[vbox-users] Dual-core Opteron

2007-09-02 Thread Fernando Cassia
Hi, I've found a few references to "opteron" on the Virtualbox source. My question is simple: AMD has been touting the Opteron (and specially the 240 Dual-Core Opterons) as virtualization-optimized CPUs... so... does Virtualbox 1.5 take advantage of a Dual-Core Opteron? Are any CPU-specific optimi

Re: [vbox-users] Dual-core Opteron

2007-09-03 Thread David Balazic
Subject: [vbox-users] Dual-core Opteron Hi, I've found a few references to "opteron" on the Virtualbox source. My question is simple: AMD has been touting the Opteron (and specially the 240 Dual-Core Opterons) as virtualization-optimized CPUs... so... does Virtualbox 1.5 take adva

Re: [vbox-users] Dual-core Opteron

2007-09-03 Thread Fernando Cassia
On 9/3/07, David Balazic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > but if you already have a working > virtualization code (like VMware with more than 6 years of experiance) > then it brings next to nothing. > It is also slower than software virtualization. > 2004: VMware tests Opteron support June 21, 200