From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 6 09:42:47 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2745B106568A for ; Sat, 6 Jun 2009 09:42:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from serenity@exscape.org) Received: from ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5CAD8FC12 for ; Sat, 6 Jun 2009 09:42:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from serenity@exscape.org) Received: from c83-253-252-234.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.252.234]:33585 helo=mx.exscape.org) by ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MCsQD-00043x-5p; Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:42:43 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.5] (macbookpro [192.168.1.5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx.exscape.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 28BB05E949; Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:42:41 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <83893B64-0AA4-4705-99F1-19D8F1D1C0DF@exscape.org> From: Thomas Backman To: Maho NAKATA In-Reply-To: <20090606.181302.112520754.chat95@mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:42:37 +0200 References: <20090527134343.GB1104@bsdcrew.de> <20090606.120001.68053946.chat95@mac.com> <4A2A1048.5090101@samsco.org> <20090606.181302.112520754.chat95@mac.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.935.3) X-Originating-IP: 83.253.252.234 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1MCsQD-00043x-5p. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net 1MCsQD-00043x-5p 00cc4c92a8bfdac642246618f7abb607 Cc: FreeBSD Current Subject: Re: Benchmark X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:42:47 -0000 On Jun 6, 2009, at 11:13 AM, Maho NAKATA wrote: > From: Scott Long > Subject: Re: Benchmark [Re: [Call For Testing] VirtualBox for > FreeBSD! take 4] > Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:44:24 -0600 > >> Maho NAKATA wrote: >>> I did a benchmark with Virtualbox: >>> My environment: >>> * Core 2 Quad, Q6600@3GHz >>> * Windows XP SP3@host SP2@VBOX with GuestAddon >>> * http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalMark/ >>> CrystalMark 2004R3 >>> * Sapphire X1650 >>> * VBOX is running on FBSD7.2-REL/amd64 >>> using http://people.freebsd.org/~miwi/vbox/virtualbox_5.tgz >>> * Running with fullscreen mode 1280x1024 32bit >>> Here is the result >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> host(4CPU) host(1CPU) vbox(1CPU) >>> [...] >>> HDD 9336 9331 30600(*) >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> (*)somehow lot faster >>> I don't know how to use two CPUs, even changing setting >>> doesn't change. >>> Usually I cannot usually launch VirtualBox even by root. >>> A workaround is that invoking and killing VirtualBox >>> many times for me. After some tries I can launch... >>> thanks >>> I've seen similar crazy results in VMware Fusion. I reckon it has something to do with sparse disks *in my case*, at least. I ran HD Tune in a Windows VM, and got ~600MB/s out of a 5400rpm laptop hard drive. Natively, I get about 35MB/s, go figure. :) Regards, Thomas