Windows 10 vs. Windows 11: Gaming Benchmarks, 7700X, 7800X3D, 12700K, 14700K

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Video Index
00:00 - Welcome to Hardware Unboxed
00:26 - Ad-Spot
01:18 - Windows 10 vs Windows 11
03:51 - Baldur's Gate 3
04:02 - The Last of Us Part 1
04:19 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
05:14 - Hogwarts Legacy
05:25 - Assetto Corsa Competizione
05:42 - Spider-Man Remastered
05:53 - Homeworld 3
06:13 - A Plague Tale: Requiem
06:47 - Counter-Strike 2
07:16 - Starfield
07:34 - Horizon Forbidden West
07:45 - Hitman 3
07:55 - Watch Dogs: Legion
08:06 - Final Thoughts

Windows 10 vs. Windows 11: Gaming Benchmarks, 7700X, 7800X3D, 12700K, 14700K

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Outro music by David Vonk/DaJaVo

[DrKrFfXx]

Getting lazy, Steve? Where are the Win98 comparisons.

[clubghz]

Windows 10 has one spyware less running in background, that's why it performs better.

[TechC]

I would like to see a Windows vs Linux(Steam+Proton) FPS comparison!

[RotaryJunkie]

Win11: Theoretical improvements in scheduling completely murdered by added background garbage.

[rzkrdn]

HU keeps making benchmarks videos based on intrusive thoughts. And i love it

[James-dcft]

The ending without music was so disturbing, I can never recover from this.

[tastincars]

Hasn't Microsoft said that they were focusing on Gaming in 2023 on Windows 11 ?

[Lucromis]

I've kept Windows 10 on my primary desktop because I have had zero reason to switch to 11 and it just works.

[ZomgZomg]

Perfect timing. looking forward to 9800X3D. I am still on Windows 10, even on Alder Lake i've had 0 issues.

[andersjjensen]

Please Valve... keep hammering on Proton. I'm SO close to not needing to dual boot between Linux and Windows, and I'm waiting, with bated breath, for Hardware Unboxed's "Linux is finally a viable operating system for gamers" video.

[marktackman]

its because windows 11 is just win10 with stuff added on which increases overhead

[maxzett]

Would've actually loved to see how both would perform after being "debloated" with the common resources out there

[justsomepandawithinternet]

The last time I was this early nobody had dumped 700k of inheritance into Intel stock yet

[Iceman-hbuk]

When W11 wins it does by 1/2 FPS, when W10 wins it does by 1/2 FPS at least, almost 20 FPS at best. That's like a different CPU level of performance difference.

[jadebytearts]

Steve : back to you Steve
Steve: Thanks Steve

[HypnoticSuggestion]

I was happy with Windows for the most part for a very long time, except for a large portion of the XP era. But their practices have given me a lot of pause. I spend about half my time on Linux Mint now, and I think it won't be long before I ditch Windows entirely. MS has made it very clear they're not interested in user experience, and what's happening with Proton is amazing. Using Linux again after like 15 years has actually been a ton of fun.

[jonascoscom]

Windows 10 feels much lighter less unwanted apps and services

[marcelolopezsilva]

Setting an eye on Linux gaming would also be very useful in my opinion as it is becoming an attractive and more private, yet very functional, alternative to Windows.
I currently use a Linux system with Fedora for programming but I can say it's getting easier to navigate, install apps and a bunch of other activities with the GUI. Just like Windows but you have full control over your privacy and frankly it's really smooth and a fresh experience. Although it still has it's little details to work on and probably one should still know about command line, you could always just dual boot to mess around on Linux but still have Windows.

[yqkwgtr]

Need proton vs windows testing.
Thanks Steve.

[RobloxianX]

Best time to make a video like this. With Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 getting support up to Jan 13 2032, Windows 10 is a serious consideration