We had Powerful Desktop with ubuntu 12.4 LTS, including 16 GB RAM and high ended processor more than 4000 benchmark.
But till odoo to start / upgrade or with multi users or for development all way it disappointing performance.
Other Issue, we had high ended VPS with 8GB RAM and highest internet, But with just 5 database and few multi user to access, but even here its performance is too much down. Seems odoo has challenges on internet.
For desktop even I had 6GB free RAM and only odoo as main process to execute, its too much slow.
Is their any solution ?