fio1 VMware testing on Debian 6.0.6 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Virtual disk: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2609 0 @ 2.39GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 8192 MB DRAM, Disk: 34GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Debian 6.0.6, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext3, System Layer: VMware Flexible IO Tester 1.57 Test: Example Network Job Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better Virtual disk . 62.70 |========================================================= Flexible IO Tester 1.57 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better Virtual disk . 493.73 |========================================================