I am considering upgrading my current A64 3200+ to something of the AM2 X2 variety, with my main consideration being VMware performance. It may sound like a stupid question, but I was wondering how much of a difference in performance I would notice within VMware? Does it even support multi-threading? A quick look on their website brings up nothing, but that doesn't mean anything.
Also, would I see much of a difference when using a native 64-bit host OS like SUSE as opposed to, say WinXP PRO? My instinct tells me yes, but as I have as of yet been unable to get VMware to run on my Linux install, I am still left in the dark.
Another interesting point: I have noticed the XEN virtualization software that is able to be installed on my system. I was wondering how that works compared to VMware, and what kind of guest OS' it supports. Thanks for any suggestions.
Also, would I see much of a difference when using a native 64-bit host OS like SUSE as opposed to, say WinXP PRO? My instinct tells me yes, but as I have as of yet been unable to get VMware to run on my Linux install, I am still left in the dark.
Another interesting point: I have noticed the XEN virtualization software that is able to be installed on my system. I was wondering how that works compared to VMware, and what kind of guest OS' it supports. Thanks for any suggestions.