results1 VMware testing on Arch rolling via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core i9-9900K: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX (6.00 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 161GB VMware Virtual NVMe Disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Network: Intel 82545EM OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 5.6.15-zen2-1-zen (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.3, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 10.1.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440, System Layer: VMware VMware Virtual NVMe Disk: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX (6.00 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 161GB VMware Virtual NVMe Disk, Graphics: SVGA3D; build: RELEASE; LLVM;, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Network: Intel 82545EM OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 5.6.15-zen2-1-zen (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.3, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 20.0.7, Compiler: GCC 10.1.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440, System Layer: VMware 16 CPUs, 1Core: Processor: 16 x Intel Core i9-9900K (31 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX (6.00 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 161GB VMware Virtual NVMe Disk, Graphics: SVGA3D; build: RELEASE; LLVM;, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Network: Intel 82545EM OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 5.6.15-zen2-1-zen (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.3, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 20.0.7, Compiler: GCC 10.1.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1072x1275, System Layer: VMware 1CPU,16COres: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K (16 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX (6.00 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 161GB VMware Virtual NVMe Disk, Graphics: SVGA3D; build: RELEASE; LLVM;, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Network: Intel 82545EM OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 5.6.15-zen2-1-zen (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.3, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 20.0.7, Compiler: GCC 10.1.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1072x1275, System Layer: VMware 2CPU/8COres: Processor: 2 x Intel Core i9-9900K (16 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX (6.00 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 161GB VMware Virtual NVMe Disk, Graphics: SVGA3D; build: RELEASE; LLVM;, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Network: Intel 82545EM OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 5.6.15-zen2-1-zen (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.3, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 20.0.7, Compiler: GCC 10.1.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1072x1275, System Layer: VMware 2 x Intel Core i9-9900K: Processor: 2 x Intel Core i9-9900K (16 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX (6.00 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 161GB VMware Virtual NVMe Disk, Graphics: SVGA3D; build: RELEASE; LLVM;, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Network: Intel 82545EM OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 5.6.15-zen2-1-zen (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.3, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 20.0.7, Compiler: GCC 10.1.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440, System Layer: VMware TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3b Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better Intel Core i9-9900K . 216.19 |================================================= AIO-Stress 0.21 Test: Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual NVMe Disk . 3843.57 |=========================================== Unpacking The Linux Kernel linux-4.15.tar.xz Seconds < Lower Is Better VMware Virtual NVMe Disk . 6.843 |============================================= Flexible IO Tester 3.18 Type: Random Write - Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual NVMe Disk . 654 |=============================================== Flexible IO Tester 3.18 Type: Random Write - Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual NVMe Disk . 167467 |============================================ Flexible IO Tester 3.18 Type: Random Read - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual NVMe Disk . 108 |=============================================== Flexible IO Tester 3.18 Type: Random Read - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual NVMe Disk . 27633 |============================================= Flexible IO Tester 3.18 Type: Random Write - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual NVMe Disk . 83.7 |============================================== Flexible IO Tester 3.18 Type: Random Write - Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual NVMe Disk . 21400 |============================================= FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better VMware Virtual NVMe Disk . 1239.6 |============================================ Timed GCC Compilation 9.3.0 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i9-9900K . 1148.58 |================================================ C-Ray 1.1 Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixel Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i9-9900K . 72.22 |=============================================== 16 CPUs, 1Core ...... 76.64 |================================================== 1CPU,16COres ........ 73.22 |================================================ 2CPU/8COres ......... 72.15 |=============================================== CacheBench Test: Read MB/s > Higher Is Better 2 x Intel Core i9-9900K . 4395.99 |============================================ CacheBench Test: Write MB/s > Higher Is Better 2 x Intel Core i9-9900K . 32491.25 |=========================================== CacheBench Test: Read / Modify / Write MB/s > Higher Is Better 2 x Intel Core i9-9900K . 52479.94 |===========================================