Performance tuning parameters for IntelliJ IDEA. Add these params in idea64.exe.vmoptions or idea.exe.vmoptions file in IntelliJ IDEA. If you are using JDK 8.x, please knock off PermSize and MaxPermSize parameters from the tuning configuration.

IntelliJ_IDEA__Perf_Tuning.txt

-server
-Xms2048m
-Xmx2048m
-XX:NewSize=512m
-XX:MaxNewSize=512m
-XX:PermSize=512m
-XX:MaxPermSize=512m
-XX:+UseParNewGC
-XX:ParallelGCThreads=4
-XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=1
-XX:SurvivorRatio=8
-XX:+UseCodeCacheFlushing
-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC
-XX:+AggressiveOpts
-XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled
-XX:+CMSIncrementalMode
-XX:+CMSIncrementalPacing
-XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled
-XX:CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction=65
-XX:+CMSScavengeBeforeRemark
-XX:+UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly
-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=64m
-XX:-TraceClassUnloading
-ea
-Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false

Why have you two GC settings?
XX:+UseParNewGC
and also:
-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC

As explained in the official documentations for UNIX and Windows (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/unix/java.html and http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/windows/java.html), not only -XX:PermSize and -XX:MaxNewSize but also some other options listed above were deprecated in JDK 8:
-XX:+CMSIncrementalMode
-XX:+CMSIncrementalPacing

@maxio89 the former GC setting sets the young heap GC, the latter sets the old heap GC.

I'm using these settings and running very well..

thanks

thanks

Does this work with phpstorm ?

works well, thnx :)

Can you direct me to something that explains what all of these options mean? I keep seeing these options around, but I don't know which ones really apply to my machine or situation.

@bobojo, this section of documentation has more details for all the options for:

• Unix env: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/unix/java.html
• And for Windows: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/windows/java.html

How actual is this settings? For example in default vmoptions in Intellij IDEA 2017.2.2 is ReservedCodeCacheSize=240m.
I found this and it's updated to IntelliJ IDEA 2017.2 - let's try it 🙂

Intellij 2017.3 will moan about the code cache size, it should be around:
-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=256m

or remove the setting altogether.

-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=64m threw a warning on MacOS HighSierra. Considering increasing to 240m or more.

Pay attention, alot of those options are deprecated and will lead in not starting the application.

Unix Debian with Phpstorm from snap

I had to do this:

Remove

-XX:+UseParNewGC
-XX:PermSize=512m
-XX:MaxPermSize=512m
-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC
-XX:+AggressiveOpts
-XX:+CMSIncrementalMode
-XX:+CMSIncrementalPacing
 
Replace
-XX:-TraceClassUnloading -Xlog:class+unload=off

This is my current file for PHPStorm:
~/.PhpStorm2019.2/config/phpstorm64.vmoptions

-server
-Xms1g
-Xmx4g
-XX:NewSize=512m
-XX:MaxNewSize=1g
-XX:ParallelGCThreads=4
-XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=1
-XX:SurvivorRatio=8
-XX:+UseCodeCacheFlushing
-XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled
-XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled
-XX:CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction=65
-XX:+CMSScavengeBeforeRemark
-XX:+UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly
-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=256m
-Xlog:class+unload=off
-ea
-Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false

thanks reloxx13
it works on Pycharm 2019.2.1 windows

reloxx's config is good. also add editor.zero.latency.typing=true in idea.properties (Help > Edit Custom Properties).

Thanks reloxx13

This is my current file for PHPStorm (PhpStorm2019.1) (Windows):

-server
-Xss256k
-Xms1536m
-Xmx1536m
-Xmn512m

-XX:MetaspaceSize=350m
-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=350m
-XX:SurvivorRatio=8
-XX:CMSFullGCsBeforeCompaction=0
-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=240m
-XX:MaxNewSize=1000m
-XX:NewSize=512m
-XX:ParallelGCThreads=4
-XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=1
-XX:CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction=65

-XX:+CMSScavengeBeforeRemark
-XX:+CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled
-XX:+UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly
-XX:+UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
-XX:+UseCodeCacheFlushing
-XX:-TraceClassUnloading
-XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled
-XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled

-ea
-Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false

All settings here are still using CMS GC. Anyone trying G1GC options instead?

-server
-XX:MetaspaceSize=128M
-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512M
-XX:+AlwaysPreTouch
-Xms128m
-Xmx512M
-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=512m
-XX:+UseG1GC
-XX:+UseStringDeduplication
-XX:AutoBoxCacheMax=20000
-ea
-Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false
-Dsun.awt.keepWorkingSetOnMinimize=true
-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true
-Djdk.http.auth.tunneling.disabledSchemes=""
-Djsse.enablesSNIExtension=false
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow
-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
-Duser.name=tshit11

-server
-XX:MetaspaceSize=128M
-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512M
-XX:+AlwaysPreTouch
-Xms128m
-Xmx512M
-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=512m
-XX:+UseG1GC
-XX:+UseStringDeduplication
-XX:AutoBoxCacheMax=20000
-ea
-Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false
-Dsun.awt.keepWorkingSetOnMinimize=true
-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true
-Djdk.http.auth.tunneling.disabledSchemes=""
-Djsse.enablesSNIExtension=false
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow
-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
-Duser.name=tshit11

Thanks for share! Recommend adding for solve UI issues

-Dhidpi=true
-Dsun.java2d.uiScale.enabled=false
-Dide.ui.scale=1.0

@indiff there's a username in those options

A merged from @indiff, @iuriimattos and with JetBrains PhpStorm 2023.2.1RC from a fresh win11 installation default options and some old stuff, I use it in host and client (wsl2) vmoptions.

-Dawt.java2d.opengl=true
-Dawt.lock.fair=true
-Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=lcd
-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
-Dhidpi=true
-Dide.ui.scale=1.0
-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true
-Djbr.catch.SIGABRT=true
-Djdk.attach.allowAttachSelf=true
-Djdk.http.auth.tunneling.disabledSchemes=""
-Djdk.module.illegalAccess.silent=true
-Djsse.enablesSNIExtension=false
-Dkotlinx.coroutines.debug=off
-Dsun.awt.keepWorkingSetOnMinimize=true
-Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false
-Dsun.java2d.metal=true
-Dsun.java2d.uiScale.enabled=false
-Dsun.tools.attach.tmp.only=true

-XX:+AlwaysPreTouch
-XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled
-XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled
-XX:+CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled
-XX:+CMSScavengeBeforeRemark
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
-XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions
-XX:+TieredCompilation
-XX:+UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection
-XX:+UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly
-XX:+UseCodeCacheFlushing
-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC
-XX:+UseG1GC
-XX:+UseStringDeduplication
-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow
-XX:-TraceClassUnloading
-XX:AutoBoxCacheMax=20000
-XX:CICompilerCount=2
-XX:CMSFullGCsBeforeCompaction=0
-XX:CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction=65
-XX:CompileCommand=exclude,com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/FilePartNodeRoot,trieDescend
-XX:ConcGCThreads=4
-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m
-XX:MaxNewSize=1g
-XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=1
-XX:MetaspaceSize=512m
-XX:NewRatio=1
-XX:NewSize=512m
-XX:ParallelGCThreads=4
-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=512m
-XX:SoftRefLRUPolicyMSPerMB=50
-XX:SurvivorRatio=8

-Xms1g
-Xmx4g

-ea