A customer needs to run 3 virtual machines on their software design workstation. Which of the following CPUs would be MOST cost effective for this task?

The correct answer is B. 4 Core. Each virtual machine benefits from having a dedicated CPU core to avoid resource contention, and the host operating system also needs at least one core to remain responsive. A 4-core CPU provides exactly enough: three cores for the three VMs and one for the host OS. A 3-core…

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A customer needs to run 3 virtual machines on their software design workstation. Which of the following CPUs would be MOST cost effective for this task?

Options

A3 Core
B4 Core
C8 Core
D12 Core

How the community answered

(18 responses)

A
11% (2)
B
78% (14)
C
6% (1)
D
6% (1)

Explanation

Each virtual machine benefits from having a dedicated CPU core to avoid resource contention, and the host operating system also needs at least one core to remain responsive. A 4-core CPU provides exactly enough: three cores for the three VMs and one for the host OS. A 3-core CPU leaves no resources for the host, while 8-core and 12-core CPUs would provide excess capacity that increases cost without benefit for this specific workload.

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