Extreme Battery and CPU Usage with Parallels

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon' started by Bandabi, Jul 16, 2025 at 4:22 AM.

  1. Bandabi

    Bandabi

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    Hello, I've noticed extreme CPU and battery strain when Parallels is running. In Parallels Windows, I was only using a simple text editing program and no games or other high-performance applications. Despite this, my M2 MacBook Air gets very hot, and the battery drains incredibly fast, about 1% every 2-3 minutes. Please see the screenshots. The CPU load is 396%. Is this normal? If not, is it possible to fix it?
     

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