redis docker under baremetal docker testing on Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS via the Phoronix Test Suite. Redis T1: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 00W9X3, Memory: 24576MB, Disk: 500GB PERC 6/i, Graphics: VESA VGA OS: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, Kernel: 4.4.0-112-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: overlayfs, Screen Resolution: 640x480, System Layer: docker Redis 3.0.1 Test: LPOP Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Redis T1 . 733893.56 |========================================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: SADD Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Redis T1 . 700225.43 |========================================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: LPUSH Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Redis T1 . 641258.03 |========================================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Redis T1 . 756201.60 |========================================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Redis T1 . 617460.05 |=========================================================