(The results were highly consistent for all three test configurations the averaging process didn't obscure any outliers.) We also ran each test 3 times the chart is based on the average result of the 3 runs. We configured the two different test VMs as similarly as we were able to, making sure that both used the same settings for CPU, memory, and same type of virtual hard drive. The following chart shows the performance differences we measured on one of our test machines, including test runs with Boot Camp.
When we ran these tests on three different Macs we found that VMware Fusion delivers world-class performance, with the added benefit of reliability and stability users have come to depend on from VMware. The Windows Experience Index performs five specific tests that measure processor, memory, general graphics, gaming graphics, and hard drive performance. This leads us to what we believe are more objective measurements of what a Windows user is likely to experience in the real world. Our experience is that benchmarks like PCWorld's WorldBench 6 and Microsoft's own Windows Experience Index give us a more balanced view of overall performance. We prefer tests that don't focus too intensely on one specific application type or another. So, when we run performance benchmarks, we focus on measuring tasks that are the kinds of things that our users actually do. When it comes to running Windows on a Mac, we find that our customers care most about stability, reliability, and getting work done. We actually appreciate it when someone points out that they think we're not the best because it gives us an opportunity to verify our own assumptions, and revisit the always important question of where performance matters most to our users.
We take performance very seriously, so we dug into the published claims as well as their testing methodology. We've recently seen yet another round of claims about VMware Fusion’s performance.
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