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Which used CPU gives most bang/$ for virtualization purposes?
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<blockquote data-quote="Myriad" data-source="post: 548159" data-attributes="member: 52792"><p>I agree.</p><p></p><p>I have an i7 machine and an i3 and I run VMs on both of them , all of the time .</p><p>Yes , the i7 runs a bit faster but much less than you might expect .</p><p></p><p>From practical experience , the biggest influence I see on VM performance is how much RAM you allocate on setup.</p><p>Be generous , give 4 GB of RAM if you can spare it , especially if you are running multiple VMs</p><p>Sure , 2 GB is okay , but anything less can make things boggy .</p><p></p><p>The last thing I want is my VM needing to use a page-file / swap-file .</p><p>If I can avoid that , they run like greased lightening , on both machines <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Myriad, post: 548159, member: 52792"] I agree. I have an i7 machine and an i3 and I run VMs on both of them , all of the time . Yes , the i7 runs a bit faster but much less than you might expect . From practical experience , the biggest influence I see on VM performance is how much RAM you allocate on setup. Be generous , give 4 GB of RAM if you can spare it , especially if you are running multiple VMs Sure , 2 GB is okay , but anything less can make things boggy . The last thing I want is my VM needing to use a page-file / swap-file . If I can avoid that , they run like greased lightening , on both machines :) [/QUOTE]
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