> 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)
> Mark 173047 90925 86496
> ALU 50985 13493 13060
> FPU 63746 15126 15323
> MEM 21822 25582 16516
> HDD 9336 9331 30600(*)
> GDI 15153 15195 5127
> D2D 5997 5998 5108
> OGL 6200 6200 762
> -----------------------------------------
> (*)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
>