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>> Is there something about newer CPUs such as i7 that makes virtualisation hugely faster and more responsive? Yes. http://ark.intel.com/Products/Virtualizati
by shocks 14y ago
>> Is there something about newer CPUs such as i7 that makes virtualisation hugely faster and more responsive?
Yes.
http://ark.intel.com/Products/VirtualizationTechnology http://ark.intel.com/Products/VirtualizationTechnology
Running the Android Emulator on my i7-3770k is smooth as silk with Intel Virtualization turned on. Without IV it's like rubbing my face on sandpaper.
- pavanky 14y agoSorry for hijacking the topic but I need to ask something. I recently purchased a 3770k and all other parts arrived today. The documentation[1] says 3700k supports Vt-x but not Vt-d. Does that affect anything at all ? 1. http://ark.intel.com/products/65523 http://ark.intel.com/products/65523
- shocks 14y agoVT-x is for hardware virtualisation. VT-d is allows direct pass through of device (PCI, etc). VT-x is essential, VT-d is 'nice' because it lets you hook PCI devices directly into the VM (good for some servers) but in general you don't need it. 3770k is a very nice chip! I love mine. Easy to overclock too.
- mappu 14y agoMany Core 2's also have VT-x, including the GP's Q6600. [1] Probably the biggest difference in performance is in using up-to-date VM software and giving the guest machine sufficient memory. 1. http://ark.intel.com/products/29765/Intel-Core2-Quad-Processor-Q6600-8M-Cache-2_40-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB http://ark.intel.com/products/29765/Intel-Core2-Quad-Process...