Ubuntu 12.04 Core i7 KVM Virtualization

Linux virtualization testing under Ubuntu 12.04 with the Linux 3.2 kernel on an Intel Core i7 platform. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1203253-SU-KVMVIRTUA44&grr&sro&rro.

Ubuntu 12.04 Core i7 KVM VirtualizationProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerBare MetalKVMIntel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 12.043.2.0-20-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.6.0X Server 1.11.3nouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6ext41600x900QEMU Virtual 1.0 @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)BochsRed Hat Virtio3072MB35GBLLVMpipeGeneric 1af4 ID 20Red Hat Virtio deviceUnity 2D 5.6.0cirrus 1.3.21024x768QEMU 1.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,go --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details- CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattrSystem Details- Bare Metal: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2. Compiz was running on this system.- KVM: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2.

Ubuntu 12.04 Core i7 KVM Virtualizationnginx: Static Web Page Servingnpb: UA.Anpb: SP.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: LU.Anpb: IS.Cnpb: FT.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: CG.Bnpb: BT.Aopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesnero2d: Total Timen-queens: Elapsed Timeffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDencode-mp3: WAV To MP3encode-flac: WAV To FLACcrafty: Elapsed Timecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressioncompress-lzma: 256MB File Compressionc-ray: Total Timebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilebuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilemafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmenthmmer: Pfam Database Searchjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishscimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiplyscimark2: Monte Carloscimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxationscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationscimark2: Compositecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvergraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Blurgmpbench: Total Timex264: H.264 Video Encodingvpxenc: vpxenctiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 8dbench: 1compilebench: Read Compiled Treecompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: CompileBare MetalKVM14515.8720.332838.972499.285194.2486.102667.0192.801483.685451.1142.0869830.21361.4515.9224.3210.04109.3419.57174.96106.88184.7994.3414.6235.2221991137.79345.25781.62184.221226.06734.9988401072.63418841107731737.3058.309.9092.69205.88116.3592.69108.4911874.6717.882563.752449.354731.3063.242505.9790.621359.375158.1941.0570851.10368.6816.6024.9510.34114.5120.43225.05108.76206.75103.3519.7228.762090932.06336.37755.19138.351085.13649.4276801016.4740844010470170148.837.7023.85134.70386.6077.5891.06OpenBenchmarking.org

NGINX Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterNGINX Benchmark 1.0.11Static Web Page ServingKVMBare Metal3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 182.32, N = 6SE +/- 233.31, N = 311874.6714515.871. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread -lcrypt -lz

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AKVMBare Metal510152025SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 317.8820.331. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AKVMBare Metal6001200180024003000SE +/- 12.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 32563.752838.971. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BKVMBare Metal5001000150020002500SE +/- 4.99, N = 3SE +/- 16.77, N = 32449.352499.281. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AKVMBare Metal11002200330044005500SE +/- 16.46, N = 3SE +/- 14.35, N = 34731.305194.241. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: IS.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CKVMBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 363.2486.101. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BKVMBare Metal6001200180024003000SE +/- 4.41, N = 3SE +/- 13.83, N = 32505.972667.011. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BKVMBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 390.6292.801. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: CG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BKVMBare Metal30060090012001500SE +/- 9.05, N = 3SE +/- 2.86, N = 31359.371483.681. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AKVMBare Metal12002400360048006000SE +/- 17.14, N = 3SE +/- 13.41, N = 35158.195451.111. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceKVMBare Metal1020304050SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 441.0542.081. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesKVMBare Metal1632486480SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 370691. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp -O3

Open FMM Nero2D

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterOpen FMM Nero2D 2.0.2Total TimeKVMBare Metal2004006008001000851.10830.211. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lfftw3 -llapack -lblas -lgfortran -lquadmath -lm

N-Queens

Elapsed Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterN-Queens 1.0Elapsed TimeKVMBare Metal80160240320400SE +/- 0.08, N = 2SE +/- 0.25, N = 2368.68361.451. (CC) gcc options: -static -O2

FFmpeg

AVI To NTSC VCD

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.10AVI To NTSC VCDKVMBare Metal48121620SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 316.6015.921. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -ldl -lm -pthread

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3KVMBare Metal612182430SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 524.9524.32

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACKVMBare Metal3691215SE +/- 0.06, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 510.3410.041. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lm

Crafty

Elapsed Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterCrafty 23.4Elapsed TimeKVMBare Metal306090120150SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3114.51109.341. (CC) gcc options: -lstdc++ -lm

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionKVMBare Metal510152025SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 320.4319.571. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lpthread -lbz2

LZMA Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLZMA Compression256MB File CompressionKVMBare Metal50100150200250SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3225.05174.961. (CC) gcc options: -O3

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeKVMBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3108.76106.881. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileKVMBare Metal50100150200250SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3206.75184.79

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4Time To CompileKVMBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3103.3594.34

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentKVMBare Metal510152025SE +/- 0.55, N = 6SE +/- 0.26, N = 619.7214.621. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread

Timed HMMer Search

Pfam Database Search

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchKVMBare Metal816243240SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 328.7635.221. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -pthread -lhmmer -lsquid -lm

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: BlowfishKVMBare Metal5001000150020002500SE +/- 16.15, N = 3SE +/- 14.62, N = 3209021991. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

SciMark

Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplyKVMBare Metal2004006008001000SE +/- 5.28, N = 4SE +/- 1.29, N = 4932.061137.79

SciMark

Computational Test: Monte Carlo

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloKVMBare Metal80160240320400SE +/- 2.07, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4336.37345.25

SciMark

Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationKVMBare Metal2004006008001000SE +/- 3.40, N = 4SE +/- 0.95, N = 4755.19781.62

SciMark

Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformKVMBare Metal4080120160200SE +/- 0.73, N = 4SE +/- 0.89, N = 4138.35184.22

SciMark

Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationKVMBare Metal30060090012001500SE +/- 2.11, N = 4SE +/- 1.63, N = 41085.131226.06

SciMark

Computational Test: Composite

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: CompositeKVMBare Metal160320480640800SE +/- 1.45, N = 4SE +/- 0.40, N = 4649.42734.99

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestKVMBare Metal2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 138.39, N = 6SE +/- 79.56, N = 3768088401. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverKVMBare Metal2004006008001000SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.46, N = 31016.471072.631. (CC) gcc options: -O3

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenKVMBare Metal918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 340411. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingKVMBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 384881. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingKVMBare Metal918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 340411. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceKVMBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 31041071. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurKVMBare Metal1632486480SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 370731. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GMPbench

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgGMPbench Score, More Is BetterGMPbench 0.2Total TimeKVMBare Metal4008001200160020001701.001737.301. (CC) gcc options: -O3

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingKVMBare Metal1326395265SE +/- 0.67, N = 5SE +/- 0.21, N = 348.8358.30

VP8 libvpx Encoding

vpxenc

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencKVMBare Metal3691215SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 37.709.901. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -lvpx -lm -lpthread

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8KVMBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 0.37, N = 5SE +/- 0.36, N = 423.8592.69

Dbench

Client Count: 1

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1KVMBare Metal50100150200250SE +/- 3.36, N = 6SE +/- 0.29, N = 3134.70205.881. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

Compile Bench

Test: Read Compiled Tree

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeKVMBare Metal80160240320400SE +/- 8.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3386.60116.35

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateKVMBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 377.5892.69

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileKVMBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 1.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 391.06108.49

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