t1 VMware testing on Ubuntu 16.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. VMware Virtual S: Processor: Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.39GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 21GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: vmware 13.2.1, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1360x768, System Layer: VMware IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual S . 2906.89 |=================================================== VMware Virtual S . 2401.03 |========================================== IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual S . 63.18 |============================================== VMware Virtual S . 72.85 |===================================================== Threaded I/O Tester 20170503 Test: Read - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual S . 1254.75 |=================================================== Threaded I/O Tester 20170503 Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual S . 7.96 |====================================================== Threaded I/O Tester 20170503 Test: Random Read - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual S . 4313.23 |=================================================== Threaded I/O Tester 20170503 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 32MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual S . 9.99 |======================================================