VirtualBox 6.0 vs. KVM vs. Bare Linux Benchmarks

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VirtualBox 6.0

Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core (16 Cores), Motherboard: Oracle VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 64GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: SVGA3D; build: RELEASE; LLVM;, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit

OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 18.2.2, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3773x2052, System Layer: Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.18_Ubuntur123745

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Disk Notes: CFQ / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Python Notes: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7
Security Notes: __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp

KVM

Processor: 16 x AMD EPYC (with IBPB) (16 Cores), Motherboard: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX 1996) (1.11.1-1ubuntu1 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 94GB, Graphics: Red Hat QXL paravirtual graphic card, Audio: QEMU Generic, Network: Red Hat Virtio device

OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0 128 bits), Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: KVM

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Disk Notes: NONE / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Python Notes: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7
Security Notes: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB

Bare Metal

Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (1601 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X 8GB (1366/2000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless

OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Disk Notes: NONE / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Python Notes: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7
Security Notes: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp

VirtualBox 6.0 vs. KVM vs. Bare Linux BenchmarksProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerVirtualBox 6.0KVMBare MetalAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core (16 Cores)Oracle VirtualBox v1.2Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC16384MB64GB VBOX HDDSVGA3D; build: RELEASE; LLVM;Intel 82801AA AC 97 AudioIntel 82540EM GigabitUbuntu 18.104.18.0-12-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.30.1X Server 1.20.1modesetting 1.20.12.1 Mesa 18.2.2GCC 8.2.0ext43773x2052Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.18_Ubuntur12374516 x AMD EPYC (with IBPB) (16 Cores)QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX 1996) (1.11.1-1ubuntu1 BIOS)94GBRed Hat QXL paravirtual graphic cardQEMU GenericRed Hat Virtio device3.3 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0 128 bits)1024x768KVMAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (16 Cores)ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (1601 BIOS)AMD Family 17h32768MBSamsung SSD 970 EVO 500GBMSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X 8GB (1366/2000MHz)Realtek ALC1220ASUS VP28UIntel I211 Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless4.5 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0.0)3840x2160OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v Disk Details- VirtualBox 6.0: CFQ / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- KVM: NONE / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Bare Metal: NONE / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwPython Details- Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7Security Details- VirtualBox 6.0: __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp- KVM: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB- Bare Metal: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccompProcessor Details- Bare Metal: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

VirtualBox 6.0KVMBare MetalLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteFlexible IO TesterSQLiteMemcached mcperfOSBenchApache BenchmarkFS-MarkTTSIOD 3D RendererXZ CompressionDaCapo BenchmarkStress-NGx264Timed Linux Kernel CompilationNAMDCompile BenchPrimesieveBlenderRodiniaZstd CompressionParboilRust Prime BenchmarkNode.js Octane BenchmarkRedis

VirtualBox 6.0 vs. KVM vs. Bare Linux Benchmarksapache: Static Web Page Servingblender: BMW27 - CPU-Onlycompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createdacapobench: H2dacapobench: Jythondacapobench: Tradesoapdacapobench: Tradebeansfio: Rand Read - Linux AIO - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directoryfio: Rand Write - Linux AIO - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Read - Linux AIO - No - Yes - 4KB - Default Test Directoryfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsmcperf: Getmcperf: Setnamd: ATPase Simulation - 327,506 Atomsnode-octane: osbench: Create Filesosbench: Create Threadsosbench: Launch Programsosbench: Create Processesosbench: Memory Allocationsparboil: OpenMP CUTCPprimesieve: 1e12 Prime Number Generationredis: SETrodinia: OpenMP LavaMDrust-prime: Prime Number Test To 200,000,000sqlite: Timed SQLite Insertionsstress-ng: Semaphoresstress-ng: Context Switchingstress-ng: System V Message Passingbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilettsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingx264: H.264 Video Encodingcompress-xz: Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 9compress-zstd: Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19VirtualBox 6.0KVMBare Metal1157725911523735575672181647688259332766710811211332542118922.156513097919.3782.4583.1055.9785.934.3120.29127558936.4928.31165.5817547512747611324718692.2924368.6914224.87224611851493435523148055670534614400012733368511315747867286841.517073744214.7331.1360.3741.8577.753.5415.42149901926.0423.0047.0420917604942603538550067.3836986.1611619.862236618317455063808454139934075205333303250101725118163568423941.459233766514.9613.0743.0223.6172.393.4114.23155013825.8522.6736.2624614294971298618229961.78435102.9782.1919.46OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

This is a test of ab, which is the Apache benchmark program. This test profile measures how many requests per second a given system can sustain when carrying out 1,000,000 requests with 100 requests being carried out concurrently. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.29Static Web Page ServingBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.05K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 191.87, N = 3SE +/- 446.11, N = 3SE +/- 93.95, N = 32236622461115771. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

Blender

Blender is an open-source 3D creation software project. This test is of Blender's Cycles benchmark with various sample files. GPU computing via OpenCL or CUDA is supported. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.79aBlend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-OnlyBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.060120180240300183185259

Compile Bench

Compilebench tries to age a filesystem by simulating some of the disk IO common in creating, compiling, patching, stating and reading kernel trees. It indirectly measures how well filesystems can maintain directory locality as the disk fills up and directories age. This current test is setup to use the makej mode with 10 initial directories Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.0400800120016002000SE +/- 28.59, N = 12SE +/- 34.49, N = 12SE +/- 19.11, N = 3174514931152

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.0110220330440550SE +/- 5.47, N = 3SE +/- 6.85, N = 3SE +/- 16.85, N = 3506435373

DaCapo Benchmark

This test runs the DaCapo Benchmarks written in Java and intended to test system/CPU performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgmsec, Fewer Is BetterDaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1Java Test: H2Bare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.012002400360048006000SE +/- 51.37, N = 16SE +/- 50.89, N = 16SE +/- 86.40, N = 4380852315575

OpenBenchmarking.orgmsec, Fewer Is BetterDaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1Java Test: JythonBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.014002800420056007000SE +/- 33.19, N = 4SE +/- 42.55, N = 4SE +/- 85.25, N = 4454148056721

OpenBenchmarking.orgmsec, Fewer Is BetterDaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1Java Test: TradesoapBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.02K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 31.98, N = 4SE +/- 81.00, N = 6SE +/- 73.28, N = 4399356708164

OpenBenchmarking.orgmsec, Fewer Is BetterDaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1Java Test: TradebeansBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.016003200480064008000SE +/- 21.43, N = 4SE +/- 82.08, N = 4SE +/- 31.79, N = 4407553467688

Flexible IO Tester

Fio is an advanced disk benchmark that depends upon the kernel's AIO access library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.040K80K120K160K200KSE +/- 333.33, N = 3SE +/- 577.35, N = 3SE +/- 338.30, N = 320533314400025933-lnuma -libverbs-lnuma -libverbs1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -ll -lrt -laio -lz -lm -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.060K120K180K240K300KSE +/- 8144.64, N = 12SE +/- 1333.33, N = 3SE +/- 384.42, N = 330325012733327667-lnuma -libverbs-lnuma -libverbs1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -ll -lrt -laio -lz -lm -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.02004006008001000SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 7.22, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 31017685108-lnuma -libverbs-lnuma -libverbs1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -ll -lrt -laio -lz -lm -lpthread -ldl

FS-Mark

FS_Mark is designed to test a system's file-system performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.050100150200250SE +/- 3.09, N = 3SE +/- 8.09, N = 9SE +/- 1.96, N = 32511131121. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.04080120160200SE +/- 12.36, N = 9SE +/- 13.42, N = 6SE +/- 1.88, N = 91811571131. (CC) gcc options: -static

Memcached mcperf

This is a test of twmperf/mcperf with memcached. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgOperations Per Second, More Is BetterMemcached mcperf 1.5.10Method: GetBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.014K28K42K56K70KSE +/- 2250.26, N = 12SE +/- 861.19, N = 12SE +/- 351.02, N = 36356847867325421. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lm -rdynamic

OpenBenchmarking.orgOperations Per Second, More Is BetterMemcached mcperf 1.5.10Method: SetBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.09K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 1598.75, N = 12SE +/- 462.10, N = 12SE +/- 103.67, N = 34239428684118921. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lm -rdynamic

NAMD

NAMD is a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for high-performance simulation of large biomolecular systems. NAMD was developed by the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group in the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgdays/ns, Fewer Is BetterNAMD 2.13b1ATPase Simulation - 327,506 AtomsBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.00.48520.97041.45561.94082.426SE +/- 0.00336, N = 3SE +/- 0.00514, N = 3SE +/- 0.01709, N = 31.459231.517072.15651

Node.js Octane Benchmark

A Node.js version of the JavaScript Octane Benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterNode.js Octane BenchmarkBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.08K16K24K32K40KSE +/- 191.64, N = 3SE +/- 130.39, N = 3SE +/- 441.05, N = 33766537442309791. Nodejs v8.11.4

OSBench

OSBench is a collection of micro-benchmarks for measuring operating system primitives like time to create threads/processes, launching programs, creating files, and memory allocation. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Create FilesBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.0510152025SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 314.9614.7319.371. (CC) gcc options: -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Create ThreadsBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.020406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.16, N = 9SE +/- 2.42, N = 1213.0731.1382.451. (CC) gcc options: -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Launch ProgramsBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.020406080100SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 1.49, N = 343.0260.3783.101. (CC) gcc options: -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Create ProcessesBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.01326395265SE +/- 0.74, N = 9SE +/- 0.70, N = 12SE +/- 1.55, N = 923.6141.8555.971. (CC) gcc options: -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgNs Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Memory AllocationsBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.020406080100SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 372.3977.7585.931. (CC) gcc options: -lm

Parboil

The Parboil Benchmarks from the IMPACT Research Group at University of Illinois are a set of throughput computing applications for looking at computing architecture and compilers. Parboil test-cases support OpenMP, OpenCL, and CUDA multi-processing environments. However, at this time the test profile is just making use of the OpenMP and OpenCL test workloads. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP CUTCPBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.00.96981.93962.90943.87924.849SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 33.413.544.311. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -O3 -ffast-math -fopenmp

Primesieve

Primesieve generates prime numbers using a highly optimized sieve of Eratosthenes implementation. Primesieve benchmarks the CPU's L1/L2 cache performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPrimesieve 7.21e12 Prime Number GenerationBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.0510152025SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 8SE +/- 0.14, N = 314.2315.4220.291. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lpthread

Redis

Redis is an open-source data structure server. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 4.0.8Test: SETBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.0300K600K900K1200K1500KSE +/- 20755.24, N = 3SE +/- 38416.53, N = 12SE +/- 7079.03, N = 31550138149901912755891. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -ldl -pthread

Rodinia

Rodinia is a suite focused upon accelerating compute-intensive applications with accelerators. CUDA, OpenMP, and OpenCL parallel models are supported by the included applications. This profile utilizes the OpenCL and OpenMP test binaries at the moment. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP LavaMDBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.0816243240SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 325.8526.0436.491. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lOpenCL

Rust Prime Benchmark

Based on petehunt/rust-benchmark, this is a prime number benchmark that is multi-threaded and written in Rustlang. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRust Prime BenchmarkPrime Number Test To 200,000,000Bare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.0714212835SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 322.6723.0028.311. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -pie -nodefaultlibs -ldl -lrt -lpthread -lgcc_s -lc -lm -lutil

SQLite

This is a simple benchmark of SQLite. At present this test profile just measures the time to perform a pre-defined number of insertions on an indexed database. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.22Timed SQLite InsertionsBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.04080120160200SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 12SE +/- 8.99, N = 936.2647.04165.581. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -ldl -lpthread

Stress-NG

Stress-NG is a Linux stress tool developed by Colin King of Canonical. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: SemaphoresBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.0500K1000K1500K2000K2500KSE +/- 27876.89, N = 3SE +/- 19457.08, N = 3SE +/- 10018.98, N = 32461429209176017547511. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lz -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -laio -lc

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: Context SwitchingBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.01.1M2.2M3.3M4.4M5.5MSE +/- 15342.45, N = 3SE +/- 23882.83, N = 3SE +/- 9955.51, N = 34971298494260327476111. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lz -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -laio -lc

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: System V Message PassingBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.01.3M2.6M3.9M5.2M6.5MSE +/- 26530.85, N = 3SE +/- 47317.32, N = 3SE +/- 1521.73, N = 36182299538550032471861. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lz -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -laio -lc

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the Linux kernel in a default configuration. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.18Time To CompileBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.020406080100SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 2.17, N = 2SE +/- 1.48, N = 361.7867.3892.29

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

A portable GPL 3D software renderer that supports OpenMP and Intel Threading Building Blocks with many different rendering modes. This version does not use OpenGL but is entirely CPU/software based. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3bPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.090180270360450SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.39, N = 34353692431. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -fopenmp -fwhole-program -lstdc++

x264

This is a simple test of the x264 encoder run on the CPU (OpenCL support disabled) with a sample video file. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2018-09-25H.264 Video EncodingBare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.020406080100SE +/- 1.42, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 3102.9786.1668.69-lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -lswscale1. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fPIC -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

XZ Compression

This test measures the time needed to compress a sample file (an Ubuntu file-system image) using XZ compression. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterXZ Compression 5.2.4Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 9Bare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.0306090120150SE +/- 1.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 382.19116.00142.001. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -fvisibility=hidden -O2

Zstd Compression

This test measures the time needed to compress a sample file (an Ubuntu file-system image) using Zstd compression. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterZstd Compression 1.3.4Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19Bare MetalKVMVirtualBox 6.0612182430SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 319.4619.8624.871. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -pthread -lz -llzma

VirtualBox 6.0

Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core (16 Cores), Motherboard: Oracle VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 64GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: SVGA3D; build: RELEASE; LLVM;, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit

OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 18.2.2, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3773x2052, System Layer: Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.18_Ubuntur123745

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Disk Notes: CFQ / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Python Notes: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7
Security Notes: __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp

Testing initiated at 19 December 2018 11:45 by user phoronix.

KVM

Processor: 16 x AMD EPYC (with IBPB) (16 Cores), Motherboard: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX 1996) (1.11.1-1ubuntu1 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 94GB, Graphics: Red Hat QXL paravirtual graphic card, Audio: QEMU Generic, Network: Red Hat Virtio device

OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0 128 bits), Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: KVM

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Disk Notes: NONE / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Python Notes: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7
Security Notes: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB

Testing initiated at 19 December 2018 17:19 by user phoronix.

Bare Metal

Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (1601 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X 8GB (1366/2000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless

OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Disk Notes: NONE / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Python Notes: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7
Security Notes: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp

Testing initiated at 20 December 2018 06:25 by user pts.