io Intel Core i5-2320 testing with a Microsoft Virtual Machine v7.0 and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual VGA on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. io1: Processor: Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.01GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Microsoft Virtual Machine v7.0, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 136GB Virtual Disk + 9GB Virtual Disk, Graphics: Microsoft Hyper-V virtual VGA, Monitor: RYI 109-B5 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: vesa 2.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4 io-disabled: Processor: Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.01GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Microsoft Virtual Machine v7.0, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 136GB Virtual Disk + 9GB Virtual Disk, Graphics: Microsoft Hyper-V virtual VGA, Monitor: RYI 109-B5 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: vesa 2.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4 io-enhanced: Processor: Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.01GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Microsoft Virtual Machine v7.0, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 136GB Virtual Disk + 9GB Virtual Disk, Graphics: Microsoft Hyper-V virtual VGA, Monitor: RYI 109-B5 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: vesa 2.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4 IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better io1 ......... 68.67 |========================================================== io-disabled . 45.36 |====================================== io-enhanced . 52.98 |============================================= IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better io1 ......... 113.73 |== io-disabled . 78.85 |= io-enhanced . 3597.43 |========================================================