Docker performance

Test Method

# The target machine loops a 1080p video
# Use the following commands to sample CPU usage and generate charts
apt-get install sysstat
sar -u 1 60 -o tmp1
sadf -T  -g ./tmp1  --  > test1.svg

Test Results

1080p30fps mjpeg/http

Bare-metal One-KVM install (running at full speed)

Docker One-KVM install (running at full speed)

720p60fps mjpeg/http

Bare-metal One-KVM install (stable around 48fps)

Docker One-KVM install (stable around 48fps)

720p30fps h.264/webrtc

Bare-metal One-KVM install (running at full speed with occasional fluctuations)

Docker One-KVM install (running at full speed with occasional fluctuations)