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The authors selected the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B and the ODROID-N2+ and assessed them as virtualization servers, when running up to four VMs simultaneously, with the Linux de facto hypervisor (KVM). The tests performed in this work include: reading and writing throughputs in different types of storage media, processing power assessment, memory performance, timed compilations of open-source software, and performance of encryption algorithms. The results of the experiments showed that the amount of memory available in these SBCs is a determinant factor about the maximum number of VMs that can be executed simultaneously. The performance of the ODROID-N2+ exceeded the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. However, the community support received by the latter is huge compared to the one of the former, and this can be a game changer when selecting a viable platform"/> <meta name="keywords" content="Single-Board Computers, SBC, Raspberry Pi, ODROID, Performance Evaluation, Benchmarks, Virtualization, Kernel-based Virtual Machines, KVM"/>  <meta name="dc.title" content="Performance Evaluation of the KVM Hypervisor Running on ARM-Based Single-Board Computers "> <meta name="citation_authors" content="Eric Gamess"> <meta name="citation_authors" content="Mausam Parajuli"> <meta name="citation_authors" content="Syed Shah"> <meta name="dc.type" content="Article"> <meta name="dc.source" content="International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC) Vol. 15, No.02"> <meta name="dc.date" content="2023/03/31"> <meta name="dc.identifier" content="10.5121/ijcnc.2023.15208 147"> <meta name="dc.publisher" content="AIRCC Publishing Corporation"> <meta name="dc.rights" content="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"> <meta name="dc.format" content="application/pdf"> <meta name="dc.language" content="en"> <meta name="dc.description" content="Single-Board Computers (SBCs) were initially targeted for education and small projects with low powerprocessing needs. 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However, the community support received by the latter is huge compared to the one of the former, and this can be a game changer when selecting a viable platform. 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However, their computational power has increased dramatically in the last few years, and they are now used in more advanced developments. In this paper, a study of the feasibility of using ARM-based SBCs as hypervisors is done. The authors selected the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B and the ODROID-N2+ and assessed them as virtualization servers, when running up to four VMs simultaneously, with the Linux de facto hypervisor (KVM). The tests performed in this work include: reading and writing throughputs in different types of storage media, processing power assessment, memory performance, timed compilations of open-source software, and performance of encryption algorithms. The results of the experiments showed that the amount of memory available in these SBCs is a determinant factor about the maximum number of VMs that can be executed simultaneously. The performance of the ODROID-N2+ exceeded the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. However, the community support received by the latter is huge compared to the one of the former, and this can be a game changer when selecting a viable platform. </p> <h3>  Keywords</h3> <p class="#left right" style="text-align:justify">Single-Board Computers, SBC, Raspberry Pi, ODROID, Performance Evaluation, Benchmarks, Virtualization, Kernel-based Virtual Machines, KVM. </p><br> <button type="button" id="button"><a target="blank" href="/ijcnc/V15N2/15223cnc08.pdf">Full Text</a></button>   <button type="button" id="button"><a href="http://airccse.org/journal/ijc2023.html">Volume 15</a></button> <br><br><br><br><br> </div> <div id="right"> <div class="menu_right"> <ul> <li><a href="http://airccse.org/journal/jcnc_arch.html">Archives</a></li> </ul> </div><br /> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="footer"><table width="100%" ><tr><td height="25" colspan="2"><br /><p align="center">® All Rights Reserved - AIRCC</p></td></table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>