CloudSol EC2/VMware comparison EC2/VMware testing via the Phoronix Test Suite. m1.small: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2650 0 @ 1.80GHz (1 Core), Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor M420_1CPU_800MHz: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware m1.medium: Processor: Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.00GHz (1 Core), Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 8GB OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor M420_1CPU_1700MHz: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware m1.large: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2650 0 @ 1.80GHz (2 Cores), Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 8GB OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor M420_2CPU_2600MHz: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware Zen_MCS_1CPU: Processor: Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.79GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 27GB Virtual disk + 32GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-53-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext3, System Layer: VMware m1.xlarge: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2650 0 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 8GB OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor M420_4CPU_3500MHz: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware Zen_MCS_2CPU: Processor: Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.79GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk + 32GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-53-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext3, System Layer: VMware M420_4CPU_4500MHz: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware Zen_MCS_4CPU: Processor: Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.79GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DRAM, Disk: 107GB Virtual disk + 32GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-53-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext3, System Layer: VMware M420_1CPU_Unlimited: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0 @ 2.10GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 9GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Debian Linux 7.1, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware Intel Xeon E5-2670 0: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores), Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 8GB OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-virtual (x86_64), File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Blur Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better m1.small ............. 10 |======= M420_1CPU_800MHz ..... 10 |======= m1.medium ............ 22 |=============== M420_1CPU_1700MHz .... 21 |=============== m1.large ............. 32 |====================== M420_2CPU_2600MHz .... 32 |====================== Zen_MCS_1CPU ......... 35 |========================= m1.xlarge ............ 43 |============================== M420_4CPU_3500MHz .... 43 |============================== Zen_MCS_2CPU ......... 52 |===================================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz .... 40 |============================ Zen_MCS_4CPU ......... 74 |==================================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited .. 31 |====================== Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 . 70 |================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better m1.small ............. 4 |===== M420_1CPU_800MHz ..... 4 |===== m1.medium ............ 9 |=========== M420_1CPU_1700MHz .... 8 |========= m1.large ............. 14 |================= M420_2CPU_2600MHz .... 12 |============== Zen_MCS_1CPU ......... 14 |================= m1.xlarge ............ 25 |============================== M420_4CPU_3500MHz .... 15 |================== Zen_MCS_2CPU ......... 26 |=============================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz .... 20 |======================== Zen_MCS_4CPU ......... 44 |==================================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited .. 11 |============= Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 . 39 |============================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better m1.small ............. 14 |======== M420_1CPU_800MHz ..... 13 |======= m1.medium ............ 30 |================ M420_1CPU_1700MHz .... 28 |=============== m1.large ............. 44 |======================== M420_2CPU_2600MHz .... 42 |======================= Zen_MCS_1CPU ......... 45 |========================= m1.xlarge ............ 60 |================================= M420_4CPU_3500MHz .... 57 |=============================== Zen_MCS_2CPU ......... 69 |====================================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz .... 70 |====================================== Zen_MCS_4CPU ......... 95 |==================================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited .. 41 |====================== Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 . 92 |================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better m1.small ............. 24 |========== M420_1CPU_800MHz ..... 23 |========= m1.medium ............ 50 |===================== M420_1CPU_1700MHz .... 48 |==================== m1.large ............. 63 |========================== M420_2CPU_2600MHz .... 72 |============================== Zen_MCS_1CPU ......... 78 |================================ m1.xlarge ............ 76 |=============================== M420_4CPU_3500MHz .... 96 |======================================= Zen_MCS_2CPU ......... 102 |========================================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz .... 82 |================================== Zen_MCS_4CPU ......... 124 |=================================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited .. 70 |============================= Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 . 114 |=============================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better m1.small ............. 10 |======= M420_1CPU_800MHz ..... 10 |======= m1.medium ............ 21 |============== M420_1CPU_1700MHz .... 21 |============== m1.large ............. 32 |====================== M420_2CPU_2600MHz .... 31 |===================== Zen_MCS_1CPU ......... 33 |====================== m1.xlarge ............ 46 |=============================== M420_4CPU_3500MHz .... 42 |============================ Zen_MCS_2CPU ......... 53 |==================================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz .... 51 |================================== Zen_MCS_4CPU ......... 77 |==================================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited .. 31 |===================== Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 . 61 |========================================= Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small ............. 177.10 |================================================ M420_1CPU_800MHz ..... 174.86 |=============================================== m1.medium ............ 88.01 |======================== M420_1CPU_1700MHz .... 81.59 |====================== m1.large ............. 40.08 |=========== M420_2CPU_2600MHz .... 52.40 |============== Zen_MCS_1CPU ......... 59.64 |================ m1.xlarge ............ 20.29 |===== M420_4CPU_3500MHz .... 38.13 |========== Zen_MCS_2CPU ......... 30.10 |======== M420_4CPU_4500MHz .... 29.48 |======== Zen_MCS_4CPU ......... 15.08 |==== M420_1CPU_Unlimited .. 54.47 |=============== Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 . 18.64 |===== OpenSSL 1.0.1c RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better m1.small ............. 27.30 |============== M420_1CPU_800MHz ..... 30.02 |================ m1.medium ............ 44.40 |======================= M420_1CPU_1700MHz .... 61.83 |================================= m1.large ............. 55.53 |============================= M420_2CPU_2600MHz .... 78.17 |========================================= Zen_MCS_1CPU ......... 67.87 |==================================== m1.xlarge ............ 55.93 |============================= M420_4CPU_3500MHz .... 78.43 |========================================= Zen_MCS_2CPU ......... 67.80 |==================================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz .... 78.70 |========================================= Zen_MCS_4CPU ......... 67.87 |==================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited .. 78.23 |========================================= Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 . 93.07 |================================================= Apache Benchmark 2.4.3 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better m1.small ............. 1354.94 |=== M420_1CPU_800MHz ..... 1824.87 |=== m1.medium ............ 2885.10 |====== M420_1CPU_1700MHz .... 3914.04 |======= m1.large ............. 5097.88 |========== M420_2CPU_2600MHz .... 5024.19 |========== Zen_MCS_1CPU ......... 5804.51 |=========== m1.xlarge ............ 10067.93 |=================== M420_4CPU_3500MHz .... 6539.75 |============ Zen_MCS_2CPU ......... 9885.14 |=================== M420_4CPU_4500MHz .... 8354.73 |================ Zen_MCS_4CPU ......... 24098.18 |============================================== M420_1CPU_Unlimited .. 5855.61 |=========== Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 . 10451.46 |====================