VMware x64 Virtualisation on Apple M3

Apple Silicon Macs, including the M3, only support ARM-compiled virtual machines and ARM virtual machine guests, but there is one exception:

• UTM is the only software that would enable you to emulate x64 machines, and it's a lifesaver.
• You can get it for free from their website or 10$ from the App Store for automatic updates.

Ouroboroskys wrote:

Hi all! I'm exploring if the new MacBook Pro running the M3 line would suit my needs since I'm currently a PC user. A key requirement for me is to be able to run x64 Linux machines on VMware, and I understand that has been an issue with the M1/M2 chipsets.

Any idea if the M3 line overcomes this issue and would support x64 virtualisation?

Check with the makers of VMWare to see what operating systems and hardware their product is compatible with.

Ouroboroskys Said:

"VMware x64 Virtualisation on Apple M3: Hi all! I'm exploring if the new MacBook Pro running the M3 line would suit my needs since I'm currently a PC user. A key requirement for me is to be able to run x64 Linux machines on VMware, and I understand that has been an issue with the M1/M2 chipsets. Any idea if the M3 line overcomes this issue and would support x64 virtualisation?"

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Use Parallels for a Silicon Chip Mac:

Using a Virtual Machine (VM) is safe. I'd recommend disable FTP in the settings so that things do not sync. On M3 Macs, Parallels is what to use. Is no more than Windows-in-a-Window

VMWare Fusion is for Intel:

Though it installs on a Mac, VMWare Fusion is still in the talks amongst Apple and VMWare Fusion's developers. I have my 2018 MBP and plan to keep it for some time. This is because it has an Intel processor. Thing is, it cannot go to Windows 11. Linux works just fin it it too.

yosriaz wrote:

it's true that most virtualization software support only ARM-compiled images but UTM does compile and emulate X64 virtual machines

The key word being "emulate".

The way that a regular virtual machine gets its speed is by running almost everything natively on the host CPU. That requires native machine code …

nikolai158 wrote:

начиная с айфон 5s Эпл перешла на 64 битную архитектуру

Automated translation (from Russian): "Starting with the iPhone 5s, Apple switched to 64-bit architecture."

The Intel x64 instruction set and the Apple Silicon instruction set may both feature 64-bit addressing - but that does not mean that the Intel x64 and Apple Silicon instruction sets are the same.

That would be like saying that the Russian words for "I am taking my cat to see the vet" are identical to the U.S. English words for "I am taking my cat to see the vet." There are pet cats and vets in both countries … but that, alone, is not enough to make the languages identical.

Apple Silicon Macs, including the M3, only support ARM compiled virtual machines and ARM virtual machine guests.

That does not mean that you cannot run an ARM build of Linux as a guest (e.g. Ubuntu) in a free VMWare Fusion VM installation.

Most virtualization software indeed supports only ARM-compiled images, but UTM does compile and emulate X64 virtual machines.

Docker also supports x64 images.

Thank you for pointing it out. I am still running on 2020 Macbook Pro with Intel chip since I rely on using VMware Fusion and x64 VMs. UTM sounds like it can get the job done on those new chips!

начиная с айфон 5s Эпл перешла на 64 битную архитектуру

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