CPU cores/sockets

[HenryTheTech]

I have read conflicting recommendations regarding assigning cores/sockets. Looking for clarity:

Hardware: 8 x AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor (1 Socket)

VM: Windows 10 Pro, acting as a NVR for IPCamera's.

Container: Debian 9 running Plex media server and some other services

Both units require a decent amount of processing power as they are working with h.264/h.265 encoding.

Currently using 4 CPU's (1 socket/4 cores) on the Windows machine, with 4 virtual CPU's assigned to the Plex container. Is this ideal? According to this article, a max of 1 core should be assigned per VM...

Should I reverse the windows machine to have 4 sockets/1 core? Or something else?

 

[wolfgang]

Hi,

You can apply to one VM maximal the total logical count of the host system minus one core.
If the VM has at the same time the max workload then it is better to split the resources.

 

[HenryTheTech]

Hi,

You can apply to one VM maximal the total logical count of the host system minus one core.
If the VM has at the same time the max workload then it is better to split the resources.

So by the total logical count, in my case that = 1 socket / 8 cores = 8 total?

At the moment I have assigned 1 socket / 8 cores to the VM, plus 4 CPU's to the container.


It seems to be managing just fine with the overlap...

 

[wolfgang]

So by the total logical count, in my case that = 1 socket / 8 cores = 8 total?

Yes this is correct

At the moment I have assigned 1 socket / 8 cores to the VM, plus 4 CPU's to the container.

You should use only seven cores at the VM. One core should be free for the OS.
The performance is always better with total logical cores minus one core.

 

[HenryTheTech]

Thanks so much for the help Wolfgang.