Host device : MacBook Pro 13inch 2017 model, 8Gb RAM, Core i5 CPU
Host OS : MacOS 10.14.3 Mojave
Virtual Box 6.0.4
Guest OS Linux Mint Mate 19 1
I am getting very slow performance on this guest, when moving windows it stutters. When playing short MP4 videos in VLC, the app goes non-responsive and is incredibly slow to respond to input.
The relevant VM settings are :-
Video RAM : 128Mg
Base Memory : 2048 Mb
CPU : 2
Acceleration > Virtualization : Default
Hardware virtualization : Enabled nested paging (no other option appears here)
As a point of comparison, my rather old Windows 10 PC (Core i5 3450 Ivy Bridge @ 3.10Ghz, 8Gb RAM) runs the same guest OS much better and faster.
The only difference I can see in the VM options it that my PC has the additional option of 'VT-x AMD-V' Hardware virtualization.
Can anyone advise?
Are MacBook Pros just not great for VirtualBox?