On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Chris McQuistion <[email protected]>wrote:
> The Pentium D's and some of the really low end Core 2's do not have > hardware virtualization on the chip. Intel calls this Intel VT, AMD calls > it AMD-V. There are some programs that do software (para) virtualization > and don't require this built into the CPU, but most virtualization software > requires it and it makes a noticeable performance difference. > > All recent AMD chips have this built in, only Core 2 Duo and above have it > on the Intel side. If you're considering virtualization now or sometime in > the future, make sure you get the CPU that can handle it. > > Chris > The E6300 which I am considering does include it according to Intel's fact page. Thanks for the advice though. Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=.
