Is Windows 10 or Windows 11 faster for gaming? We revisit this question using four hardware setups benchmarked with fresh OS installations in 13 games, with updated drivers and testing software.
Which is Faster for Gaming, Windows 10 or Windows 11?
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i like foxes
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Win 10 is doomed to go away.
As for Core Isolation - I was fiddling with some settings and found enabling Memory Integrity reduced the CPU performance by around 10% , single and multicore . I used Geekbench 6 .
As for Core Isolation - I was fiddling with some settings and found enabling Memory Integrity reduced the CPU performance by around 10% , single and multicore . I used Geekbench 6 .
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deathspeed
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Nice balanced and thorough comparison. I like how you went out of your way with multiple reinstalls of Windows to confirm some of the differences you were seeing.
It's good to know about the Memory Integrity performance hit; I would not have known to disable this otherwise. I'm still clinging to Windows 10 because it works well enough for me, and I don't want to jump thru the hoops to make Windows 11 work on my i5-6600K. But for my next build I will be going to 11 or 12 or whatever they are calling the most recent version of Windows.
It's good to know about the Memory Integrity performance hit; I would not have known to disable this otherwise. I'm still clinging to Windows 10 because it works well enough for me, and I don't want to jump thru the hoops to make Windows 11 work on my i5-6600K. But for my next build I will be going to 11 or 12 or whatever they are calling the most recent version of Windows.
i like foxes
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Mrtraver , we d be lucky if it s not called Windows Subscription .
RudyBob
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MasterAce
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Branch
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No! Don't even joke about it.They're watching!Windows 365 cloud AI, maybe
godrilla
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WhiteLeaff
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W10 is more stable, that's for sure.
dangh
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i like foxes
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Unfortunately this bliss would be short lastingTime to upgrade from windows 11 to win 10.
I like 11 more because has better page file/memory management at least on me .
Linux.
The answer is Linux is faster.
Linux is always the answer to which PC operating system is better for any given end user's purposes.
The answer is Linux is faster.
Linux is always the answer to which PC operating system is better for any given end user's purposes.
I have to agree with this, changed to Linux 3 months ago due to Microsofts odd choices and priorities, and it's been a great time. Much better than in the past and only seems to be getting better.
I truly believe Linux is the future, and I hope more people will join in on using it so more developers can show it more love. The only thing I'm missing is discord making me able to share my sound while screensharing (this can be done with vesktop/vencord though, but official support for this would be preferable).
Everyone saying it's not that much slower so it doesn't matter... call me crazy buut shouldn't the new OS they are forcing people on to be faster and better in every way? And being worse at something as popular as gaming.. pretty much makes the OS a huge failure if you ask me.. we should be seeing better performance in gaming; especially by now since 11 has been out for a while. Not to mention the countless other issues with 11.. Sorry, I worked in IT for 5 years if it sounds like I'm bitter, I probably am lol
axiomatic13
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I think Win/Linux is at parity right now. I think Linux kernel 6.12 with its new CPU Frequency Polling code will finally push it out in front of Windows.
Sorry but no. The fact that 5 games ran slightly faster on Win10 does not make Win11 a huge failure. Better does not always mean "faster" when it comes to software. And, if the software (games) were developed on a prior version of the OS, it could have some impact on gaming performance. Normally you wouldn't expect that from one release to another, but I don't know enough about what changes were made to Win11 to know if that's a factor here or not.
My experience with Win11 is good. I can't remember the last time the OS crashed. Apps crash, but I haven't had a BSOD or Windows crash in ages.
godrilla
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Yeah plus the delta difference is probably insignificant at 1440p and at 4k.
Microsoft are on a terrible trajectory with Windows. A recent video with Wendell from Level1Tech described Windows11 as 'Adversarial Computing' which I thought sums up the OS now perfectly. It's a constant battle to keep it from doing things you really don't want and didn't ask for and that are purely for MS's benefit.
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