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Microsoft performance claims are supported by testing conducted by Microsoft or testing commissioned from external third parties. Each claim identifies the testing source and testing period. Claims based on Microsoft testing link to detailed Microsoft test results; claims based on third-party testing link to the applicable third-party report.
| Claim | Disclaimer | Testing Period |
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| Windows 11 PCs deliver up to 2x faster multi-core performance than a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Based on Cinebench 2026 multi-thread (version 2026.1.3) testing conducted by Principled Technologies in August-September 2026, comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago across a range of system configurations. The 2x figure is weighted by Windows notebook unit sales, compared to 5-year-old Windows PCs with similar specifications, not a single pooled comparison. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Windows 11 PCs deliver up to 2.4x the web browsing battery life of a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Principled Technologies in September-October 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago. Testing consisted of a 20% battery discharge (95% to 75%) while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser, with battery life projected to shutdown. Brightness set to 150 nits with auto-brightness and content-adaptive brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. The 2.4x figure is weighted by Windows notebook unit sales, compared to 5-year-old Windows PCs with similar specifications, not a single pooled comparison. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Windows 11 PCs deliver up to 15 hours of web browsing battery life. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Principled Technologies in September-October 2026 on a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 PCs across five device collections. Testing consisted of a 20% battery discharge (95% to 75%) while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser, with battery life projected to shutdown. Brightness set to 150 nits with auto-brightness and content-adaptive brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. The 15-hour figure is the average of the longest projected battery life result in each of the five device collections. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Core Essentials Windows 11 PCs deliver up to 3.1x faster performance for multitasking than a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Based on Geekbench 7.0.0 multi-core benchmark test conducted by Principled Technologies in August-September 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 Core Essentials PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Everyday Productivity Windows 11 PCs offer up to 45% faster performance in Office productivity apps than a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Based on UL Procyon Office Productivity benchmark test (with Microsoft Office) conducted by Principled Technologies in August-September 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 Everyday Productivity PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Premium Performance PCs deliver up to 2.6x faster multi-core performance than a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Based on Cinebench 2026 multi-core benchmark test (version 2026.1.3, multi-thread) conducted by Principled Technologies in August-September 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 Premium Performance PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Creator Pro PCs deliver up to 2.6x faster 3D rendering than a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Based on Blender CPU benchmark test conducted by Principled Technologies in August-September 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 Creator Pro PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Power Gaming PCs deliver up to 65% higher frame rates in Forza Horizon 5 than a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Based on Forza Horizon 5 benchmark test conducted by Principled Technologies in September 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 Power Gaming PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. Each system was tested at its native panel resolution with the Medium preset. | September 2026 |
| Core Essentials Windows 11 PCs deliver up to 2.7x the web browsing battery life of a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Principled Technologies in September-October 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 Core Essentials PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago. Testing consisted of a 20% battery discharge (95% to 75%) while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser, with battery life projected to shutdown. Screen brightness set to 150 nits with auto-brightness and content-adaptive brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Everyday Productivity Windows 11 PCs deliver up to 2.5x the web browsing battery life of a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Principled Technologies in September-October 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 Everyday Productivity PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago. Testing consisted of a 20% battery discharge (95% to 75%) while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser, with battery life projected to shutdown. Screen brightness set to 150 nits with auto-brightness and content-adaptive brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Premium Performance Windows 11 PCs deliver up to 2.9x the web browsing battery life of a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Principled Technologies in September-October 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 Premium Performance PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago. Testing consisted of a 20% battery discharge (95% to 75%) while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser, with battery life projected to shutdown. Screen brightness set to 150 nits with auto-brightness and content-adaptive brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Creator Pro Windows 11 PCs deliver up to 2.4x the web browsing battery life of a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Principled Technologies in September-October 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 Creator Pro PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago. Testing consisted of a 20% battery discharge (95% to 75%) while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser, with battery life projected to shutdown. Screen brightness set to 150 nits with auto-brightness and content-adaptive brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Power Gaming Windows 11 PCs deliver up to 2.5x the web browsing battery life of a 5-year-old Windows PC with similar specifications. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Principled Technologies in September–October 2026 comparing a selection of current-generation 2026 Windows 11 Power Gaming PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with similar specifications from five years ago. Testing consisted of a 20% battery discharge (95% to 75%) while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser, with battery life projected to shutdown. Screen brightness set to 150 nits with auto-brightness and content-adaptive brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Windows 11 laptops with NVIDIA RTX Spark generate AI images up to 4.3x faster than a MacBook Pro with M5 Pro. | Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing conducted by Principled Technologies in October 2026, comparing a selection of preproduction Windows PCs with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB) and a preproduction Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB) against an Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch with M5 Pro (64 GB). Tested in ComfyUI using FLUX.2 Klein 4B image generation at 1024x1024 resolution, 20 steps and 10 generations per run. Windows PCs used NVFP4 precision; MacBook Pro used FP16 precision. Performance varies significantly by device configuration, usage and other factors. See Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Windows 11 laptops with NVIDIA RTX Spark generate AI video up to 5.4x faster than a MacBook Pro with M5 Pro. | Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing conducted by Principled Technologies in October 2026, comparing a selection of preproduction Windows PCs with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB) and a preproduction Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB) against an Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch with M5 Pro (64 GB). Tested in ComfyUI using LTX-2.3 22B text-to-video at 1280x720 resolution, generating 121-frame clips. Performance varies significantly by device configuration, usage and other factors. See Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Windows 11 laptops with NVIDIA RTX Spark deliver up to 44% more frames per second (fps) in Cyberpunk 2077 than a MacBook Pro with M5 Pro. | Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing conducted by Principled Technologies in September 2026, comparing a selection of preproduction Windows PCs with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB) and a preproduction Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB) against an Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch with M5 Pro (64 GB). Tested in Cyberpunk 2077 v2.31 at 2560x1440, Ray Tracing Low, high textures, with no upscaling or frame generation. Performance varies significantly by device configuration, usage and other factors. See Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| In llama.cpp testing on the Qwen3.5 27B model, Windows 11 laptops with NVIDIA RTX Spark reach the first token up to 2.1x faster than a MacBook Pro with M5 Pro. | Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing conducted by Principled Technologies in September 2026, comparing a selection of preproduction Windows PCs with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB) and a preproduction Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB) against an Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch with M5 Pro (64 GB). Tested in llama.cpp using the Qwen3.5 27B model (Q4K-Medium) with a fixed 8,192-token prompt. Performance varies significantly by device configuration, usage and other factors. See Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Windows 11 laptops with NVIDIA RTX Spark render real-time 3D in Unreal Engine 5 up to 5.1x more frames per second (fps) than a MacBook Pro with M5 Pro, with NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation. | Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing conducted by Principled Technologies in September 2026, comparing a selection of preproduction Windows PCs with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB) and a preproduction Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB) against an Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch with M5 Pro (64 GB). Tested in Unreal Engine 5.8.2 City Sample at 2560x1440 with ray tracing. Windows used NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution and DLSS Frame Generation at a constant 4X frame-generation multiplier; Apple device was measured at native rendered frame rate. Performance varies significantly by device configuration, usage and other factors. See Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Windows 11 laptops with NVIDIA RTX Spark deliver within 3% of their plugged-in performance. | Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing conducted by Principled Technologies in September 2026. This measures each preproduction Windows device with NVIDIA RTX Spark (64 GB), including a preproduction Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra, against itself on both power sources (plugged in versus on battery) using Blender and Qwen3.5 LLM inference. Performance varies significantly by device configuration, usage and other factors. See Principled Technologies report. | September 2026 |
| Next-gen Copilot+ PCs are up to 3.5x faster than 5-year-old Windows PCs. | Based on Cinebench R26 multi-core benchmark test conducted by Microsoft on March 2026 comparing a selection of pre-production 2026 Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Windows PC from five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | March 2026 |
| Next-gen Copilot+ PCs are up to 55% faster than original Copilot+ PCs. | Based on Cinebench R26 multi-core benchmark test conducted by Microsoft on March 2026 comparing a selection of pre-production 2026 Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Copilot+ PCs released in 2024 across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | March 2026 |
| Next-gen Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 10x faster graphics than 5-year-old Windows PCs. | Based on 3DMark Steel Nomad x12 benchmark test conducted by Microsoft on March 2026 comparing a selection of pre-production 2026 Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Windows PC from five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | March 2026 |
| Next-gen Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 2.5x faster graphics than original Copilot+ PCs. | Based on 3DMark Steel Nomad x12 benchmark test conducted by Microsoft on March 2026 comparing a selection of pre-production 2026 Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Copilot+ PCs released in 2024 across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | March 2026 |
| Next-gen Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 2.5x faster AI performance than original Copilot+ PCs. | Based on Geekbench AI benchmark test conducted by Microsoft on March 2026 comparing a selection of pre-production 2026 Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Copilot+ PCs released in 2024 across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | March 2026 |
| Next-gen Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 19 hours of battery life. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Microsoft on March 2026 on a selection of pre-production 2026 Copilot+ PC. Testing consisted of a 96% battery discharge while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Detailed test results. | March 2026 |
| Next-gen Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 3.3x times more web browsing battery life than 5-year-old Windows PCs. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Microsoft on March 2026 comparing a selection of pre-production 2026 Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Copilot+ PCs released in 2024 across a range of system configurations. Testing consisted of a 96% battery discharge while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Detailed test results. | March 2026 |
| Copilot+ PCs are up to 5x faster than an average 5-year-old Windows PC. | Based on Cinebench R24 multi-core benchmark test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs to a selection of top-selling Windows PC released five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Top performing Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 2x faster web browsing than an average 5-year-old Windows PC. | Based on WebXPRT benchmark test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs to a selection of top-selling Windows PC released five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 7x faster gaming / graphics than an average 5-year-old Windows PC. | Based on 3DMark WildLife Extreme benchmark test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs to a selection of top-selling Windows PC released five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs are up to 2x faster in Office productivity tasks than an average 5-year-old Windows PC. | Based on Procyon® Office Productivity benchmark test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs to a selection of top-selling Windows PC released five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs are up to 2.3x faster in Word than an average 5-year-old Windows PC. | Based on Procyon® Office Productivity benchmark test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs to a selection of top-selling Windows PC released five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs are up to 90% faster in PowerPoint than an average 5-year-old Windows PC. | Based on Procyon® Office Productivity benchmark test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs to a selection of top-selling Windows PC released five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs are up to 2.1x times faster in Excel than an average 5-year-old Windows PC. | Based on Procyon® Office Productivity benchmark test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs to a selection of top-selling Windows PC released five years ago across a range of system configurations. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs have up to 3.7x times faster in AI performance than an average previous generation Windows 11 PC. | Based on Procyon® AI benchmark test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of popular Windows 11 AI PCs and a selection of Copilot+ PCs. Performance varies significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs now deliver up to 19 hours of web browsing battery life. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 on a selection of Copilot+ PCs. Testing consisted of full battery discharge while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs now deliver up to 3.9x times more web browsing battery life than 5-year-old Windows PCs. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a web browsing test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs to a selection of top-selling Windows PC released five years ago across a range of system configurations. Testing consisted of full battery discharge while accessing several popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs now deliver up to 27 hours of local video playback battery life. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on local video playback test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 on a selection of Copilot+ PCs. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback of a .mov file through the Windows Media Player application in 1080p at 24 FPS. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Top performing Copilot+ PCs now deliver up to 3.5x times more local video playback battery life than an average 5-year-old Windows PC. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on local video playback test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs to a selection of top-selling Windows PC released five years ago across a range of system configurations. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback of a .mov file through the Windows Media Player application in 1080p at 24 FPS. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 22 hours of streaming battery life. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a streaming battery test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 on a selection of Copilot+ PCs. Testing consisted of full battery discharge while playing a video on YouTube on a loop until device shutdown. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 4.4x more streaming battery life than an average 5-year-old Windows PC. | Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. Based on a streaming battery test conducted by Microsoft from June to September 2025 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs to a selection of top-selling Windows PC released five years ago across a range of system configurations. Testing consisted of full battery discharge while playing a video on YouTube on a loop until device shutdown. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. For more information, see Detailed test results. | June to September 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs are up to 4x faster in 3DMark® Steel Nomad than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs. | Performance results from a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs and devices with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2025 using 3DMark® Steel Nomad High Performance Benchmark. Actual performance may vary based on specific hardware and software configurations. For more information, see Detailed test results. | April 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs have up to 2x more FPS in War Thunder® than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs. | Performance results from a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs and devices with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2025. War Thunder® benchmarks are built into the game. Actual performance may vary based on specific hardware and software configurations. For more information, see Detailed test results. | April 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs are up to 2x faster in War Thunder® than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs. | Performance results from a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs and devices with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2025. War Thunder® benchmarks are built into the game. Actual performance may vary based on specific hardware and software configurations. For more information, see Detailed test results. | April 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs have up to 3.2x more FPS in World of Tanks® than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs. | Performance results from a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs and devices with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2025. World of Tanks® benchmarks are built into the game. Actual performance may vary based on specific hardware and software configurations. For more information, see Detailed test results. | April 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs have up to 4x more frames per second (FPS) in Civilization VI® than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs. | Based on Microsoft testing conducted April 2025 using in-game Civilization VI® benchmarks comparing a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Performance varies significantly by device and game configuration and other factors. For more information, see Detailed test results. | April 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs have up to 45% more gaming battery life than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs. | Battery life varies significantly by device, game and settings, usage and other factors. Based on Microsoft testing conducted April 2025 using PCMark10 Gaming Battery Life benchmark comparing a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. For more information, see Detailed test results. | April 2025 |
| Over 93% of the total minutes that users spend in apps today are in apps compatible with Arm devices. | Based on snapshot of aggregated, non-gaming app usage data as of February 2025 for iGPU-based laptops and 2-in-1 devices running Windows 10 and Windows 11 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, and Japan, with MSRP $800+. | February 2025 |
| 90% of the total app minutes that users spend in apps today have native Arm versions, providing the most efficient and performant app experience. | Based on snapshot of aggregated, non-gaming app usage data as of February 2025 for iGPU-based laptops and 2-in-1 devices running Windows 10 and Windows 11 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, and Japan, with MSRP $800+. | February 2025 |
| Top Windows 11 PCs have up to 2.7 more hours of battery life than Windows 10 PCs. | Based on local video playback test conducted by Microsoft in December 2024 comparing a selection of Windows 10 PCs with Intel© Core™ 6th, 8th, and 10th generation processors and Windows 11 PCs with Intel© Core™ 12th and 13th generation processors conducted in December 2024. Testing consisted of 90% battery discharge during video playback of an .mp4 file through the Windows Media Player application in 1080p at 24 FPS. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. For more information, see Detailed test results. | December 2024 |
| Windows 11 PCs are up to 2.3x faster than Windows 10 PCs. | Based on testing performed by Microsoft in December 2024 using Geekbench® 6 Multi-core score comparing a selection of Windows 10 PCs with Intel© Core™ 6th, 8th, and 10th generation processors and Windows 11 PCs with Intel© Core™ 12th and 13th generation processors. Performance varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. For more information, see Detailed test results. | December 2024 |
| Windows 11 PCs offer up to 3.2x faster web browsing than Windows 10 PCs. | Based on testing performed by Microsoft in December 2024 using Speedometer with Microsoft Edge browser versions 130.x and 131.x comparing a selection of Windows 10 PCs with Intel© Core™ 6th, 8th, and 10th generation processors and Windows 11 PCs with Intel© Core™ 12th and 13th generation processors. Performance varies significantly by device, browser and with settings, usage, and other factors. For more information, see Detailed test results. | December 2024 |
| Windows 11 PCs offer up to 2x faster Microsoft Office productivity than Windows 10 PCs. | Based on testing performed by Microsoft in December 2024 using Procyon® Office benchmark comparing a selection of Windows 10 PCs with Intel© Core™ 6th, 8th, and 10th generation processors and Windows 11 PCs with Intel© Core™ 12th and 13th generation processors. Performance varies significantly by device and with settings, usage, and other factors. For more information, see Detailed test results. | December 2024 |
Detailed test results
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