tio VMware testing on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. deadline: Processor: Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.29GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 1024 MB DRAM, Disk: 26GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-300-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2048x1920, System Layer: VMware Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Read - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better deadline . 3740.91 |=========================================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better deadline . 14.12 |============================================================= Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better deadline . 2863.06 |=========================================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better deadline . 32.81 |=============================================================