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Windows 11 24H2 is having performance issues on select CPUs, again
Windows sucks. I feel that this is not an awfully controversial statement in this day and age at all. It's just that every other desktop operating system sucks at least a tiny bit more than Windows does. Yet, Windows 11's latest 24H2 update is particularly problematic on Intel CPUs. I'm not sure what it is about Windows 11 24H2 that makes it such a performance hog, but boy howdy does it love eating up unnecessary CPU cycles whenever it feels like doing so. You may recall that 24H2 in particular had substantial performance problems just a few months back, on top of breaking support for a number of Ubisoft games (among a myriad of other issues). Well, we're in for it once again, as the tech and hardware website Neowin has discovered a new performance problem on the cutting-edge Intel CPUs. Image via PCMag Windows 11 42H2 is throttling Intel Ultra 9 CPUs More specifically, it would seem that the latest Intel Ultra 9 285K CPUs are being aggressively throttled in Windows 11 24H2 for whatever reason. This is even more notable considering the fact that Microsoft lists this specific CPU as fully supported by the OS. Further, this problem doesn't appear to be present on other higher-end Intel CPUs from generations prior. Neowin states that they've been unable to reproduce the throttling issue on the last-gen Intel i9-12900K, and it's not popping up with Ryzen 9 9950X either, which is notable because it is not officially supported as of 24H2. It's a bit of a mess, frankly, but if you're running Intel's cutting-edge, top-of-the-line CPU and having problems with gaming performance, this may well be it. I've happily not been having major problems with Windows 11 in any respect yet, but I'm eager to move on to greener pastures if and when that becomes a realistic option. Alternatives such as SteamOS sound more and more enticing the longer I spend dealing with Microsoft's forced updates and general instability, and I've been using Windows for a very long time now. On that note, the general release of SteamOS just isn't here yet, which I am quite sad about. Might it be that Valve has simply given up on launching the OS for general-purpose use, choosing instead to stick with the more closed-off Steam Deck hardware lineup? Could be, though I'm hoping that's not the case. The fact of the matter is that Microsoft has been sitting on its laurels as far as desktop PCs go for far too long, and even though I'm sure a future hotfix will resolve this particular set of performance problems, it's just a matter of time before more pop up. The OS itself is ever-changing, annoyingly so, which makes it hardly as reliable as it should be. Yet, with no proper alternative to Windows OS, it is what it is. The post Windows 11 24H2 is having performance issues on select CPUs, again appeared first on Destructoid.
Windows sucks. I feel that this is not an awfully controversial statement in this day and age at all. It's just that every other desktop operating system sucks at least a tiny bit more than Windows does. Yet, Windows 11's latest 24H2 update is particularly problematic on Intel CPUs.
I'm not sure what it is about Windows 11 24H2 that makes it such a performance hog, but boy howdy does it love eating up unnecessary CPU cycles whenever it feels like doing so. You may recall that 24H2 in particular had substantial performance problems just a few months back, on top of breaking support for a number of Ubisoft games (among a myriad of other issues). Well, we're in for it once again, as the tech and hardware website Neowin has discovered a new performance problem on the cutting-edge Intel CPUs.
Windows 11 42H2 is throttling Intel Ultra 9 CPUs
More specifically, it would seem that the latest Intel Ultra 9 285K CPUs are being aggressively throttled in Windows 11 24H2 for whatever reason. This is even more notable considering the fact that Microsoft lists this specific CPU as fully supported by the OS. Further, this problem doesn't appear to be present on other higher-end Intel CPUs from generations prior. Neowin states that they've been unable to reproduce the throttling issue on the last-gen Intel i9-12900K, and it's not popping up with Ryzen 9 9950X either, which is notable because it is not officially supported as of 24H2.
It's a bit of a mess, frankly, but if you're running Intel's cutting-edge, top-of-the-line CPU and having problems with gaming performance, this may well be it.
I've happily not been having major problems with Windows 11 in any respect yet, but I'm eager to move on to greener pastures if and when that becomes a realistic option. Alternatives such as SteamOS sound more and more enticing the longer I spend dealing with Microsoft's forced updates and general instability, and I've been using Windows for a very long time now.
On that note, the general release of SteamOS just isn't here yet, which I am quite sad about. Might it be that Valve has simply given up on launching the OS for general-purpose use, choosing instead to stick with the more closed-off Steam Deck hardware lineup? Could be, though I'm hoping that's not the case.
The fact of the matter is that Microsoft has been sitting on its laurels as far as desktop PCs go for far too long, and even though I'm sure a future hotfix will resolve this particular set of performance problems, it's just a matter of time before more pop up. The OS itself is ever-changing, annoyingly so, which makes it hardly as reliable as it should be. Yet, with no proper alternative to Windows OS, it is what it is.
The post Windows 11 24H2 is having performance issues on select CPUs, again appeared first on Destructoid.
