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What CPU should I get for VM's

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So I'm looking for a new workstation that I can take to school with me and I have been looking at the Lenovo ThinkCentre M725s SFF Desktop computer, the dell OptiPLex 7060, or the dell Precision 3430. The cpu in the lenovo is the AMD Quad-Core Ryzen 5-2400, the cpu in both of the dells is the Intel Six-Core i5-8500. I plan on upgrading the ram myself to have the max of 64GB, unless I am able to fit more in there. Which System has the better CPU for Virtualization/ Running of VM's. The reason I'm looking at these systems because they are small enough to travel with, I'd take my full tower desktop if I could.

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The i5 will have better multicore performance so it would be better for VMs

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I'm not extremely versed with VMs, however, it is my understanding that the more headroom you have in terms of system resources, the better for VMs. I would instantly take the six cores offered by Intel over the four physical cores offered by the Ryzen. I love Ryzen with a burning passion, but the more cores you have the better as far as I know. I'm sure someone will correct me though if I'm off base though!

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8 minutes ago, Theerix said:

So I'm looking for a new workstation that I can take to school with me and I have been looking at the Lenovo ThinkCentre M725s SFF Desktop computer, the dell OptiPLex 7060, or the dell Precision 3430. The cpu in the lenovo is the AMD Quad-Core Ryzen 5-2400, the cpu in both of the dells is the Intel Six-Core i5-8500. I plan on upgrading the ram myself to have the max of 64GB, unless I am able to fit more in there. Which System has the better CPU for Virtualization/ Running of VM's. The reason I'm looking at these systems because they are small enough to travel with, I'd take my full tower desktop if I could.

Just build your own ITX system? With a Ryzen 7 8 core?

You probably don't need 64gbs of RAM though.

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1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Just build your own ITX system? With a Ryzen 7 8 core?

You probably don't need 64gbs of RAM though.

Thats also a possibility, but im looking for something that is small form factor, and these systems are already build and cheap, and the 64gb would be so i can run as many VM's as possible

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