Windows 10 Pro gets Ultimate Performance power mode

Too bad you have to buy workstation hardware to get that version of Win10 cause they dont sell it standalone :bleh2:
 
The article in the original post refers to Windows 10 Pro for Workstations. Here are a couple of Microsoft blog posts about the topic.

Microsoft announces Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations: Power through advanced workloads

You can upgrade your copy of Windows 10 Pro to Pro for Workstations through the Microsoft Store. It costs $125. I do not know if the Home version can be upgraded to Pro for Workstations.

As for Ultimate Performance mode, we do not yet know what the benefit will be for the average PC enthusiast. More details will have to come out before we do.
 
Ravens Nest said:
Doesn't Process Lasso have its own Ultimate Performance power mode already?

https://bitsum.com/

https://bitsum.com/company-news/mic...de-to-prevent-micro-latencies-sound-familiar/
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I did not know about this software. Apparently, it does, but I personally would feel more comfortable with an OS implementation than a third-party's.

To be honest, I am not sure if any of this is really necessary. Both Microsoft and Bitsum mention the term micro-latencies, which to the best of knowledge, refers to the time it takes to unpark CPU cores and increase clock frequencies to their maximum. But is this a problem in need of a solution, or are Ultimate Performance mode, and Bitsum's equivalent, solutions looking for a problem to justify their existence?
 
Android1 said:
I did not know about this software. Apparently, it does, but I personally would feel more comfortable with an OS implementation than a third-party's.

To be honest, I am not sure if any of this is really necessary. Both Microsoft and Bitsum mention the term micro-latencies, which to the best of knowledge, refers to the time it takes to unpark CPU cores and increase clock frequencies to their maximum. But is this a problem in need of a solution, or are Ultimate Performance mode, and Bitsum's equivalent, solutions looking for a problem to justify their existence?
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Its probably snake oil, but i have used it for years.

0091/2 said:
Are there any benefits if you have a CPU that has speedshift?:bleh:
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I have Skylake and that has speedshift built in so perhaps i dont need it, i know on my father in laws laptop it stops his pc grinding to a halt when it gets to 100% CPU usage.

Why not give it a try, do some benchmarks or just see if it feels better in game? worth a try for free and it does not install anything nasty just a nag screen when you turn the PC on.
 
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Ravens Nest said:
Its probably snake oil, but i have used it for years.


I have Skylake and that has speedshift built in so perhaps i dont need it, i know on my father in laws laptop it stops his pc grinding to a halt when it gets to 100% CPU usage.

Why not give it a try, do some benchmarks or just see if it feels better in game? worth a try for free and it does not install anything nasty just a nag screen when you turn the PC on.
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I know there's nothing lose trying it. I'm questioning the benefit of the product's solution in modern Cpu. Intel(speedshift) and Amd(precision boost) power state is faster than what OS software implementation can do.
 
0091/2 said:
I know there's nothing lose trying it. I'm questioning the benefit of the product's solution in modern Cpu. Intel(speedshift) and Amd(precision boost) power state is faster than what OS software implementation can do.
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Yes you maybe right there, i will have to do some testing maybe some game benchmarking.

It definitely works on older PC's, maybe its placebo on newer ones.
 
Weird...

I've watched how Windows handles core parking on my FX-8320 and it only parks "6" after 30m of inactivity. The 7/8th drops to 800Mhz and holds there.

Generally, during normal usage, web browsing etc.. it parks 2 of the 4 modules and upclocks the remaining to 3.8-4.0Ghz.

Now you can turn core-parking off. So I am at a loss as to what this mode does that you can't really already do?
 
Explaining the new power mode, Microsoft says that Ultimate Performance "goes a step further to eliminate micro-latencies associated with fine grained power management techniques". The mode will be both OEM and user selectable under Power Options, as you might expect.
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So it prevents the OS/BIOS from changing CPU power states, and keeps it in high performance mode?
 
Android1 said:
I did not know about this software. Apparently, it does, but I personally would feel more comfortable with an OS implementation than a third-party's.

To be honest, I am not sure if any of this is really necessary. Both Microsoft and Bitsum mention the term micro-latencies, which to the best of knowledge, refers to the time it takes to unpark CPU cores and increase clock frequencies to their maximum. But is this a problem in need of a solution, or are Ultimate Performance mode, and Bitsum's equivalent, solutions looking for a problem to justify their existence?
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It's just bullshit mostly. The power saving features adjust fast enough that it doesn't cause any problems in the vast majority of cases.
 
Nagorak said:
It's just bullshit mostly. The power saving features adjust fast enough that it doesn't cause any problems in the vast majority of cases.
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Yeah. Someone might need the lower latency. Just not any of us. :p
 
This may be useful for audio recording/mixing where realtime, extremely low latency, processing is very important. Examples include recording with plugins or amp simulators or playing virtual instruments.
 
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