xen Intel Xeon E5504 testing on Debian Linux 7.6 via the Phoronix Test Suite. xen: Processor: Intel Xeon E5504 @ 2.00GHz (1 Core), Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 10GB OS: Debian Linux 7.6, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext3 xen-sdisk: Processor: Intel Xeon E5504 @ 2.00GHz (1 Core), Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 10GB OS: Debian Linux 7.6, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext3 GnuPG 1.4.10 1GB File Encryption Seconds < Lower Is Better xen . 20.32 |================================================================== OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better xen . 44.37 |================================================================== Gcrypt Library 1.4.4 CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher Microseconds < Lower Is Better xen . 4133 |=================================================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better xen . 1916000 |================================================================ John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better xen . 9071 |=================================================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better xen . 525 |==================================================================== IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better xen-sdisk . 86.90 |============================================================ Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better xen-sdisk . 26.48 |============================================================