AMD Processor Driver and Dual-Core Optimizer in Virtual Machine

[Dave2007]

Has anyone of you experience with installing the AMD Processor Driver and / or the Dual Core Optimizer inside the Virtual Machine[/b] (in addition to the host). Is this a recommended practice for AMD Dual Core Processors or should it be avoided?

Thanks for your answers!

Dave

[esiebert7625]

Yo do not need this and should not do this. The VM does not see the same hardware that the host system sees and will not see cores, just virtual processors. The processor driver allows the system to automatically adjust the CPU speed, voltage and power combination, this is not needed in a virtual environment.

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[Dave2007]

I was not sure because the device manager of the virtual windows machine identifies exactly the native processor. So, thanks for your kind answer.

Dave

[VirtualNoitall]

Hello,

The processor is not virtualized so the guest sees the exact make ad model of CPU it is running on; times the number of vCPU you configure it with.

[Dave2007]

I see. But the recommendation remains still, not to install a native processor driver from AMD, right?

Dave

[VirtualNoitall · Accepted solution]

Correct. For the reason stated above.

[Dave2007]

OK, thanks to both of you.

Dave