We are excited to announce the first VMmark 4 result using our latest release, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0. The Lenovo result is also the first 4-socket result to use Intel’s latest server processor generation, Intel® Xeon® 6700 series processors with Performance-cores, which offer more cores and higher memory bandwidth. Find this new result on the VMmark 4 Results page.
The following table compares the new Lenovo result to the previous-generation ThinkSystem running vSphere 8.0 Update 3:
| Server Model | Processor Model | Virtualization Platform | Total Sockets | Total Cores | Total Threads | VMmark 4 Result |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V3 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H | VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3 | 8 | 480 | 960 | 3.54 @ 4 tiles |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V4 | Intel Xeon 6788P | VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 | 8 | 688 | 1376 | 5.26 @ 6 tiles |
The chart below shows a 43% increase in total core count between these two results:
In terms of performance, the VMmark 4 score increased by 49%!
Key highlights include:
- The combination of VCF 9.0 and newer server hardware allowed 50% more workload VMs (132) compared to the previous generation result (88 VMs)
- The Intel Xeon 6788P processors in the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V4 have 43% more cores than the previous-generation Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H processors in the ThinkSystem SR860 V3
- The VMmark score is 49% higher than the previous generation’s VMmark 4 result
Here are some resources to learn more:
- What’s New in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
- VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Release Notes
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V4
- Intel Xeon 6 Processors with Performance-Cores (P-Cores)
VMmark is a free benchmarking tool used by partners and customers to measure the performance, scalability, and power consumption of virtualization platforms. Visit the VMmark product page and VMmark Community for more information. You can also try VMmark 4 right away by heading to the VMware Hands-on Labs Catalog and searching for “VMmark.”
