MacBook Pro vs iMac - speed improvement for Parallels with Windows 8.1

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by Orlando L, Apr 22, 2014.

  1. Orlando L

    Orlando L Bit poster

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    Will there be a noticeable increase in speed and performance in switching from an iMac 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with 1TB HardDrive to a MacBook Pro - Retina Display 13-inch 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with 512 SSD.??? Both being brand new iMac and MacBook Pro.

    I am not sure if the SSD drive will make a noticeable difference in this scenario. I am trying to investigate if doing the switch will make the use of Parallels with Windows 8.1 better; the iMac seems to be draing a bit while running Windows through Parallels.

    Thanks,
     
  2. Manojkumar@Parallels

    Manojkumar@Parallels Parallels Support

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  3. Specimen

    Specimen Product Expert

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    The most important factor is actually physical RAM, the more RAM the Host and Guest have the less they have to read from disk, which is the major performance bottleneck, in that sense the SSD will make a difference also.

    I recommend a 8 GB RAM minimum for new machines that will run Windows 8.1 under Parallels, this will allow for 4 GB for each OS.
     

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