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by the8472 3520 days ago
> and throughput is more of a concern for server-like workloads

Many java applications also have to worry about latency, not just throughput. Parallel collections cut down on pause times, too. Simply because they can get about the same work (in terms of CPU cycles) done in less wall time. I.e. parallelizing non-concurrent GC phases also improves responsiveness.