Hi, I have an Intel core i7 processor with 4 cores or 8 hyperthreaded (logical) cores in one socket and 6 GB ram.
What is the best setting for VMware Player 5.0 for number of cores if I want to run Windows 7 Pro x64 as the host OS and Windows 7 Pro x64 as the guest OS. I am using the Windows 7 guest to do development in a number of different configurations of SQL server 2008 and 2012 with VS2010 and VS2012.
Also, it I am a bit confused when VMware Player asks for number of cores. Is that physical cores (ie. 4 for an i7) or hyperthreaded cores (ie. 8 for an i7)?
Thanks for any feedback or help you can provide.
Abby