Windows balanced vs high performance mode?

[AstroBenny]

As far as I'm aware, enabling high performance mode in Windows keeps the CPU constantly at its highest clock speed whereas balanced allows the CPU to lower the clock speed when not under load? Is this not the same as what Intel speedstep in the Bios which lowers the CPU speed? Won't this windows setting conflict with all the power saving settings in the Bios?

[Godlygamer23]

In High Performance mode, Windows overrides the settings in the BIOS. Balanced works with the power saving technologies Intel includes on their CPUs.

[WereCat]

In High Performance mode, Windows overrides the settings in the BIOS. Balanced works with the power saving technologies Intel includes on their CPUs.

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[GoodBytes]

As mentioned, High Performance will force set your system to max speed all the time.

Balance will allow your CPU, wireless card,  PCI-E Link, etc to reduce in clock rate when your system is at idle. Windows works with the hardware power management of your hardware for optimal power saving, and fastest recovery time for peek performance when needed.

 

There is no performance benefits or any benefits in running your system under High Performance. In Windows 10, Microsoft buried this option, in favor of a new system that switch between Balance and "Eco mode". The power model is not customizable, but works with Connected Standby enabled systems. The old way doesn't. Meaning tablets with Connected Standby feature, are stuck in Balance mode.

 

Setting your system under High Performance just consumes more power, costing you more for electricity cost increase, waste of power, create more heat, which increase fan noise.

It was implement just in case the introduction of Balance/Power Saver profile system didn't work right for some hardware, or needed further improvements, as XP didn't have such power management system, it was letting the hardware do its thing, which wasn't all the hardware, and not as good. Companies have seen lower power electric bills after they upgraded from XP to Windows 7.

[AstroBenny]

On 7/4/2015 at 6:21 PM, GoodBytes said:

As mentioned, High Performance will force set your system to max speed all the time.

Balance will allow your CPU, wireless card,  PCI-E Link, etc to reduce in clock rate when your system is at idle. Windows works with the hardware power management of your hardware for optimal power saving, and fastest recovery time for peek performance when needed.

 

There is no performance benefits or any benefits in running your system under High Performance. In Windows 10, Microsoft buried this option, in favor of a new system that switch between Balance and "Eco mode". The power model is not customizable, but works with Connected Standby enabled systems. The old way doesn't. Meaning tablets with Connected Standby feature, are stuck in Balance mode.

 

Setting your system under High Performance just consumes more power, costing you more for electricity cost increase, waste of power, create more heat, which increase fan noise.

It was implement just in case the introduction of Balance/Power Saver profile system didn't work right for some hardware, or needed further improvements, as XP didn't have such power management system, it was letting the hardware do its thing, which wasn't all the hardware, and not as good. Companies have seen lower power electric bills after they upgraded from XP to Windows 7.

I know it's been a long time but as I was looking over the power plan options I saw that you can set fan settings within windows with the "system cooling policy" in power options. How does this setting interact with fan curves set in the bios? Does one override the over? https://imgur.com/a/bAS7a

[GoodBytes]

6 minutes ago, AstroBenny said:

I know it's been a long time but as I was looking over the power plan options I saw that you can set fan settings within windows with the "system cooling policy" in power options. How does this setting interact with fan curves set in the bios? Does one override the over? https://imgur.com/a/bAS7a

It depends on if your system actually support this. Normally, OEMs does ensure support for this feature on their laptop. As for custom built.. well depends on your motherboard.. it might not work, work if the fan is set to auto in the UEFI, might affect all fans connected to the motherboard or just the CPU one.

[shwiftyrift]

On 7/4/2015 at 10:21 AM, GoodBytes said:

As mentioned, High Performance will force set your system to max speed all the time.

Balance will allow your CPU, wireless card,  PCI-E Link, etc to reduce in clock rate when your system is at idle. Windows works with the hardware power management of your hardware for optimal power saving, and fastest recovery time for peek performance when needed.

 

There is no performance benefits or any benefits in running your system under High Performance. In Windows 10, Microsoft buried this option, in favor of a new system that switch between Balance and "Eco mode". The power model is not customizable, but works with Connected Standby enabled systems. The old way doesn't. Meaning tablets with Connected Standby feature, are stuck in Balance mode.

 

Setting your system under High Performance just consumes more power, costing you more for electricity cost increase, waste of power, create more heat, which increase fan noise.

It was implement just in case the introduction of Balance/Power Saver profile system didn't work right for some hardware, or needed further improvements, as XP didn't have such power management system, it was letting the hardware do its thing, which wasn't all the hardware, and not as good. Companies have seen lower power electric bills after they upgraded from XP to Windows 7.

I'm running windows 10 on an older system so maybe what you stated does not apply to it, but I was getting stuttering when playing Crysis 3 and I have a very decent computer. when I turned the power profile to High Performance it virtually eliminated the lag. I'm not trying to debunk what you said just saying that for my system (Sandy Bridge) it seems to have made a difference

[GoodBytes]

24 minutes ago, shwiftyrift said:

I'm running windows 10 on an older system so maybe what you stated does not apply to it, but I was getting stuttering when playing Crysis 3 and I have a very decent computer. when I turned the power profile to High Performance it virtually eliminated the lag. I'm not trying to debunk what you said just saying that for my system (Sandy Bridge) it seems to have made a difference

Power Saver, I can understand. Balance is not acceptable. This sounds like a driver or hardware problem ('could be triggered by a BIOS/UEFI setting as well, including overclock). Remember that when you set the power setting to Balance, it is the hardware that does the work with the help of Windows, not Windows doing the work alone.

[shwiftyrift]

On 12/18/2017 at 4:16 PM, GoodBytes said:

Power Saver, I can understand. Balance is not acceptable. This sounds like a driver or hardware problem ('could be triggered by a BIOS/UEFI setting as well, including overclock). Remember that when you set the power setting to Balance, it is the hardware that does the work with the help of Windows, not Windows doing the work alone.

I have a really finicky SR-X classified dual cpu mobo so its wouldn't be far fetched that there is something strange happening. But it only really effects Crysis and maybe a few other games so I don't know what is going on.

[Bruno Vincent]

On 7/5/2015 at 12:21 AM, GoodBytes said:

As mentioned, High Performance will force set your system to max speed all the time.

Balance will allow your CPU, wireless card,  PCI-E Link, etc to reduce in clock rate when your system is at idle. Windows works with the hardware power management of your hardware for optimal power saving, and fastest recovery time for peek performance when needed.

 

There is no performance benefits or any benefits in running your system under High Performance. In Windows 10, Microsoft buried this option, in favor of a new system that switch between Balance and "Eco mode". The power model is not customizable, but works with Connected Standby enabled systems. The old way doesn't. Meaning tablets with Connected Standby feature, are stuck in Balance mode.

 

Setting your system under High Performance just consumes more power, costing you more for electricity cost increase, waste of power, create more heat, which increase fan noise.

It was implement just in case the introduction of Balance/Power Saver profile system didn't work right for some hardware, or needed further improvements, as XP didn't have such power management system, it was letting the hardware do its thing, which wasn't all the hardware, and not as good. Companies have seen lower power electric bills after they upgraded from XP to Windows 7.

Is there any proof or this, have you guys even done any benchmarks on Balanced Versus High Power and seen no difference?