0901disk VMware testing on CentOS Linux 7 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Virtual disk - Intel Xeon E5-2609 0: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2609 0 @ 2.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 16384 MB DRAM, Disk: 107GB Virtual disk, Graphics: GDI Generic, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-327.28.3.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.17.2, OpenGL: 1.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1366x728, System Layer: VMware 2CPU: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 @ 2.39GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-327.28.3.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 @ 2.39GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-327.28.3.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Virtual disk - Intel Xeon E5-2609 0 . 23.42 |================================== 2CPU ................................ 13.21 |=================== Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 ............... 12.92 |===================