Xen HVM domU vs. KVM vs. VirtualBox - Ubuntu

Xen benchmarking from Ubuntu 11.10 on host and guest against KVM-QEMU on Ubuntu 11.10 and VirtualBox. Testing by Phoronix.com Michael Larabel for a future article.

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Xen HVM domU vs. KVM vs. VirtualBox - Ubuntu

Xen benchmarking from Ubuntu 11.10 on host and guest against KVM-QEMU on Ubuntu 11.10 and VirtualBox. Testing by Phoronix.com Michael Larabel for a future article.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1110164-AR-1110169AR92&rdt&gru.

Xen HVM domU vs. KVM vs. VirtualBox - UbuntuProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerOpenGLXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare MetalIntel 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 7.11QEMUIntel Core i7-2630QM @ 1.99GHz (8 Cores)innotek VirtualBox v1.2Intel 440FX - 82441FX PMC42GB VBOX HDDInnoTek VirtualBoxIntel 82801AA AC 97 AudioVBOX monitorIntel 82540EM Gigabitvboxvideo 1.0.11920x1034VirtualBox 4.1.2_Ubuntur38459Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores)Compal PBL21Intel 2nd Generation Core Family8192MB128GB Super Talent STT_FTM28G225HNVIDIA GeForce GT 555M (672/900MHz)Realtek ALC259Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wirelessnouveau 0.0.161920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- VirtualBox: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.

Xen HVM domU vs. KVM vs. VirtualBox - Ubuntucompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishapache: Static Web Page Servingopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performanceclomp: Static OMP Speedupnpb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Apostmark: Disk Transaction Performancec-ray: Total Timepovray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesmafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentsqlite: Default Test DirectoryXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal97712397333762849111231.4846.734.247034.051671.94116.593777.3097.686254.723843.843405.6521.222409107.65132818836.43608.921175733830001106371011247.0667.154.709134.722130.41154.364716.1287.878525.194980.324190.1528.63339380.5290514625.59416.75112953257667105626834315.6363.934.018050.001944.04145.034308.0778.247893.534575.894093.8527.71309086.1596215726.95147.701333134750001112471415642.7467.754.909483.242259.97157.694936.29141.828803.395262.674604.6932.04416673.2590014425.01319.92OpenBenchmarking.org

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 81.83, N = 3SE +/- 70.24, N = 3SE +/- 48.81, N = 3SE +/- 219.83, N = 39771117571129513331

John The Ripper

Test: Traditional DES

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal700K1400K2100K2800K3500KSE +/- 6641.62, N = 3SE +/- 29365.51, N = 3SE +/- 7264.83, N = 3SE +/- 50302.42, N = 32397333338300032576673475000

John The Ripper

Test: MD5

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5Xen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 2.85, N = 3SE +/- 8.35, N = 3SE +/- 25.54, N = 3SE +/- 16.68, N = 37628110631056211124

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal150300450600750SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3491710683714

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 44.78, N = 3SE +/- 167.10, N = 3SE +/- 22.06, N = 3SE +/- 123.21, N = 311231.4811247.064315.6315642.74

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal1530456075SE +/- 0.02, N = 4SE +/- 0.21, N = 4SE +/- 0.37, N = 4SE +/- 0.27, N = 446.7367.1563.9367.75

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal1.10252.2053.30754.415.5125SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.09, N = 10SE +/- 0.13, N = 10SE +/- 0.04, N = 54.244.704.014.90

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 11.02, N = 3SE +/- 30.12, N = 3SE +/- 38.28, N = 3SE +/- 32.43, N = 37034.059134.728050.009483.24

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: CG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal5001000150020002500SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 16.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 31671.942130.411944.042259.97

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal306090120150SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3116.59154.36145.03157.69

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal11002200330044005500SE +/- 2.06, N = 3SE +/- 30.36, N = 3SE +/- 39.72, N = 3SE +/- 27.27, N = 33777.304716.124308.074936.29

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: IS.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal306090120150SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 2.73, N = 6SE +/- 2.55, N = 6SE +/- 0.32, N = 397.6887.8778.24141.82

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 7.03, N = 3SE +/- 118.14, N = 6SE +/- 76.11, N = 3SE +/- 435.53, N = 66254.728525.197893.538803.39

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal11002200330044005500SE +/- 222.22, N = 6SE +/- 18.27, N = 3SE +/- 28.77, N = 3SE +/- 4.12, N = 33843.844980.324575.895262.67

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal10002000300040005000SE +/- 41.04, N = 3SE +/- 72.35, N = 6SE +/- 16.78, N = 3SE +/- 11.34, N = 33405.654190.154093.854604.69

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal714212835SE +/- 0.67, N = 6SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 321.2228.6327.7132.04

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal9001800270036004500SE +/- 37.23, N = 10SE +/- 72.83, N = 10SE +/- 34.80, N = 10SE +/- 0.00, N = 52409339330904166

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3107.6580.5286.1573.25

POV-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal300600900120015001328905962900

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal4080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3188146157144

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.706Multiple Sequence AlignmentXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 336.4325.5926.9525.01

SQLite

Test Target: Default Test Directory

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryXen HVM DomUKVM-QEMUVirtualBoxBare Metal130260390520650SE +/- 2.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.89, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3608.92416.75147.70319.92


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