Poor VirtualBox VM performance on new HP Z2 G9 Workstation

[jom2000]

Hello,

I just setup my new Z2 workstation and I'm getting very poor performance with VirtualBox VMs for some reason. I have not messed around with any system services or  disabled/uninstalled any HP stuff. Virtualization is already enabled of course, and I have tweaked the appropriate VM settings for the processer and memory, but it seems that any virtual machine I try to load, old or new, runs absurdly slow to the point of completely freezing. My Kali linux VM won't even boot without a kernel panic.

Is there some kind of default security feature that might be causing this?

[ub6424]

Hello @jom2000 

Sorry to hear that you are having problems ... 

(1) Update BIOS

HP Z2G9 Workstation System BIOS

01.02.04 Rev.A

60.9 MB

May 20, 2022

Download

Why should you install the update ?

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_4123786-2338478-16

Quote: "

Updating the BIOS is recommended as standard maintenance of the computer. It can also help resolve the following issues:

• An available BIOS update resolves a specific issue or improves computer performance.
• The current BIOS does not support a hardware component or a Windows upgrade.
• HP Support recommends installing a specific BIOS update.

"

(2) Install drivers

HP Seamless Firmware Update Driver (HP SFU Device)

1.0.22 Rev.A

4.2 MB

Mar 17, 2022

Download

Intel Management Engine Software

2208.16.0.2718 Rev.A

371.8 MB

Mar 18, 2022

Download

Intel Alder Lake TXT driver

1.18.07 Rev.A

0.6 MB

Mar 9, 2022

Download

Intel Chipset Drivers Z2G9

10.1.18836.8283 Rev.A

3.2 MB

Feb 28, 2022

Download

Intel Dynamic Tuning for Z2G9

9.0.10704.25570 Rev.A

21.4 MB

Feb 10, 2022

Download

HP Application Enabling Software Driver

1.39.2645.0 Rev.A

7.9 MB

Dec 28, 2021

Download

Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver

19.2.0.1003.2 Rev.A

75.4 MB

Feb 23, 2022

Download

HP Display Adapter Firmware Updater

11.116.110 Rev.A

2.4 MB

Mar 21, 2022

Download

HP Z2G9 Windows 10 x64 Driver Pack

1.00 Rev.A

1476.0 MB

Apr 6, 2022

Download

(3) Reboot and test again ...

Please report your results

best regards

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[jom2000]

Okay, I have updated the BIOS and installed each of those drivers and I'm still having the same problem.

[ub6424]

Hello @jom2000 

(1) Tell me the specification of your HP Z2 G9 Workstation ?

Send Speccy Report

https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy

( blur every serial number ! )

(2) The performance of a VM depends on how you set the system settings of the virtualized OS (operating system).

- Create screenshots of all resource settings of a created VM container.

Please report your results

best regards

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[jom2000 · Accepted solution]

After some reading, I found out that the sluggish performance was due to Hyper-V being used by another process. Disabling "core Isolation" in Windows settings completely fixes the problem. My Linux VMs were still broken, but reinstalling the bootloader fixed them. 

[ub6424]

Hello @jom2000 

Nice to hear...

Good luck

best regards