VM Comparison

Virtualization Comparison

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VM ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsNetworkOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)2 x Intel Xeon E5440 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores)Dell 0TT740Intel 5000X MCH16384MB1000GB PERC 6/iAMD ATI ES1000 128MBBroadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 GigabitUbuntu 12.043.2.0-37-generic (x86_64)GCC 4.6ext41024x768Intel Xeon E5440 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores)14336MB60GBXen 4.1.2 HypervisorIntel Core 2 Duo T7700 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores)BochsRed Hat Virtio45GBCirrus Logic GD 5446Red Hat Virtio device800x600QEMU Virtual 1.0 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores)3.5.0-23-generic (x86_64)QEMU 1.02 x Intel Xeon E5440 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores)Dell 0TT74016384MB1000GB PERC 6/i128MB3.2.0-37-generic (x86_64)1024x768OpenBenchmarking.orgDisk Details- Baremetal (ondemand), Baremetal (Performance): CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattrProcessor Details- Baremetal (ondemand): Scaling Governor: ondemand- Baremetal (Performance): Scaling Governor: performance- LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem Details- Baremetal (ondemand): Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3.- Baremetal (Performance): Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3.- Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): Python 2.7.3.- KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): Python 2.7.3.- KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): Python 2.7.3.- LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): Python 2.7.3.Compiler Details- Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS), KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS), KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS), LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): --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++ --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 Mount Options Details- Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr- KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr- KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS): barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw,user_xattr

VM Comparisoncyclictest: POSIX Timer, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 Loopssqlite: Default Test Directoryfio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patternpgbench: PostgreSQL TPC-B Transactions Per Secondcompilebench: Compiletiobench: Rand Read - 128 MB - 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GBbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizeiozone: 64kB - 32GB - Read Performancecyclictest: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 500 ms, 100000 Loopscyclictest: POSIX Timer, Interval 500 ms, 100000 Loopscyclictest: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 Loopsmrbayes: Primate Phylogeny Analysis (Bayes)apache: Static Web Page Servingnginx: Static Web Page Servingiozone: 1MB - 32GB - Read Performancetiobench: Seq Read - 1.024 MB - 32 - 64 k Block Size - Total 32 GBramspeed: Triad - Integerramspeed: Triad - Floating Pointpostmark: NetApp Disk Transaction Performancefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSynccompress-gzip: 2GB File Compressioniozone: 1MB - 8GB - Write Performancecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressioniozone: 64kB - 8GB - Write Performancetiobench: Seq Write - 128 MB - 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GBtiobench: Rand Write - 64 MB - 16 - 4 k Block Size - Total 1 GBblogbench: Readjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishpybench: Python Benchmark Suitegnupg: 1GB File Encryptionphpbench: PHP Benchmark Suiteencode-mp3: WAV To MP3c-ray: Raytracing, 1600x1200, 16 Threads, 8xAAmencoder: AVI To LAVCffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routineencode-flac: WAV To FLACopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancecachebench: Read / Modify / Writetiobench: Rand Write - 2 MB - 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 64 MBhdparm-read: /dev/sdaBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)1010.652571.172541.71353.404248.8686.43134.38139.2367823.6714486.2614187.48139.4791.705157.285317.752395945.6715.90128.036.69128.53126.837.273449406219295612.206042623.3737.3337.313614.7810.3061.7014219.27853.29128.83811.522592.092596.37353.874222.6985.25135.63138.9256719.8312787.7014174.44137.9291.895156.485321.302403928.2315.77128.306.71128.70125.907.333450256240293812.216036923.3537.2637.373603.4810.2961.5014225.03827.64128.857315.702618.001379.47298.771628.56103.98121.13120.8668717130.219219.4010100.59120.7975.463594.223811.911724744.1018.25117.757.19118.08116.496.963267106064297312.565872923.9938.2837.833573.9610.3661.1014098.96647.35121.766132.582540.831389.03288.823436.15182.91124.75133.8653605938.4710814.3014508.97132.2485.584566.425185.521984953.9317.64121.947.34122.25121.127.003218025926297612.305955223.5937.5937.853568.1310.3661.3714159.84498.15116.535824.80698.741359.17133.263628.25185.79128.6365.6753615935.5511346.7815282.5092.4364.025033.525185.251942962.0017.90111.607.68120.00120.506.783229676144303812.465886123.6037.5837.823593.4910.3561.1314147.34138.29378.66600.432567.483634.92338.463560.3287.2862.43137.3724.8611201.4811181.34137.2690.975149.905312.112245930.8716.07126.756.71124.87124.117.133320726240296012.195946023.3837.3137.413576.8810.2561.7014218.59915.80133.17OpenBenchmarking.org

Cyclictest

Kernel Latency: POSIX Timer, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 Loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgms Average, Fewer Is BetterCyclictest 0.84Kernel Latency: POSIX Timer, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 LoopsBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)1632486480SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 6SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 38105861731. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lrt -lpthread -lrttest

SQLite

Test Target: Default Test Directory

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)130260390520650SE +/- 0.19, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 6SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 310.6511.5215.7024.8032.58600.431. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ldl -lpthread

Flexible IO Tester

Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternKVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)6001200180024003000SE +/- 28.61, N = 6SE +/- 10.65, N = 3SE +/- 10.86, N = 3SE +/- 15.68, N = 3SE +/- 94.86, N = 3SE +/- 26.50, N = 3698.742540.832567.482571.172592.092618.00

PostgreSQL pgbench

PostgreSQL TPC-B Transactions Per Second

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11PostgreSQL TPC-B Transactions Per SecondLXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)8001600240032004000SE +/- 32.90, N = 3SE +/- 35.61, N = 3SE +/- 22.76, N = 3SE +/- 21.38, N = 6SE +/- 6.75, N = 3SE +/- 3.60, N = 33634.922596.372541.711389.031379.471359.171. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)80160240320400SE +/- 5.08, N = 3SE +/- 5.14, N = 3SE +/- 5.52, N = 3SE +/- 1.89, N = 3SE +/- 4.03, N = 6SE +/- 30.07, N = 6353.87353.40338.46298.77288.82133.26

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 128 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GB

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 128 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GBBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)9001800270036004500SE +/- 29.07, N = 4SE +/- 17.25, N = 4SE +/- 213.84, N = 8SE +/- 22.63, N = 4SE +/- 2.92, N = 4SE +/- 4.99, N = 44248.864222.693628.253560.323436.151628.56

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)4080120160200SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 1.24, N = 3SE +/- 1.24, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 385.2586.4387.28103.98182.91185.79

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)306090120150SE +/- 2.18, N = 3SE +/- 2.34, N = 4SE +/- 1.39, N = 3SE +/- 2.62, N = 6SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3135.63134.38128.63124.75121.1362.431. (CC) gcc options: -static

IOzone

Record Size: 64kB - File Size: 32GB - Disk Test: Read Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64kB - File Size: 32GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)306090120150SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 24.89, N = 3139.23138.92137.37133.86120.8665.671. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Cyclictest

Kernel Latency: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 500 ms, 100000 Loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgms Average, Fewer Is BetterCyclictest 0.84Kernel Latency: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 500 ms, 100000 LoopsBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)1530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3565353681. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lrt -lpthread -lrttest

Cyclictest

Kernel Latency: POSIX Timer, Interval 500 ms, 100000 Loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgms Average, Fewer Is BetterCyclictest 0.84Kernel Latency: POSIX Timer, Interval 500 ms, 100000 LoopsBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)1632486480SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3676061711. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lrt -lpthread -lrttest

Cyclictest

Kernel Latency: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 Loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgms Average, Fewer Is BetterCyclictest 0.84Kernel Latency: clock_nanosleep TIME_ABSTIME, Interval 10000 ms, 10000 LoopsBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)1632486480SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3785959711. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lrt -lpthread -lrttest

Timed MrBayes Analysis

Primate Phylogeny Analysis (Bayes)

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MrBayes Analysis 3.1.2Primate Phylogeny Analysis (Bayes)Baremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)918273645SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 319.8323.6724.8630.2135.5538.47

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page ServingBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 15.49, N = 3SE +/- 15.69, N = 3SE +/- 31.26, N = 3SE +/- 4.95, N = 3SE +/- 123.01, N = 3SE +/- 19.79, N = 314486.2612787.7011346.7811201.4810814.309219.401. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

NGINX Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterNGINX Benchmark 1.0.11Static Web Page ServingKVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 70.65, N = 3SE +/- 156.09, N = 3SE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 25.73, N = 3SE +/- 15.03, N = 3SE +/- 5.37, N = 315282.5014508.9714187.4814174.4411181.3410100.591. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread -lcrypt -lcrypto -lz

IOzone

Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 32GB - Disk Test: Read Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 32GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)306090120150SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 18.52, N = 3139.47137.92137.26132.24120.7992.431. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Sequential Read - Size Per Thread: 1.024 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 64 k Block Size - Total 32 GB

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Sequential Read - Size Per Thread: 1.024 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 64 k Block Size - Total 32 GBBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)20406080100SE +/- 0.53, N = 4SE +/- 0.45, N = 4SE +/- 0.65, N = 4SE +/- 0.30, N = 4SE +/- 0.31, N = 4SE +/- 1.66, N = 891.8991.7090.9785.5875.4664.02

RAMspeed SMP

Type: Triad - Benchmark: Integer

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterRAMspeed SMP 3.5.0Type: Triad - Benchmark: IntegerBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)110022003300440055005157.285156.485149.905033.524566.423594.22

RAMspeed SMP

Type: Triad - Benchmark: Floating Point

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterRAMspeed SMP 3.5.0Type: Triad - Benchmark: Floating PointBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)110022003300440055005321.305317.755312.115185.525185.253811.91

PostMark

NetApp Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51NetApp Disk Transaction PerformanceBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)5001000150020002500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 7.67, N = 3SE +/- 6.67, N = 3SE +/- 15.67, N = 3SE +/- 5.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 32403239522451984194217241. (CC) gcc options: -O3

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncKVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)2004006008001000SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 4.34, N = 3962.00953.93945.67930.87928.23744.101. (CC) gcc options: -static

Gzip Compression

2GB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File CompressionBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)48121620SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 315.7715.9016.0717.6417.9018.25

IOzone

Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)306090120150SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 7.78, N = 6128.30128.03126.75121.94117.75111.601. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)246810SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 66.696.716.717.197.347.681. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

IOzone

Record Size: 64kB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64kB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)306090120150SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3128.70128.53124.87122.25120.00118.081. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Sequential Write - Size Per Thread: 128 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GB

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Sequential Write - Size Per Thread: 128 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 4 GBBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)306090120150SE +/- 1.68, N = 4SE +/- 0.71, N = 4SE +/- 0.65, N = 4SE +/- 0.65, N = 4SE +/- 0.63, N = 4SE +/- 0.72, N = 4126.83125.90124.11121.12120.50116.49

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64 MB - Thread Count: 16 - 4 k Block Size - Total 1 GB

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64 MB - Thread Count: 16 - 4 k Block Size - Total 1 GBBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)246810SE +/- 0.08, N = 4SE +/- 0.07, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.08, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.11, N = 87.337.277.137.006.966.78

BlogBench

Test: Read

OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: ReadBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)70K140K210K280K350KSE +/- 1213.95, N = 3SE +/- 3281.65, N = 3SE +/- 3394.91, N = 3SE +/- 569.96, N = 3SE +/- 3642.91, N = 3SE +/- 3140.35, N = 33450253449403320723267103229673218021. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread

John The Ripper

Password Hasing: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7Password Hasing: BlowfishLXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)13002600390052006500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 20.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 16.00, N = 3SE +/- 225.30, N = 66240624062196144606459261. (CC) gcc options: -lssl -lcrypto -lm -lz -fopenmp -lcrypt -ldl

PyBench

Python Benchmark Suite

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterPyBench 2008-08-14Python Benchmark SuiteBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)7001400210028003500SE +/- 3.79, N = 3SE +/- 3.46, N = 3SE +/- 12.17, N = 3SE +/- 2.19, N = 3SE +/- 13.93, N = 3SE +/- 11.93, N = 3293829562960297329763038

GnuPG

1GB File Encryption

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGnuPG 1.4.101GB File EncryptionLXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)3691215SE +/- 0.02, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 412.1912.2012.2112.3012.4612.56

PHPBench

PHP Benchmark Suite

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterPHPBench 0.8.1PHP Benchmark SuiteBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)13K26K39K52K65KSE +/- 458.19, N = 3SE +/- 366.94, N = 3SE +/- 207.62, N = 3SE +/- 898.92, N = 5SE +/- 553.47, N = 3SE +/- 198.40, N = 3604266036959552594605886158729

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Baremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.33, N = 523.3523.3723.3823.5923.6023.99

C-Ray

Raytracing, 1600x1200, 16 Threads, 8xAA

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Raytracing, 1600x1200, 16 Threads, 8xAABaremetal (Performance)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (ondemand)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 337.2637.3137.3337.5837.5938.281. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Mencoder

AVI To LAVC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMencoder 1.1AVI To LAVCBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)918273645SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 337.3137.3737.4137.8237.8337.85-lXext -lX11 -lGL-lXext -lX11 -lGL1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ffast-math -lz -lpthread -ldl -rdynamic

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineBaremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)8001600240032004000SE +/- 11.57, N = 3SE +/- 13.91, N = 3SE +/- 1.69, N = 3SE +/- 49.70, N = 3SE +/- 17.08, N = 3SE +/- 19.82, N = 33614.783603.483593.493576.883573.963568.131. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACLXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)3691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 510.2510.2910.3010.3510.3610.36-logg-logg1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lm

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1cRSA 4096-bit PerformanceLXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)1428425670SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 361.7061.7061.5061.3761.1361.101. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

CacheBench

Test: Read / Modify / Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCacheBenchTest: Read / Modify / WriteBaremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 5.37, N = 3SE +/- 18.04, N = 314225.0314219.2714218.5914159.8414147.3414098.961. (CC) gcc options: -lrt

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 2 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 64 MB

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 2 MB - Thread Count: 32 - 4 k Block Size - Total 64 MBLXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (ondemand)Baremetal (Performance)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)2004006008001000SE +/- 34.73, N = 8SE +/- 41.68, N = 8SE +/- 36.48, N = 8SE +/- 8.02, N = 8SE +/- 44.52, N = 8SE +/- 22.00, N = 8915.80853.29827.64647.35498.15138.29

hdparm Timed Disk Reads

Disk To Read: /dev/sda

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is Betterhdparm Timed Disk ReadsDisk To Read: /dev/sdaKVM PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)LXC (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)Baremetal (Performance)Baremetal (ondemand)Xen PV (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)KVM PV, cache=none (on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)80160240320400SE +/- 56.81, N = 10SE +/- 0.77, N = 5SE +/- 7.78, N = 10SE +/- 9.24, N = 10SE +/- 1.42, N = 5SE +/- 7.77, N = 10378.66133.17128.85128.83121.76116.53

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.5