redis docker under vm docker VMware testing on Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS via the Phoronix Test Suite. Redis T2: Processor: 8 x Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: svgadrmfb OS: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, Kernel: 4.4.0-96-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: overlayfs, Screen Resolution: 1176x885, System Layer: docker VMware Redis 3.0.1 Test: LPOP Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Redis T2 . 829212.07 |========================================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: SADD Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Redis T2 . 699600.83 |========================================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: LPUSH Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Redis T2 . 636358.29 |========================================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Redis T2 . 794725.46 |========================================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Redis T2 . 659590.05 |=========================================================