Windows 11 Lags Behind Legacy OS Versions in Outdated Hardware Speed Test
Test System Configuration: Model: Lenovo ThinkPad X220 x6 CPU: Intel Core i5M...23H2 A String of Performance Shortfalls for Windows 11 Across a battery of tests, Windows 11 struggled...The results were surprising, with the modern Windows 11 consistently placing at or near the bottom in...ThinkPad X220 laptops, each equipped with a second Intel Core i5M processor, 8GB of...It is crucial to note that this hardware configuration is unsupported for Windows 11, which officially...When tasked with loading browser tabs until hitting a memory ceiling, Windows 11 managed only 49 tabs...Key Performance Results Summary: Test Category Winner Windows 11 Placement Notable Detail...same set of applications. File Transfer Windows 10 2nd A relative strength for Win 11...latest available versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11...Managed to Hold Its Ground Despite the overall poor showing, Windows 11 did not come in last in every...Boot Time Windows 8.1 Last 6th Win 11 has Fast Boot, but...Windows 11's higher baseline resource usage funds features like enhanced security Virtualization...Use Windows XP 0.8 GB Last 3.3 GB Highlights background service overhead. Browser Tab...Controversial Testing Methodology The experiment conducted by YouTuber TrigrZolt utilized six identical Lenovo...Tested: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 Update, Windows 10 22H2, Windows 11...software evolution has increased hardware requirements, rather than a definitive indictment of Windows 11...Overall Winner Windows 8.1 N/A Cited for fluidity and speed on this hardware. Where Windows 11