Also, there is a special kernel that helps out on running VMWare that changes the default speed of the system timer, reducing the LA on the host system especially if your guests are mostly idle. The kernel is available for both 4 and 5. Please look at http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=2189 for more info.
Very interesting. Wasn't aware of that. Thanks for posting. Have you noticed tangible differences when running stock vs the kernels mentioned there?
Ray