A recent study revealed that not reinstalling Windows after a significant hardware upgrade can cause up to 20% performance loss on some systems. The problem particularly concerns the new latest generation Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen processors, as we tell you in detail in the video on the cover and in the Tom’s Hardware Italia YouTube channel.
This discovery, of course, has important implications for users who upgrade key components of their PC, such as the CPU and motherboard, without performing a clean reinstallation of the operating system. While in the past Windows had become more tolerant of hardware changes, new processor architectures seem to require an optimized configuration of the operating system to express maximum performance.
In tests with recent Intel Core Ultra 200 processors, a performance drop of up to 20% was found when reusing an existing Windows installation on a new platform; in particular, the problem seems to manifest itself especially in single-core and mixed workloads, while multi-core performance is not particularly compromised.
Users who make significant hardware upgrades, especially CPU and motherboard, should consider a clean reinstall of Windows for maximum performance. This is particularly important for those purchasing high-end or gaming-oriented processors, where even small performance increases can make a difference.
Our main advice is to organize your files in order to make any reinstallation of the operating system less costly. To find out more, however, we invite you once again to look at the our dedicated video!
Source: www.tomshw.it
