Windows memory performance low

[mrbeanzg]

HI all,

I have multiple windows 10/11 installations and the perfromance isn't great.

First thing that i have notice is memory performance.

The best score i get are around 3500mbps in VM and the host have 24000 mbps.

i have try to set different cpu type and flags, numa, balooning on/off, latest virtio drivers. Nothing helps.

Server is hp 380 gen 10 with Gold 6148 CPU.

Thanks all for helping

here is package version :

proxmox-ve: 7.3-1 (running kernel: 5.15.102-1-pve)
pve-manager: 7.3-6 (running version: 7.3-6/723bb6ec)
pve-kernel-helper: 7.3-7
pve-kernel-5.15: 7.3-3
pve-kernel-5.15.102-1-pve: 5.15.102-1
pve-kernel-5.15.74-1-pve: 5.15.74-1
ceph-fuse: 15.2.17-pve1
corosync: 3.1.7-pve1
criu: 3.15-1+pve-1
glusterfs-client: 9.2-1
ifupdown2: 3.1.0-1+pmx3
ksm-control-daemon: 1.4-1
libjs-extjs: 7.0.0-1
libknet1: 1.24-pve2
libproxmox-acme-perl: 1.4.4
libproxmox-backup-qemu0: 1.3.1-1
libpve-access-control: 7.3-2
libpve-apiclient-perl: 3.2-1
libpve-common-perl: 7.3-2
libpve-guest-common-perl: 4.2-3
libpve-http-server-perl: 4.1-6
libpve-storage-perl: 7.3-2
libspice-server1: 0.14.3-2.1
lvm2: 2.03.11-2.1
lxc-pve: 5.0.2-2
lxcfs: 5.0.3-pve1
novnc-pve: 1.4.0-1
proxmox-backup-client: 2.3.3-1
proxmox-backup-file-restore: 2.3.3-1
proxmox-mail-forward: 0.1.1-1
proxmox-mini-journalreader: 1.3-1
proxmox-widget-toolkit: 3.5.5
pve-cluster: 7.3-2
pve-container: 4.4-2
pve-docs: 7.3-1
pve-edk2-firmware: 3.20221111-1
pve-firewall: 4.2-7
pve-firmware: 3.6-4
pve-ha-manager: 3.5.1
pve-i18n: 2.8-3
pve-qemu-kvm: 7.2.0-7
pve-xtermjs: 4.16.0-1
qemu-server: 7.3-4
smartmontools: 7.2-pve3
spiceterm: 3.2-2
swtpm: 0.8.0~bpo11+3
vncterm: 1.7-1
zfsutils-linux: 2.1.9-pve1

 

[mrbeanzg]

Ok the new insight is if i remove the second processor, the memory throuhput is doubled. have any of you have that kind of problem. i know this isn't the proxmox problem anymore but someone might help.

Thanks

 

[leesteken]

Ok the new insight is if i remove the second processor, the memory throuhput is doubled.

If you mean a second physical CPU, then you might want to read up on NUMA, where it is common that some or all memory can only be reached via another CPU, which increases latency (and maybe throughput).

 

[mrbeanzg]

thanks for fast reply.

Yes i mean a second phisical CPU.

I have try set numa to clustered and flat. the performance is the same

 

[leesteken]

I have try set numa to clustered and flat. the performance is the same

Non-uniform memory access is not something you can fix by configuration, it's depending on the physical motherboard and CPUs and how well the software deals with it. You can make a VM aware of the NUMA, which might help.

 

[mrbeanzg]

i have try that and didn't work. so basicly im out of options

 

[leesteken]

i have try that and didn't work. so basicly im out of options

You could try experimenting with CPU affinity, if performance is better on the first physical CPU. You might have to upgrade your Promox first.
EDIT: Maybe it's specific to Windows? Maybe it also needs NUMA tuning? Note that all VMs need to share memory bandwidth anyway.
EDIT2: Since you already tried everything, I'll stop guessing.

 

[mrbeanzg]

i also try to install windows 2019 instead of proxmox. same things. clearly hp dl380 have some bug in numa settings that i cannot find. i have try every sigle profile in the list in bios and nothing change