Despite Microsoft’s successes with revamping the design and simplifying the interface of Windows 11, there are some setbacks in terms of performance at AMD and Intel, as our latest comparative tests show. Fortunately, the patches are already being tested for insiders and should therefore reach the general public soon.
We also wanted to check the impact of switching to the new operating system on the autonomy of laptops. Will there be gains or losses? Maybe it won’t change anything? We verified all this with lab testing of some models on Windows 10 before retesting by updating PCs to Windows 11.
Protocol and models tested
For these tests, we chose computers with different processors: HP Envy 14 (Intel Core i7-1155G7), Huawei MateBook 14s (Intel Core i7-11370H), HP Pavilion 15 (AMD Ryzen 5 5500U), and Asus VivoBook Pro 14x Older (AMD Ryzen 5800H). As usual, we measured the independency of video playback on Netflix (Chrome browser), panel brightness set to 200 cd/m², and volume on 50% of connected headphones with bluetooth disabled.
Windows 11 is a big loser
As we can see, the results are not in favor of Windows 11 … Aside from the HP Pavilion which got away with gaining 5 minutes of autonomy under Windows 11 (an insignificant result in this type of testing), all other computers have clearly defined the blow of the transition to a system The new operating. The HP Envy 14 and Asus VivoBook Pro lost about one hour of battery life, while the Huawei MateBook shut down completely two hours ago.
It’s hard to explain why this difference persists between the two operating systems, but the optimization is anyway not perfect at the moment. It’s no wonder the launch came with some vulnerabilities, but it is hoped that Microsoft and its partners will find solutions quickly. In particular, this can include updating engines that affect the management of power profiles for processors.
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