https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Performance-compared-to-VMware-Player/m-p/2856232#M170509 <P>I recently purchased a license for <STRONG>VMware Workstation</STRONG> and have been pleasantly surprised with the increased - or seemingly increased - performance as compared to <STRONG>VMware Player</STRONG>. Most notable has been the audio/video playback on Windows 10. In (2) tests that I ran a few months back with Player (on the same, exact hardware), both <STRONG>Diablo III</STRONG> and <STRONG>Cox Contour</STRONG> (website) were plagued with stuttering and audio lag; now these problems have nearly completely disappeared.</P><P>All of the above have been run with v16 of Player/Workstation, host is&nbsp;<STRONG>Linux Mint 20.1</STRONG>. Am I imagining this performance bump, or did my $199 really make that much of a difference? Either way, it's been a great investment.</P> Wed, 07 Jul 2021 22:28:48 GMT ajgringo619 2021-07-07T22:28:48Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Performance-compared-to-VMware-Player/m-p/2856232#M170509 <P>I recently purchased a license for <STRONG>VMware Workstation</STRONG> and have been pleasantly surprised with the increased - or seemingly increased - performance as compared to <STRONG>VMware Player</STRONG>. Most notable has been the audio/video playback on Windows 10. In (2) tests that I ran a few months back with Player (on the same, exact hardware), both <STRONG>Diablo III</STRONG> and <STRONG>Cox Contour</STRONG> (website) were plagued with stuttering and audio lag; now these problems have nearly completely disappeared.</P><P>All of the above have been run with v16 of Player/Workstation, host is&nbsp;<STRONG>Linux Mint 20.1</STRONG>. Am I imagining this performance bump, or did my $199 really make that much of a difference? Either way, it's been a great investment.</P> Wed, 07 Jul 2021 22:28:48 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Performance-compared-to-VMware-Player/m-p/2856232#M170509 ajgringo619 2021-07-07T22:28:48Z