Windows 11 started
to roll out to eligible devices Oct. 5, marking the
unofficial sunset for Windows 10. But you'll have some time to decide when to
make the jump: Microsoft's gradual rollout means not every Windows 10 device
was able to upgrade on Day One. However, the company has announced that Windows 10 support will end in 2025, so there is
a time limit on the decision, albeit a lengthy one.
Windows 11
has a long list of things that are going south. Now aficionados should not be
surprised, for if patterns mean anything…
- Windows 95 Good
- Windows 98 Bad
- Windows 98SE Good
- Windows ME Bad
- Windows XP Good
- Windows Vista Bad
- Windows 7 Good
- Windows 8 Bad
- Windows 10 Good
- Windows 11 ?
Now, when
it was in Beta, it was too early to call; however, the cat’s is out of the bag
and well, until otherwise changed…
- Windows 11 Bad
Why, do you
ask? Well first of all, if you’re an AMD Ryzen Series, specifically, 2000 –
4000 (laptop only) – has been seeing 15% slowdowns in various single threaded, applications are single threaded, and
latency increases in the infinity fabric in the way the memory works. Specifically, 15% performance hit in eSports games, and 3-5 percent in several applications.
Now, this isn’t a total surprise, as this was seen in the
initial launch.
We know
that Microsoft always collaborate with Intel exclusively, but even more so this
release. It almost seems that MS is
penalizing AMD users.
In
addition, there was a network bug effecting the “Killer” and “Smartbyte” network
cards. However, exacerbating the issue, Microsoft
released it’s first Patch in Tuesday’s update, which only managed to make
things worse even as it fixed some of the known issues in the original Windows
11 release; however, when the patch was applied they experienced an even further
performance hit – so if you are AMD – your are set up to experience a 15% to 20%
hit.
An official patch (KB 5006476) will soon start rolling out to Windows 11 users, solving
this particular issue as well as several others that affect sound, Bluetooth
connections, app launch times, Windows Search, and more.
The
second problem was caused by a defect in the UEFI CPPC (Collaborative Power and
Performance Control 2) driver that’s responsible for scheduling threads to a
processor’s fastest core. This feature didn’t work as intended for processors
with eight or more cores and a TDP over 65 watts, so most gaming PCs with Ryzen
CPUs were affected. Today, AMD confirmed to TechSpot that a patch is now available for all Windows users who use a Ryzen, Epyc, or
Threadripper CPU.
It’s
worth noting the issues come at a time when Intel is preparing to launch its
12th generation Alder Lake CPUs, with most leaks indicating they will match or even surpass Ryzen 5000 series CPUs in terms of performance, albeit
with higher power consumption. That said, both AMD and Microsoft
have kept their promise to have updates available by the end of this month,
which will make life easier for AMD users who are looking to upgrade to Windows
11 and especially those who have already made the jump.
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