It's possible other sw has better handling of higher ticking frequencies - I haven't used VMWare specifically for the last couple years. But from a google search I did for vmware and 100hz, they do have guides and tips for this kind of thing, mentioning it:

http://support.theenterprisecloud.com/kb/default.asp?id=343 https://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-646613.html http://www.360doc.com/content/12/0902/13/7492958_233737063.shtml

So, I guess I'll have to check it myself when I happen to use vmware again. For virtualbox it does make a difference, that much I can say.