Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1 Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1 Difference
Single-Core Score 1439 1442 99.8%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Multi-Core Score 4974 3658 136.0%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Geekbench 5.4.5 Tryout Geekbench 5.4.5 Tryout

System Information

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1 Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
Operating System Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)
Model Parallels International GmbH. Parallels ARM Virtual Machine Parallels International GmbH. Parallels ARM Virtual Machine
Processor Apple Silicon @ 3.20 GHz
4 Processors, 4 Cores
Apple Silicon @ 3.20 GHz
4 Processors, 4 Cores
Processor ID ARMv8 (64-bit) Family 8 Model 0 Revision 0 ARMv8 (64-bit) Family 8 Model 0 Revision 0
Processor Codename
Processor Package
L1 Instruction Cache
L1 Data Cache
L2 Cache
L3 Cache
Motherboard Parallels ARM Virtual Machine Parallels ARM Virtual Platform Parallels ARM Virtual Machine Parallels ARM Virtual Platform
Northbridge
Southbridge
BIOS Parallels International GmbH. 18.1.1 (53328) Parallels International GmbH. 17.1.4 (51567)
Memory 6.00 GB DRAM 6.00 GB DRAM

Single-Core Performance

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1 Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1 Difference
Single-Core Score 1439 1442 99.8%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
AES-XTS 2659 2656 100.1%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Text Compression 1046 1067 98.0%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Image Compression 1170 1140 102.6%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Navigation 1138 1219 93.4%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
HTML5 1319 1319 100.0%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
SQLite 1333 1296 102.9%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
PDF Rendering 1436 1425 100.8%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Text Rendering 1441 1409 102.3%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Clang 1430 1453 98.4%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Camera 1203 1237 97.3%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
N-Body Physics 1473 1602 91.9%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Rigid Body Physics 1537 1366 112.5%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Gaussian Blur 1377 1316 104.6%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Face Detection 1958 1972 99.3%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Horizon Detection 1602 1631 98.2%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Image Inpainting 2321 2493 93.1%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
HDR 1802 1825 98.7%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Ray Tracing 2442 2469 98.9%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Structure from Motion 1149 1164 98.7%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Speech Recognition 1306 1213 107.7%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Machine Learning 1153 1141 101.1%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 

Multi-Core Performance

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1 Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1 Difference
Multi-Core Score 4974 3658 136.0%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
AES-XTS 8155 8394 97.2%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Text Compression 3603 2887 124.8%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Image Compression 4374 3525 124.1%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Navigation 3471 2827 122.8%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
HTML5 4707 3603 130.6%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
SQLite 4692 3615 129.8%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
PDF Rendering 4590 3825 120.0%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Text Rendering 5008 4988 100.4%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Clang 5356 4726 113.3%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Camera 4284 3608 118.7%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
N-Body Physics 5328 3996 133.3%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Rigid Body Physics 5826 3539 164.6%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Gaussian Blur 5419 2574 210.5%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Face Detection 7666 3457 221.8%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Horizon Detection 5927 2664 222.5%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Image Inpainting 7260 3996 181.7%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
HDR 6696 2965 225.8%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Ray Tracing 10964 5048 217.2%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Structure from Motion 4287 1755 244.3%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Speech Recognition 3158 1727 182.9%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1
 
Machine Learning 3427 1565 219.0%
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac/M1
 
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac/M1