Does changing Windows Power Plan do anything?

[Edward.Meowed]

As title says, Does changing Windows Power Plan do anything? 

-I know that it's a big one for laptop users, changing windows Power Plan to High Performance or to Power Saver makes a huge difference.

But for people with custom stationary PCs , like GTX/RTX XX60/70/80 paired with some Ryzen or Intel desktops , does changing this Power Plan really do anything ?

And if it does, should we stay on Balanced or should we switch things up to High Performance ? 

Thanks in advance for your time and answer ! :3

[Hairless Monkey]

6 minutes ago, Edward.Meowed said:

does changing this Power Plan really do anything ?

Yup.

7 minutes ago, Edward.Meowed said:

And if it does, should we stay on Balanced or should we switch things up to High Performance ?

If you have to ask, stick to balanced.

 

[RAS_3885]

11 minutes ago, Edward.Meowed said:

As title says, Does changing Windows Power Plan do anything? 

-I know that it's a big one for laptop users, changing windows Power Plan to High Performance or to Power Saver makes a huge difference.

But for people with custom stationary PCs , like GTX/RTX XX60/70/80 paired with some Ryzen or Intel desktops , does changing this Power Plan really do anything ?

And if it does, should we stay on Balanced or should we switch things up to High Performance ? 

Thanks in advance for your time and answer ! :3

Yes, they affect desktops too.

 

Most user-facing are things like how quickly the computer shuts off the monitor or how quickly it goes to sleep. Less obvious are things like min/max processor state allowed, HDD power-down when not in use (mechanical drives, not SSD), and other power management for network cards/multimedia playback.

[Mark Kaine]

Yep.

 

Tested them all.(including several"Ryzen power plans")

 

Windows balanced gives best performance.

 

By far.

 

(we're talking like + 4 to 5 fps lol)

 

YMMV

[Edward.Meowed]

12 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

Yep.

 

Tested them all.(including several"Ryzen power plans")

 

Windows balanced gives best performance.

 

By far.

 

(we're talking like + 4 to 5 fps lol)

 

YMMV

Thanks for answering and testing this matter. I really appreciate that!