Choose between Ryzen 7 2700X or Ryzen 5 3600X to run VM software

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LennoxMacduff
Junior Member

11-19-2019, 09:55 AM

Hello Everyone, I'm setting up a build to host all my VMs at home. I'm currently using a free Google Cloud subscription and have a 4-core laptop for smaller lab work. I run multiple VMs—at least one per VM, sometimes two for larger firewalls. I'm trying to decide between a 7-core 2700X or the latest Ryzen 5 3600X.

LennoxMacduff

11-19-2019, 09:55 AM #1

MrBrosco
Member

11-19-2019, 11:47 AM

For running multiple virtual machines, a greater number of cores usually performs better than having many fast cores. If you don’t expect to add more VMs and prefer quicker VM speeds or better single-thread performance, consider the R5 3600x. The choice is yours.

MrBrosco

11-19-2019, 11:47 AM #2

khaledkb_
Senior Member

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11-21-2019, 04:16 AM

If the 2700X is more affordable, I’d choose that path for VMs. Everything else will work just fine, and it should also handle gaming well.

khaledkb_

11-21-2019, 04:16 AM #3

If the 2700X is more affordable, I’d choose that path for VMs. Everything else will work just fine, and it should also handle gaming well.

Fatryx
Member

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11-21-2019, 08:16 AM

The 2700X performs more efficiently in virtual machines because it has a higher core count.

Fatryx

11-21-2019, 08:16 AM #4

The 2700X performs more efficiently in virtual machines because it has a higher core count.