit KVM 27.9 30.2 31.6 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2010-11-22 H.264 Video Encoding Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 9 18 27 36 45
GraphicsMagick Operation: HWB Color Space Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 64.0 66.5 73.0 64-bit KVM 87.0 91.1 96.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: HWB Color Space Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 20 40 60 80 100
GraphicsMagick Operation: Blur Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 50.0 53.0 58.0 64-bit KVM 50.0 50.8 54.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Blur Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 16 32 48 64 80
GraphicsMagick Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 28.0 28.9 31.0 64-bit KVM 26.0 26.0 26.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 9 18 27 36 45
GraphicsMagick Operation: Resizing Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 55.0 57.6 64.0 64-bit KVM 64.0 65.3 69.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Resizing Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 20 40 60 80 100
GraphicsMagick Operation: Sharpen Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 37.0 38.4 41.0 64-bit KVM 25.0 25.0 25.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Sharpen Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 11 22 33 44 55
John The Ripper Test: Traditional DES Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 2381000 2402542 2440000 64-bit KVM 2714667 2768000 2861667 OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: Traditional DES Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 700K 1400K 2100K 2800K 3500K
John The Ripper Test: MD5 Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 7728 7864 7991 64-bit KVM 11262 11635 12120 OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: MD5 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K
John The Ripper Test: Blowfish Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 351 358 363 64-bit KVM 649 686 740 OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: Blowfish Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 200 400 600 800 1000
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 17.8 18.0 18.3 64-bit KVM 39.0 39.9 40.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.0a RSA 4096-bit Performance Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 11 22 33 44 55
TTSIOD 3D Renderer Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping Min Avg Max 32-bit KVM 13.2 27.6 31.4 64-bit KVM 12.3 24.2 27.2 OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.1v Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 9 18 27 36 45
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