fio8c4g VMware testing on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. fio 8 cores 4 GB: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 86GB 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: 1176x885, System Layer: VMware Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Example Network Job - Disk Target: Default Test Directory Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better fio 8 cores 4 GB . 65.57 |===================================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern - Disk Target: Default Test Directory Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better fio 8 cores 4 GB . 463.94 |====================================================