That's not true. Some machines are faster for some workloads when virtualizing. This has been known for decades. I recall first reading about it around 20 years

That's not true. Some machines are faster for some workloads when virtualizing. This has been known for decades. I recall first reading about it around 20 years ago, but I can't find the reference I'm thinking of. Nevertheless you'll find plenty of hits for faster in virtualization if you search.