Benchmarks
One question per page. Each answer comes from our own runs, with the date, the machine, the method, the raw data and the command that reproduces it. Numbers we haven't measured yet say so.
All results as JSON: /benchmarks.json.
Start
234.6 ms
Create to first command, p50
350.9 ms
gVisor, create to first command, p50
341.1 ms
microVM, create to first command, p50
105 s
Request to first command, p50
- How fast do Windows and macOS Spaces start on a Mac?
A start-time run for Windows and macOS images on This Mac.
To be measured
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Fork and snapshot
7.34 s
All 64 ready, overcommit 12, max
328.8 ms
QEMU VM, fork to first command, p50
611 ms
Restore to a ready Space, p50
532.8 ms
Checkpoint a running Space, p50
Density and throughput
26.05 s
All 256 ready, p50
448 Spaces
Idle Spaces at once, max
96 VMs
Idle QEMU VMs at once, max
0.878 ms
sh -c round trip, loopback, p50
625.7 MiB/s
100 MiB upload, p50
120.9 steps/s
Rollout steps per second, mean
- How many browser sessions per hour can one Mac run?
A pool-sessions run on a released build.
To be measured
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- How many browser sessions per hour can a mixed fleet run?
A pool-sessions fleet run on a released build.
To be measured
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- Does work survive machines failing mid-run?
A chaos run on a released build.
To be measured
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Cost
$0.0116/Space-hour
Cost per Space-hour, upper bound, max
$0.0016/Space-hour
Cost per Space-hour, upper bound, max