This time, I would like to introduce which plan, "Ultimate Performance" or "High Performance," will give you better performance when playing games.
There are three power plans available: "Power Saver," "Balanced (Recommended)," and "High Performance," but there is also another hidden plan called "Ultimate Performance."
*Some plans may not be displayed depending on your environment.
"Ultimate Performance" is a power plan that was added primarily for high-performance workstation PCs, and is not normally available on general-purpose PCs. However, you can enable it by running the command introduced here.
First of all, to get straight to the conclusion, we can say that setting it to "Ultimate Performance" will provide slightly better performance than "High Performance."
How to enable "Ultimate Performance"
Open a command prompt as an administrator, type the following code, and press Enter:
Learn how to open a command prompt
1. Press Windows key + R to open Run.
2. Type "cmd".
3.Shift + Ctrl + Enter Please press.
4. When the "User Account Control" message appears, click "Yes".
powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61
This will add "Ultimate Performance" to your power options, so open the power options and check.
How to open Power Options
Press Windows Key + R to open Run, type the following command and press Enter:
powercfg.cpl
Have you confirmed the "ultimate performance"?
Comparing CPU speeds for each power plan
Task managerOpen the Performance tab to see your CPU speed in real time.
CPU speed when "Power saving" is selected
When "Power Saving" is selected, the CPU speed is "0.79 GHz", which is quite slow, so everything you do will be slow to respond.
"Power Saving" is a plan for those who want to reduce power consumption as much as possible.
CPU speed when "Balanced (recommended)" is selected
When "Balanced (recommended)" is selected, the CPU speed is set to "1.17 GHz." Normally, the CPU speed is reduced, but increases when you perform an operation or when an application is running in the background.
"Balanced (recommended)" is a plan for general users who want to reduce power consumption under normal circumstances and increase performance when necessary.
CPU speed when selecting "High Performance" and "Ultimate Performance"
The CPU speed is the same when selecting "High Performance" and "Ultimate Performance": 2.91 GHz.
This speed is close to the "maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz when using turbo boost," so the CPU when "High Performance" and "Ultimate Performance" are selectedAlways operates at maximum frequencyIt will be said.
"High Performance" and "Ultimate Performance" are plans for those who want maximum performance.
Which is better? "Ultimate Performance" or "High Performance"
In conclusion, choosing ultimate performance will improve overall CPU performance.
There are some differences when looking at the advanced settings for the Ultimate Performance and High Performance power plans, but there is almost no difference in terms of the CPU.
Some users say that when comparing Ultimate Performance and High Performance, choosing Ultimate Performance results in a slightly lower CPU voltage, which improves CPU temperature and stability.
Furthermore, actual testing has shown that selecting "Ultimate Performance" improves overall CPU performance by nearly 10% compared to "High Performance," and memory performance is also improved.
I think there are some hidden settings in "Ultimate Performance" that cannot be changed in the power plan settings.
If you want to increase FPS in PC games while prioritizing stability, you should choose "Ultimate Performance."
However, please note that whether you select "Ultimate Performance" or "High Performance," the CPU will always operate at its maximum frequency, regardless of CPU usage.Always consumes a lot of power international success.
We don't recommend choosing these plans, especially for laptops.
High power consumption will shorten the life of your CPU and battery, so unless you have a specific need, we recommend leaving it at the Windows default setting of "Balanced (recommended)."
If you are leaving your PC or not using it for an extended period of time, remember to change the plan back to "Balanced (recommended)" to reduce unnecessary power consumption.
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