CPU VMware testing on RedHatEnterpriseServer 5.9 via the Phoronix Test Suite. CPU: Processor: Intel Xeon X6550 @ 2.00GHz (16 Cores), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 16384 MB DRAM, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: RedHatEnterpriseServer 5.9, Kernel: 2.6.18-348.el5 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.1.2 20080704, File-System: ext3, System Layer: VMware John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better CPU . 7981 |=================================================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better CPU . 24730833 |=============================================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better CPU . 135448 |=================================================================