Xen HVM domU vs. KVM

Xen benchmarking from Ubuntu 11.10 on host and guest against KVM-QEMU on Ubuntu 11.10.

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Xen HVM DomU

Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Xen HVM domU v4.1.1, Chipset: Intel 440FX - 82441FX PMC, Memory: 6144MB, Disk: 32GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Ensoniq ES1370

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: Xen HVM domU 4.1.1

KVM-QEMU

Processor: QEMU Virtual 0.14.1 @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 6144MB, Disk: 32GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Generic 1af4 ID 20, 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, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: QEMU

Xen HVM domU vs. KVMProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerOpenGLXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUIntel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores)Xen HVM domU v4.1.1Intel 440FX - 82441FX PMC6144MB32GBCirrus Logic GD 5446Ensoniq ES1370Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4cirrus 1.3.2GCC 4.6.1ext41024x768Xen HVM domU 4.1.1QEMU Virtual 0.14.1 @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores)BochsRed Hat VirtioGeneric 1af4 ID 20Red Hat Virtio device2.1 Mesa 7.11QEMUOpenBenchmarking.org

Xen HVM DomU vs. KVM-QEMU ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+11.7%+11.7%+23.4%+23.4%+35.1%+35.1%46.7%46.1%45%44.6%43.7%42.4%41.1%40.8%36.3%34.9%33.7%32.4%29.9%29.6%28.8%27.4%24.9%23%20.3%10.8%Total TimeD.T.DMD5BlowfishR.4.b.PM.S.ATraditional DESD.T.PLU.AUA.ATotal TimeEP.BBT.AMG.BG.I.R.1.SCG.BFT.BSP.AC.S.TIS.C11.2%Static OMP SpeedupPOV-RaySQLiteJohn The RipperJohn The RipperOpenSSLTimed MAFFT AlignmentJohn The RipperPostMarkNAS Parallel BenchmarksNAS Parallel BenchmarksC-RayNAS Parallel BenchmarksNAS Parallel BenchmarksNAS Parallel BenchmarksSmallptNAS Parallel BenchmarksNAS Parallel BenchmarksNAS Parallel Benchmarks7-Zip CompressionNAS Parallel BenchmarksCLOMPXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMU

Xen HVM domU vs. KVMc-ray: Total Timepovray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testnpb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Amafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentclomp: Static OMP Speedupapache: Static Web Page Servingpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancesqlite: Default Test DirectoryXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMU107.6513281882397333762849146.7397717034.051671.94116.593777.3097.686254.723843.843405.6521.2236.434.2411231.482409608.9280.5290514633830001106371067.15117579134.722130.41154.364716.1287.878525.194980.324190.1528.6325.594.7011247.063393416.75OpenBenchmarking.org

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU20406080100SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 380.52107.65
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU20406080100Min: 80.32 / Avg: 80.52 / Max: 80.89Min: 107.64 / Avg: 107.65 / Max: 107.67

POV-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU300600900120015009051328

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU4080120160200SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3146188
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU306090120150Min: 143 / Avg: 145.67 / Max: 147Min: 188 / Avg: 188 / Max: 188

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU700K1400K2100K2800K3500KSE +/- 29365.51, N = 3SE +/- 6641.62, N = 333830002397333
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU600K1200K1800K2400K3000KMin: 3346000 / Avg: 3383000 / Max: 3441000Min: 2386000 / Avg: 2397333.33 / Max: 2409000

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5KVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 8.35, N = 3SE +/- 2.85, N = 3110637628
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5KVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU2K4K6K8K10KMin: 11046 / Avg: 11062.67 / Max: 11072Min: 7622 / Avg: 7627.67 / Max: 7631

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU150300450600750SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3710491
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU120240360480600Min: 709 / Avg: 710.33 / Max: 712Min: 489 / Avg: 490.67 / Max: 492

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU1530456075SE +/- 0.21, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 467.1546.73
OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU1326395265Min: 66.7 / Avg: 67.15 / Max: 67.6Min: 46.7 / Avg: 46.73 / Max: 46.8

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 70.24, N = 3SE +/- 81.83, N = 3117579771
OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU2K4K6K8K10KMin: 11629 / Avg: 11757.33 / Max: 11871Min: 9610 / Avg: 9770.67 / Max: 9878

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 30.12, N = 3SE +/- 11.02, N = 39134.727034.05
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU16003200480064008000Min: 9082.01 / Avg: 9134.72 / Max: 9186.32Min: 7012.07 / Avg: 7034.05 / Max: 7046.41

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU5001000150020002500SE +/- 16.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 32130.411671.94
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU400800120016002000Min: 2098.4 / Avg: 2130.41 / Max: 2149.4Min: 1670.56 / Avg: 1671.94 / Max: 1674.03

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU306090120150SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3154.36116.59
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU306090120150Min: 153.52 / Avg: 154.36 / Max: 155.62Min: 116.45 / Avg: 116.59 / Max: 116.68

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU10002000300040005000SE +/- 30.36, N = 3SE +/- 2.06, N = 34716.123777.30
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU8001600240032004000Min: 4656.66 / Avg: 4716.12 / Max: 4756.51Min: 3774.9 / Avg: 3777.3 / Max: 3781.39

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU20406080100SE +/- 2.73, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 387.8797.68
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU20406080100Min: 74.65 / Avg: 87.87 / Max: 92.63Min: 97.57 / Avg: 97.68 / Max: 97.75

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 118.14, N = 6SE +/- 7.03, N = 38525.196254.72
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU15003000450060007500Min: 7959.83 / Avg: 8525.19 / Max: 8711.29Min: 6240.89 / Avg: 6254.72 / Max: 6263.81

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU11002200330044005500SE +/- 18.27, N = 3SE +/- 222.22, N = 64980.323843.84
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU9001800270036004500Min: 4961.46 / Avg: 4980.32 / Max: 5016.86Min: 2735.36 / Avg: 3843.84 / Max: 4128.66

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU9001800270036004500SE +/- 72.35, N = 6SE +/- 41.04, N = 34190.153405.65
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU7001400210028003500Min: 3938.36 / Avg: 4190.15 / Max: 4376.34Min: 3324.6 / Avg: 3405.65 / Max: 3457.34

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU714212835SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 628.6321.22
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU612182430Min: 27.83 / Avg: 28.63 / Max: 29.54Min: 17.99 / Avg: 21.22 / Max: 22.47

Timed MAFFT Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.706Multiple Sequence AlignmentKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 325.5936.43
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.706Multiple Sequence AlignmentKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU816243240Min: 25.58 / Avg: 25.59 / Max: 25.6Min: 36.42 / Avg: 36.43 / Max: 36.45

CLOMP

CLOMP is the C version of the Livermore OpenMP benchmark developed to measure OpenMP overheads and other performance impacts due to threading in order to influence future system designs. This particular test profile configuration is currently set to look at the OpenMP static schedule speed-up across all available CPU cores using the recommended test configuration. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU1.05752.1153.17254.235.2875SE +/- 0.09, N = 10SE +/- 0.03, N = 54.704.24
OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU246810Min: 3.95 / Avg: 4.7 / Max: 4.92Min: 4.16 / Avg: 4.24 / Max: 4.3

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 167.10, N = 3SE +/- 44.78, N = 311247.0611231.48
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU2K4K6K8K10KMin: 11010.8 / Avg: 11247.06 / Max: 11569.9Min: 11184.04 / Avg: 11231.48 / Max: 11320.99

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU7001400210028003500SE +/- 72.83, N = 10SE +/- 37.23, N = 1033932409
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU6001200180024003000Min: 3125 / Avg: 3392.6 / Max: 3571Min: 2272 / Avg: 2408.8 / Max: 2500

SQLite

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU130260390520650SE +/- 0.89, N = 3SE +/- 2.30, N = 3416.75608.92
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryKVM-QEMUXen HVM DomU110220330440550Min: 415 / Avg: 416.75 / Max: 417.85Min: 604.47 / Avg: 608.92 / Max: 612.16

Xen HVM DomU

Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Xen HVM domU v4.1.1, Chipset: Intel 440FX - 82441FX PMC, Memory: 6144MB, Disk: 32GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Ensoniq ES1370

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: Xen HVM domU 4.1.1

Testing initiated at 15 October 2011 19:33 by user ubuntu.

KVM-QEMU

Processor: QEMU Virtual 0.14.1 @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 6144MB, Disk: 32GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Audio: Generic 1af4 ID 20, 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, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: QEMU

Testing initiated at 16 October 2011 11:52 by user phoronix.