Performance on Late 2016 13" MacBook Pro

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Jeff7

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I have a fully upgraded 13" MacBook Pro w/ the Intel 550 graphics. Prior to this I was running parallels on my mid 2015 15" model and the performance was fine. However, it seems like I'm having a lot more trouble with the new MacBook Pro when hosting Win 10, particularly in coherence mode. I'm running Parallels v. 11 and am wondering if I've got something misconfigured for Win10 or if people on the same hardware are also having problems.

System config:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro13,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 3.3 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Chipset Model: Intel Iris Graphics 550
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1536 MB
 
Jeff7 said:
I have a fully upgraded 13" MacBook Pro w/ the Intel 550 graphics. Prior to this I was running parallels on my mid 2015 15" model and the performance was fine. However, it seems like I'm having a lot more trouble with the new MacBook Pro when hosting Win 10, particularly in coherence mode. I'm running Parallels v. 11 and am wondering if I've got something misconfigured for Win10 or if people on the same hardware are also having problems.

System config:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro13,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 3.3 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Chipset Model: Intel Iris Graphics 550
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1536 MB
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Hello Jeff7, please check out this article to improve the performance of your Windows virtual machine.
 
I feel like I have also been seeing issues with the performance since I bought a new MacBook Pro 2016 today also. The performance is slower than my 2013 MBP. Are there known issues with the latest MacBook performance and Parallels?
 
This link doesn't work? "Hello Jeff7, please check out this article to improve the performance of your Windows virtual machine."
Pls advise
 
My MAC is overheating. The both using a lot of CPU. How can I improve that. I have:
Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015
2.7 GHz Intel Core i5
 
Hi!
I'm also experiencing laggy performance with parallels. I'm on a MacBook Pro 13 Late 2016 with Parallels 12.1.1 (newest version).
Weird thing is: Sometimes everything runs fine, other days it's a day in hell for me, because Powerpoint freezes for minutes and that several times.
I followed that kb article, so far nothing helped. Maybe other experience the same?
 
I'm on a 15" 2016 MacBook Pro and the performance is pretty terrible, seems to be all video related issues; screen/apps not painting properly, etc. I am pushing a lot of pixels (dual external 4K monitors running windows 10 full screen in high DPI mode) but this should be enough considering the dedicated GPU. I may need more VRAM allocated but Parallels only allows 2GB max, but ultimately not sure. CPU / processor / Disk I/O performance seems fine.
 
NicholasC1 said:
I'm on a 15" 2016 MacBook Pro and the performance is pretty terrible, seems to be all video related issues; screen/apps not painting properly, etc. I am pushing a lot of pixels (dual external 4K monitors running windows 10 full screen in high DPI mode) but this should be enough considering the dedicated GPU. I may need more VRAM allocated but Parallels only allows 2GB max, but ultimately not sure. CPU / processor / Disk I/O performance seems fine.
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Hi NicholsaC1, switching between integrated and discrete video cards is pretty simple - the main thing is to send appropriate parameters when creating an OpenGL context (and react to switching events by recreating contexts), there is nothing else we do 'manually'. Please note that this technology has no similarities with SLI/Crossfire whatsoever.
To switch between the adapters, go to virtual machine configuration window -> Options -> Optimization - Power
* For integrated graphics (CPU) set 'Longer battery life'
* For discrete video card set 'Better performance'
You can also choose "No limit" for Resource usage.
Under virtual machine Configuration->Hardware->Graphics->Resolution-> Best for exeternal disaplays.
 
Thanks Paul. All of those are set/have been set. One 4K (using built-in display and even another 1080p monitor) is fine ... two 4Ks (using nothing else, just the external displays with MacBook in clamshell mode) does not work well. It's starved of something.

ETA: I've switched to "scaled" mode for graphics ... not as sharp and a bit hard on the eyes, but workable and much smoother performance. I'll have to live with this until a fix is released.

ETA2: Nevermind. Scaled mode made my brain hurt pretty quickly.
 
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Experiencing a similar problem . I have No Limit set for resource, but when changing between applications or performing most actions in Windows 10, there is a significant lag.
 
I encountered the same thing when upgrading to a 5k display, and switching back to a lower resolution reduces the issue. This sounds like the resolution-dependent performance issue I've been discussing with Parallels support (I've sent them data, which they have told me over PM they will be prioritizing and sending to their dev team).

https://forum.parallels.com/threads...-10-au-parallels-12.338065/page-2#post-816531

I encourage you to send data to Parallels (Help menu > Send Technical Data...) when using your problematic configuration, describe the issue when sending it and, if possible provide a DropBox or other link to videos showing the problem in action. Please post the resulting issue ID in the thread I've linked above so that the Parallels dev team has all the information in one place.
 
Why do I get the sense that I'm doing the evaluation of a software that isn't tried by the designers themselves? 13" new MBP No limit set for resource, 512 megs for video and going into coherence "completely black". Help or more agony?
 
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