Thour, a prominent eSports analyst, has conducted an extensive comparison of Windows 10 and Windows 11 performance metrics in terms of FPS gaming parameters, focusing particularly on Core Isolation.
This feature, which utilises virtualisation to safeguard critical parts of the operating system from potential malicious attacks, shows a slight reduction in FPS when activated. The test system specifications included an i5-12400F processor, a 1660 Ti graphics card, and 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, with video settings configured at 1920x1080 resolution, MSAA 4x, and Reflex activated.
According to Thour's findings, with Core Isolation enabled, the average FPS was 265, whereas with it disabled, it reached 277 FPS, marking a 4.52% increase. The analyst noted that the performance difference is minimal, hence he recommends keeping Core Isolation enabled to enhance security, despite the slight FPS decrease.
Responses on social media varied. Some users confirmed they did not observe significant performance differences on their systems, while others discussed experimenting with disabling other optimisation settings like disk optimisation to potentially improve gaming experiences.