The claim has a non linked URL where they compare the performance of a core i3 6th gen from a decade ago (presumably with 4gb ram) with a core ultra 5 just out (presumably with quadruple the RAM)
It definitely is depending on what you’re measuring. I’ve personally seen at least three times more people pushed to Linux each month since Windows 11 was released. Probably more. Windows 11 is the fastest Windows version at creating new Linux users, easily.
Agreed, Windows 10 pushed me to dabble in Linux, Windows 11 pushed me to update my home server, lappys and gaming desktop all to Linux.
I saw a lot more “I’m converting immediately” posts after win 8 tbh, and I wasn’t even on Lemmy surrounded by the most hardcore Linux devotees this side of slashdot. 2012 wasn’t the year of the Linux desktop and 2025 won’t be either. There won’t be a year of the Linux desktop until OEMs start shipping it by default on new hardware.
Tons of OEMs are. Way more than in 2012.
That’s true but we’re far from critical mass. I will say the steam deck has done more than any other single innovation in the 25 someodd years I’ve been paying attention to this stuff.
I believe it.
- Install Windows 11 on your old Windows 10 machine
- Discover that between the bloat, spyware, and default settings that keep resetting themselves, it’s basically unusable now
- Wipe the drive and install Linux in its place
- Your system is now 3x faster than it was with Windows 10
Win 11 is 8gb minimum for a useable experience.
The only thing it is faster at than 10 is getting me to commit to switching to Linux.
It probably is 3x faster. At siphoning your personal data.
Linux mint is 3x faster than windows 11. So like 9x than windows 10. First time I moved out, been 2 months and I don’t miss windows.
the lifespan of the computer is 3 times faster. build in 2025, get a new one in 2027
And even with that, steamos can be 2x faster than any windows version
Is this the tech equivalent to “9 of 10 doctors agree…”?
I think it might be “We decided to outsource our non-English marketing team to an AI”.
3 times as fast in the bin!
Bro Windows 11 feels soo sluggish to use wdym Microsoft 💀🙏
This is the specs I used to run it on(I3 12100f,GTX 1650,16GB ram)Guys, I found one other Microsoft claim that’s even more hilarious:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/windows/copilotplus-claims?tabs=amd
They say that:
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Windows 11 PCs are faster than the MacBook air M4 (with the top of the line AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375, but only with cinebench. Because a fanless laptop like the MacBook air is perfect for run cinebench the whole day, I’m sure it won’t throttle)
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They’re also faster than the MacBook air M3 (of course, if they were faster than M4…) of course still only with cinebench
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And they’re faster than the MacBook air M2. Of course only with cinebench. I’m sure it’s only a coincidence that they are choosing a heavy benchmark for a fanless laptop instead of a MBP with better airflow. What’s next, comparing the result of multicore cinebench on a MacBook air wrapped in cellophane, inside a car parked in the Texan summer?
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And that when running cinebench multicore, it’s FIVE TIMES FASTER than what you gonna get with a windows 10 PC!!! This claim was so hilarious that I had to find that test from that “reputable” third party and in the PDF they’re comparing a Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 with a ThinkPad E590 Intel Core i5-8265U. Of course the Ryzen is faster in multicore benchmark, it has 20 threads vs only 8… I don’t understand why they settled on a simple Ryzen AI 9 365. Why not comparing the 8th gen i5 U series with a threadripper pro 9995x in multicore cinebench? In this way they could claim “it’s HUNDRED TIMES FASTER!!!11!”
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And the newest copilot+ windows 11 PCs are FOUR TIMES faster in 3D gaming (the catch: only in 3d mark and only if comparing with laptops with integrated graphics)
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It’s misleading, but not wrong based on the hardware.
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i3-6100U - 2015, 15W TDP base speed 2.3Ghz (has no turbo), 3MB cache
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Ultra 5 125U - 2023, 15W base TDP, base speed 1.3Ghz, turbo 4.2Ghz(57W), 12mb cache.
Honestly I’m surprised they didn’t go for the Ultra 9, with a 2.3(45W) base, 5.1 tubo(115W) and 24MB cache.
The new Lada, now 3x the top speed (compared to a bicycle)
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I’ve seen gamers do this exact same thing when they say NVME drives load games an order of magnitude quicker than the SATA SSDs they were using.
Never do they mention that the NVME drive was in an entirely new PC using a much better CPU…
SATA 600MB/S
NVME 3500MB/S
Maybe not an order of magnitude faster, but at least 5x faster…
Don’t @ me about the numbers, just did a quick search for their read speeds.
Right, now load the same game onto each and measure the load times.
Depending on the game, one will be like 6 seconds and the slow drive will be like 6.2
Because most game loading is CPU bound.
Sorry, all I got is NVME right now anyway. I’ll just have to take your word for it.
Oh cool so making a Linux USB will be three times as fast!
That’s incredibly stupid. Genuinely one of the worst comparisons by a large company in the last few years, and we just had the Nvidia fake frames scandal.
Is this claim local, or do they do this across markets?
Would be helpful to have a link.
That exact page I didn’t find in English, but I found this https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/windows/windows11-performance-claims
Windows 11 PCs are up to 2.3x faster than Windows 10 PCs
Based on testing performed by Microsoft in December 2024 using Geekbench 6 Multi-core score comparing a selection of Windows 10 PCs with Intel Core 6th, 8th, and 10th generation processors and Windows 11 PCs with Intel Core 12th and 13th generation processors. Performance will vary significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors.
I mean… okay? Pretty sure that has very little to do with the OS at that point. That’s kind of like saying the PS5 is faster than the PS4 – yeah, I’m upgrading hardware, of course it’s faster. Kinda surprised they only got 2.3x with that basis of comparison.
“this is our best product yet”
yeah i’d fucking hope so, otherwise why the fuck are you making a new version?
