Docker Desktop benchmark rerun, October 2026
Raw, unedited outputs, the scripts and every adaptation behind the 2026 rerun in Docker Desktop's Performance Odyssey Over a Year of Innovations. Run on 2026-10-05, 22:35 to 23:05 UTC. Start with summary.md.
| File | What it is | Size |
|---|---|---|
| summary.md | Summary: the machine, the results (median of three, with range) and what the comparison can and cannot say | 4.4 KB |
| adaptations.txt | Every change from the post's original commands, and why | 2.0 KB |
| machine-info.txt | Machine, macOS and Docker Desktop details captured at run time | 4.4 KB |
| run.sh | The script that ran every benchmark; results land next to it | 7.4 KB |
| pgbench-rerun.sh | Second pgbench attempt | 1.6 KB |
| pgbench-rerun2.sh | Third pgbench attempt | 1.7 KB |
| run.log | Console log of the run | 1.4 KB |
| hyperfine.txt | Container start time (hyperfine) | 753 B |
| copy-1gb.txt | docker cp of a 1 GB file out of a bind-mounted directory | 3.1 KB |
| copy-10gb.txt | docker cp of a 10 GB file, same setup | 313 B |
| redis-build.txt | Redis clean build over a bind mount | 1.3 KB |
| pgbench.txt | PostgreSQL pgbench, scale 10, all attempts | 9.7 KB |
| iperf3-container-to-container.txt | iperf3, container to container | 3.8 KB |
| iperf3-container-to-host.txt | iperf3, container to host | 4.6 KB |
| iperf3-host-to-container.txt | iperf3, host to a published port | 3.7 KB |
| startup.txt | Engine restart to the first docker info | 525 B |
| install.txt | Tool installation output (the Homebrew cache-removal list is omitted) | 7.5 KB |
| images-removed.txt | Images removed after the run | 72 B |