modern hypervisors and virtualization platforms have become more flexible, and some can handle configurations with a non-power-of-2 number of CPU cores. While it's generally best practice to stick to multiples of 2 for simplicity and compatibility, some hypervisors can work with configurations like 6 or 12 cores.

modern hypervisors and virtualization platforms have become more flexible, and some can handle configurations with a non-power-of-2 number of CPU cores. While it's generally best practice to stick to multiples of 2 for simplicity and compatibility, some hypervisors can work with configurations like 6 or 12 cores.