Ubuntu 13.10 VMware Fusion 6 Tests
VMware Fusion 6.0 benchmarks against older release when using a Haswell MacBook Air (2013). Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


VMware Fusion 5.0.3: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 21GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: vmware 12.0.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x644, System Layer: VMware

VMware Fusion 6.0.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 21GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: vmware 12.0.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x644, System Layer: VMware


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 1990 |==============================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 2186 |===================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 28.56 |===========================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 33.38 |==================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 3.00   |=
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 120.17 |=================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 35.27 |======================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 80.60 |==================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 800 x 600 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . MIN: 4.0  AVG: 29.0  MAX: 78.0 
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . MIN: 4.0  AVG: 12.6  MAX: 56.0 


Urban Terror 4.2.013
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 49.48 |=========================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 60.97 |==================================================


Urban Terror 4.2.013
Resolution: 800 x 600 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . MIN: 3.0  AVG: 19.5  MAX: 94.0 
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 16.0  MAX: 85.0 


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 99.24  |==========================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 116.42 |=================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 54.41 |============================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 61.85 |==================================================


Dolfyn 0.527
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Seconds < Lower Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 34.12 |==================================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 34.10 |==================================================


LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0
Test: Rhodopsin Protein
Loop Time < Lower Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 55.39 |==================================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 55.11 |==================================================


VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0
vpxenc
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 12.73 |================================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 13.18 |==================================================


x264 2013-06-08
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 52.25 |===============================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 55.64 |==================================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 1191.98 |================================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 1199.55 |================================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 242.86 |=================================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 243.98 |=================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 86.77 |==================================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 86.72 |==================================================


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 24.01 |==================================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 23.94 |==================================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 . 267 |====================================================
VMware Fusion 6.0.0 . 267 |====================================================