steve1 VMware testing on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. ppw-ram: Processor: AMD Opteron 2212 @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 2048 MB + 1024 MB + 512 MB + 128 MB DRAM, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better ppw-ram . 22.02 |============================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better ppw-ram . 3256.73 |============================================================ RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Drive Write Speed Monitor MB/s < Lower Is Better ppw-ram . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.3 MAX: 9.8 RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better ppw-ram . MIN: 155 AVG: 155 MAX: 156 RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 CPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better ppw-ram . MIN: 1995 AVG: 1995 MAX: 1995 RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better ppw-ram . MIN: 87 AVG: 99 MAX: 100 RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better ppw-ram . MIN: 0 AVG: 148 MAX: 392