ARMv8: Scaleway New High Core Variants

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They also added two cores for free on their lower variants:

>Since the launch of our new ARMv8 servers, part of our users were unsure about which server they should use for their application. To help you in your choice, we've decided to provide 2 additional cores for the same price on our two first variants:

> The ARM64-2GB gets 4 cores instead of 2, a 100% core count increase

> The ARM64-4GB gets 6 cores instead of 4, a 50% core count increase

Their dedicated machines are a good deal. The only application I ever had trouble with was the PageSpeed plugin for nginx which I was unable to compile on the ARM architecture. nginx ran fine. There is an inherent advantage to dedicated machines vs virtual.

What inherent advantage do you have in mind? What material difference does it make to an app whether there is a dedicated machine vs a virtual machine?

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