32 GB of ram

[pcslookout]

Can a normal updated fast gaming pc handle running more than 10 VMs at once if you have 32 GB of ram or would you need a special server processor to handle this too ?

 

[paul878]

That all depends what those VM are doing..

 

[smakme7757]

It all comes down to what the virtual machines will be doing, as mentioned above.

I've got a 2600K which is powering 11 VMs, email, web server, database, IPS/Firewall among other things. It's my SSDs and HDDs that are getting a workout.

Usually you will become thirsty for more disk performance and RAM before you run out of CPU cycles.

 

[pcslookout]

It all comes down to what the virtual machines will be doing, as mentioned above.

I've got a 2600K which is powering 11 VMs, email, web server, database among other things. It's my SSDs and HDDs that are getting a workout.

Usually you will become thirsty for more disk performance and RAM before you run out of CPU cycles.

Thanks.

Just asking but how much cpu cycles does a email, web server, and database take about?

 

[smakme7757]

Thanks.

Just asking but how much cpu cycles does a email, web server, and database take about?

Like we both mentioned above It's really up to what it does. It's impossible to say without having some sort of benchmark-

How many users/hits a day, how many emails?
Are you serving application via the web which will also run on the web server ect....

 

[pcslookout]

Like we both mentioned above It's really up to what it does. It's impossible to say without having some sort of benchmark-

How many users/hits a day, how many emails?
Are you serving application via the web which will also run on the web server ect....

Ok what if it is just local ?

 

[smakme7757]

Ok what if it is just local ?

Then it will be your disk performance and RAM.

 

[Chapbass]

Then it will be your disk performance and RAM.

This.

If you're doing a lab type environment or something, then you should be fine. I run a lot more than 10 VMs on each one of my esxi hosts that have an i5-3470 in it, but its the disk performance that takes a hit.

Bring some SSDs...

 

[pcslookout]

Yep I already have SSDs.

 

[tweakboy]

Get a SSD, then update with a i5 howard or i7