

I can vouch for that – Windows apps that were slow to load and sluggish in operation load almost instantaneously now.

Parallels says that it offers 30 percent better virtual machine performance than a Windows 10 VM running on an Intel Core i9 MacBook Pro. How fast? On an M1 MacBook Air, it’s the fastest Windows “machine” I’ve ever used. Running the Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview under Parallels Desktop 16.5 is fast. To be honest, I’ve never felt that Windows virtual machines have offered the type of performance needed to make the Windows experience less painful. My career has made it necessary to use both Mac (preferred!) and Windows applications. Two virtual machines-Windows and Ubuntu-ready to power on in Parallels Desktop 16.5
