Delphi performance on Parallels

[bojanm 4]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share some practical benchmark results from testing Delphi 12.3 under Parallels Desktop (Windows 11 ARM) on my new Mac Studio M4 Max. I'm working on a large ERP project (around 1 million lines of code) using components from Fast Report, TMS Software, and DevExpress.

Here’s a direct comparison between three systems I’ve tested:

Build config                Intel i5-12500 (Win11, 32 GB)   Mac Mini M4 Pro (24 GB)   Mac Studio M4 Max (36 GB)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Win64 Clean + Build        32 sec                          26 sec                    24 sec
Win64 Clean + Compile      21 sec                          18 sec                    17 sec
Win32 Clean + Build        23 sec                          19 sec                    17 sec
Win32 Clean + Compile      16 sec                          14 sec                    13 sec

 

All tests were run in Parallels Desktop 19, with each Mac VM configured optimally (RAM and CPU cores adjusted per machine).
The Intel system was running native Windows 11 Pro with 32 GB RAM.

Windows 11 ARM inside Parallels ran Delphi 12.3 without any issues.

Key impressions:

• Mac Studio M4 Max delivers excellent performance even under virtualization.

• Parallels Desktop is extremely stable — no issues with Firebird or IBExpert either.

• For large Delphi projects, it’s a very viable setup for professional development.

 

Best regards,

Bojan