Shorter bars indicate faster performance.įile:Mactech-cross-platform.png File:Mactech-network-file-io.pngĮach test was run on a MacBook (2 GB RAM 1.83 GHz Core Duo processor), a MacBook Pro (4 GB RAM 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo processor) and a Mac Pro (4 GB RAM Quad Core configuration with two 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors). The following graphs displays the results in seconds. MacTech did not test multiple processor performance. MacTech found that the faster the physical host computer, the more similarly Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion performed. Task Test: This tests the interaction between Mac OS X and the virtual environment and requires multiple tests throughout the process.One-step Test: After clicking the mouse or pressing a key, this test requires no further human action.In Volume 24, Issue 02 of MacTech, the editors published the results of one-step and task tests between VMware Fusion 1.0, Parallels Desktop 3.0 and Boot Camp and used a PC running Windows XP as a baseline comparison in a native PC environment. Fusion was set to 128 MB of graphics memory, and Parallels Desktop for Mac was set to 64 MB of graphics memory (the maximum for each at that time). Fusion and Parallels were both set to 1,024 MB of system memory and a 32 GB hard disk. This comparison was tested on an eight-core, 2.66 GHz MacPro running Mac OS X 10.4.10, Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac (build 4560) and VMware Fusion 1.0 (build 51348).

This comparison is of limited value today, as Parallels Desktop has had 4 major upgrades and VMware Fusion has had 3.įile:Fusion chart01.png File:Fusion chart02.png It should also be noted that Boot Camp is a tool for natively booting Windows XP on Intel Macintosh and is not a virtualization product. On August 16, 2007, CNET published the results of several benchmarks in which Fusion demonstrated better performance than Parallels Desktop for Mac in SMP-aware applications, which Fusion supports while Parallels does not. Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later Mac OS X 10.8.4 or later Mac OS X 10.9 or later Mac OS X 10.6.7 or later Mac OS X 10.7 recommended

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