Performance impact of running Linux in a virtual machine in Windows?
- by vovick
Hello,
I'd like to know what performance impact I could expect running Linux in a virtual machine in Windows. The job I need Linux for is heavy and almost non-stop code compilation with GCC. Dual-boot doesn't look like a very attractive solution, so I'm counting on low VM overhead right now (10-20% would be fine for me, but 50% or more will be unacceptable).
Did anyone try to measure the performance difference, are there any comparison tables? What virtual machine with the lowest overhead possible will you suggest?
My host OS is Win7 and I've got a modern Core i7 with VT-x present.
Thanks!