Windows 11 Lags Behind Legacy OS Versions in Outdated Hardware Speed Test
ThinkPad X220 laptops, each equipped with a second Intel Core i5M processor, 8GB of...Last 3.3 GB Highlights background service overhead. Browser Tab Load Windows 8.1 252...Test System Configuration: Model: Lenovo ThinkPad X220 x6 CPU: Intel Core i5M...2nd Gen, 2 cores, 4 threads RAM: 8GB Storage: 256GB Hard Disk Drive HDD OS...Versions Tested: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 Update, Windows 10...consistently placing at or near the bottom in a majority of benchmarks, while older systems like Windows 8.1...Last 6th Win 11 has Fast Boot, but was slowest. Idle RAM Use Windows XP 0.8 GB...machines, he installed the latest available versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1...until hitting a memory ceiling, Windows 11 managed only 49 tabs, a fraction of the 252 tabs Windows 8.1...and XP The clear standout in this specific test environment was Windows 8.1, which the tester awarded...Render Windows 10 Last XP/Vista could not run the editor. Overall Winner Windows 8.1...the performance delta would likely shrink or reverse entirely. The Surprising Champions: Windows 8.1...Controversial Testing Methodology The experiment conducted by YouTuber TrigrZolt utilized six identical Lenovo...File Transfer Windows 10 2nd A relative strength for Win 11. App Open Speed Windows 8.1...Winner Windows 11 Placement Notable Detail Boot Time Windows 8.1...management, it consumed significantly more RAM at idle—approximately 3.3GB compared to Windows XP's 0.8GB—largely