disco VMware testing on Ubuntu 16.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. disco: Processor: Intel Xeon X5670 @ 2.93GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 470MB, Disk: 161GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Monitor: VBOX monitor, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-101-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1176x885, System Layer: VMware IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better disco . 345.08 |=============================================================== IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better disco . 340.76 |===============================================================