Ubuntu 12.04 Oracle VM VirtualBox Intel Core i7-3960X benchmarking of various Ubuntu 12.04 LTS virtualization options with the Precise Linux 3.2 kernel. Testing of bare metal, Xen, KVM, and Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization methods from this Intel Sandy Bridge Extreme Edition system that was running in the same configuration for the duration of testing. This Linux virtualization benchmarking is for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution System Layer Intel Core i7 3960X Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) Intel DX79SI Intel Sandy DMI2 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 AMD Radeon HD 6570 512MB Realtek ALC892 DELL P2210H Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-20-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.6.0 X Server 1.11.3 radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.6 ext4 1920x1080 QEMU Virtual 1.0 @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) Bochs Red Hat Virtio 12288MB 16GB LLVMpipe Generic 1af4 ID 20 Red Hat Virtio device Unity 2D 5.6.0 cirrus 1.3.2 1024x768 QEMU 1.0 Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) Xen HVM domU v4.1.2 Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC 26GB Ensoniq ES1370 Xen HVM domU 4.1.2 Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.19GHz (12 Cores) innotek VirtualBox v1.2 41GB VBOX HDD Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio Intel 82540EM Gigabit vesa 2.3.0 VirtualBox 4.1.10_Ubuntur76795 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler 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_xattr System Details - Intel Core i7 3960X: Bare Metal: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2. Compiz was running on this system. - Intel Core i7 3960X: KVM: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2. - Intel Core i7 3960X: Xen: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2. - Intel Core i7 3960X: VirtualBox: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2.
x264: H.264 Video Encoding nginx: Static Web Page Serving compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test npb: BT.A hmmer: Pfam Database Search vpxenc: vpxenc dbench: 1 compress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compression tiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 8 npb: IS.C npb: FT.B scimark2: Fast Fourier Transform build-linux-kernel: Time To Compile compilebench: Initial Create c-ray: Total Time graphics-magick: Resizing npb: EP.B compress-lzma: 256MB File Compression build-imagemagick: Time To Compile smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples compilebench: Compile graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholding graphics-magick: Sharpen graphics-magick: Blur graphics-magick: HWB Color Space scimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiply scimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorization scimark2: Composite crafty: Elapsed Time himeno: Poisson Pressure Solver nero2d: Total Time openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance npb: UA.A npb: SP.A npb: MG.B npb: LU.A npb: CG.B mafft: Multiple Sequence Alignment john-the-ripper: Blowfish Intel Core i7 3960X Bare Metal KVM Xen VirtualBox 170.44 17638.33 25015 16396.46 12.14 23.54 300.55 6.06 174.62 154.57 9102.76 307.91 65.71 220.11 37.37 146 305.52 155.28 42.07 21 429.00 85 87 118 162 1653.30 1941.16 1062.22 90.96 1357.24 708.09 74.98 73.12 9340.36 10158.85 15393.08 3307.14 4.89 6562 139.51 16675.53 21319 14094.95 10.67 19.67 268.33 6.42 9.57 84.97 8589.00 180.14 76.52 159.19 39.42 138 297.07 197.93 41.31 21 312.79 83 85 113 157 1473.43 1737.26 957.19 93.82 1322.15 715.72 74.85 56.96 7007.17 8422.94 12133.88 2941.37 7.45 6270 156.54 17788.74 23762 14979.75 9.74 23.18 255.00 6.38 135.89 153.99 8693.00 308.62 116.75 144.09 39.49 130 297.51 144.33 50.36 21 378.65 77 81 98 146 1617.43 1928.90 1050.68 92.55 1351.65 713.81 74.98 46.09 6944.81 7698.61 11580.19 2841.48 7.64 5657 27.03 3505.38 5200 3600.71 29.94 7.94 113.94 13.53 35.86 80.94 4871.72 171.66 116.36 140.54 56.52 97 207.84 209.48 58.26 29 348.64 62 66 90 134 1384.57 1644.01 907.17 99.29 1258.82 749.63 71.98 2.79 1100.63 1430.53 2537.95 675.11 60.65 2179 OpenBenchmarking.org
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 1.43, N = 3 SE +/- 1.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 2.52, N = 3 170.44 139.51 27.03 156.54
NGINX Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better NGINX Benchmark 1.0.11 Static Web Page Serving Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K SE +/- 40.72, N = 3 SE +/- 256.40, N = 4 SE +/- 44.99, N = 3 SE +/- 36.94, N = 3 17638.33 16675.53 3505.38 17788.74 1. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread -lcrypt -lz
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K SE +/- 101.71, N = 3 SE +/- 343.26, N = 4 SE +/- 93.66, N = 3 SE +/- 146.01, N = 3 25015 21319 5200 23762 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: BT.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: BT.A Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K SE +/- 43.19, N = 3 SE +/- 158.44, N = 3 SE +/- 54.53, N = 3 SE +/- 147.53, N = 3 16396.46 14094.95 3600.71 14979.75 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
Timed HMMer Search Pfam Database Search OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 5 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 12.14 10.67 29.94 9.74 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -pthread -lhmmer -lsquid -lm
VP8 libvpx Encoding vpxenc OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better VP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1 vpxenc Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 23.54 19.67 7.94 23.18 1. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -lvpx -lm -lpthread
Dbench Client Count: 1 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 1 Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 300.55 268.33 113.94 255.00 1. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt
Parallel BZIP2 Compression 256MB File Compression OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5 256MB File Compression Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 5 SE +/- 0.26, N = 6 SE +/- 0.11, N = 6 6.06 6.42 13.53 6.38 1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lpthread -lbz2
Threaded I/O Tester Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8 Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.29, N = 4 SE +/- 0.04, N = 4 SE +/- 0.55, N = 8 SE +/- 0.34, N = 4 174.62 9.57 35.86 135.89
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: IS.C OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: IS.C Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 154.57 84.97 80.94 153.99 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: FT.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: FT.B Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 2.38, N = 3 SE +/- 3.79, N = 3 SE +/- 64.78, N = 6 SE +/- 8.23, N = 3 9102.76 8589.00 4871.72 8693.00 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
SciMark Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 6.32, N = 4 SE +/- 0.38, N = 2 SE +/- 1.03, N = 4 SE +/- 0.95, N = 4 307.91 180.14 171.66 308.62
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 1.78, N = 5 SE +/- 0.87, N = 3 65.71 76.52 116.36 116.75
Compile Bench Test: Initial Create OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 6.99, N = 3 SE +/- 2.38, N = 4 SE +/- 2.72, N = 3 SE +/- 1.77, N = 3 220.11 159.19 140.54 144.09
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 37.37 39.42 56.52 39.49 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
GraphicsMagick Operation: Resizing OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Resizing Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 146 138 97 130 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: EP.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.B Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 SE +/- 4.22, N = 6 SE +/- 1.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 305.52 297.07 207.84 297.51 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
LZMA Compression 256MB File Compression OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better LZMA Compression 256MB File Compression Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 155.28 197.93 209.48 144.33 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
Timed ImageMagick Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4 Time To Compile Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 42.07 41.31 58.26 50.36
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 21 21 29 21 1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp -O3
Compile Bench Test: Compile OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 6.76, N = 3 SE +/- 4.32, N = 6 SE +/- 4.86, N = 5 SE +/- 6.17, N = 3 429.00 312.79 348.64 378.65
GraphicsMagick Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 85 83 62 77 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Sharpen OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Sharpen Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 87 85 66 81 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Blur OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Blur Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 118 113 90 98 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: HWB Color Space OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: HWB Color Space Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 162 157 134 146 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
SciMark Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 3.19, N = 4 SE +/- 4.84, N = 4 SE +/- 19.10, N = 4 SE +/- 5.47, N = 4 1653.30 1473.43 1384.57 1617.43
SciMark Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 1.77, N = 4 SE +/- 5.66, N = 2 SE +/- 15.87, N = 4 SE +/- 3.47, N = 4 1941.16 1737.26 1644.01 1928.90
SciMark Computational Test: Composite OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 1.30, N = 4 SE +/- 1.82, N = 4 SE +/- 3.59, N = 4 SE +/- 1.40, N = 4 1062.22 957.19 907.17 1050.68
Crafty Elapsed Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Crafty 23.4 Elapsed Time Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 90.96 93.82 99.29 92.55 1. (CC) gcc options: -lstdc++ -lm
Himeno Benchmark Poisson Pressure Solver OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 1.94, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 1357.24 1322.15 1258.82 1351.65 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
Open FMM Nero2D Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Open FMM Nero2D 2.0.2 Total Time Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 160 320 480 640 800 708.09 715.72 749.63 713.81 1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lfftw3 -llapack -lblas -lgfortran -lquadmath -lm
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.28, N = 4 SE +/- 0.16, N = 4 SE +/- 0.47, N = 4 SE +/- 0.23, N = 4 74.98 74.85 71.98 74.98 1. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: UA.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 6.08, N = 6 SE +/- 0.07, N = 6 SE +/- 2.58, N = 6 73.12 56.96 2.79 46.09 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: SP.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 13.26, N = 3 SE +/- 462.33, N = 6 SE +/- 6.52, N = 3 SE +/- 119.31, N = 4 9340.36 7007.17 1100.63 6944.81 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: MG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 24.04, N = 3 SE +/- 629.82, N = 6 SE +/- 85.61, N = 6 SE +/- 715.21, N = 6 10158.85 8422.94 1430.53 7698.61 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 55.11, N = 3 SE +/- 484.66, N = 6 SE +/- 42.99, N = 3 SE +/- 805.88, N = 6 15393.08 12133.88 2537.95 11580.19 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: CG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: CG.B Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 3.87, N = 3 SE +/- 57.92, N = 6 SE +/- 22.75, N = 6 SE +/- 43.89, N = 6 3307.14 2941.37 675.11 2841.48 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
Timed MAFFT Alignment Multiple Sequence Alignment OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 6 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 6 4.89 7.45 60.65 7.64 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread
John The Ripper Test: Blowfish OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Blowfish Bare Metal KVM VirtualBox Xen 1400 2800 4200 5600 7000 SE +/- 17.15, N = 3 SE +/- 125.58, N = 3 SE +/- 147.29, N = 6 SE +/- 204.91, N = 6 6562 6270 2179 5657 1. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt
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