Hi there,
I think I have seen a thread with the exact same issue some time ago - basically there is a feature that spans the CPU across 2 NUMA nodes - this should be a performance-enhancing feature but is not yet supported by 5.x version of ESXi (not sure about 6.x though). You need to see the processor settings in BIOS/UEFI and check the CPU settings - you should find a new feature listed there - disable it ![]()