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x86 hardware virtualization

In its beginning, the x86 was not designed to be virtualized. In the meantime, both processor types, Intel CPUs and AMD, support hardware virtualization, albeit in a different way. AMD-V provides a more complete virtualization environment.

VT-X, AMDV

Intel refers to their hardware virtualization technology as VT-x, AMD as AMD-V.

See also

virtual machine

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