Is optimizing Windows or Overclocking really worth it?

Ever since i started this hobby, getting as much performance out of my Windows install as possible, people always asked me is it really worth it?
And “what are the differences”?

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to 4. FINAL COMPARISONS if you don’t care about the details

Lets start by showcasing a:
          
          1. Normal Windows install (no OC)
                           Rectangle Slope Font Parallel Pattern               

                           Rectangle Slope Font Parallel Pattern

*note
One is going to be for the average user that kind of cares about their Windows install and with the other user i tried to go all out with the bloatware that is typically installed (RGB / mouse software / motherboard driver + packages ect)

                         A. CPU-Z                                                     B. CINEBENCH R23‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Rectangle Font Material property Screenshot Parallel

Product Font Comfort Rectangle Output device

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                                          C. AIDA64 @  3200 XMP

                                           Product Rectangle Font Software Screenshot
 
                                              D. MW2019 (Rendererworkercount 16 stock) ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Asphalt Shooter game Automotive tire Recreation Font

 

E. MW2019 (Rendererworkercount 3)

Asphalt Automotive tire Automotive exterior Road surface Bumper

*note
Full benchmark runs at the end as .txt files

    2. My Personal Optimized Windows (no OC)

                                                     Rectangle Font Material property Parallel Screenshot

                 A.  CPU-Z ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎                                                      B.  CINEBENCH R23 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎

Product Rectangle Font Material property Parallel

Font Screenshot Software Multimedia Electronic device

 

 

   

                                     

                                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                    C. AIDA64 @3200 XMP

                        Font Screenshot Technology Software Multimedia

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                                                                D. MW2019 FHD‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎

Automotive tire Road surface Asphalt Bumper Sidewalk

 
                                                               E. MW2019 1440P

Asphalt Road surface Automotive tire Urban design Sidewalk

*note
Full benchmark runs at the end as .txt files

 

  3. My Personal Optimized Windows (With OC)

   Product Font Rectangle Material property Parallel

 

             A.  AIDA64 (OC)                                                      B. CINEBENCH R23‎
 

         

                      C.‎  MW2019 FHD ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎

Automotive tire Asphalt Bumper Road surface Automotive exterior

                                                               D.  MW2019 1440P

Hood Automotive tire Motor vehicle Asphalt Road surface

               

                   4. FINAL COMPARISONS

 

                                A. ‎Idle Ram                                                         B. CPU-Z ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Rectangle Azure Slope Font Parallel  

Rectangle Font Parallel Slope Number        

 

   

 

 

 

 

                            C. Cinebench                                                              D. ‎AIDA

Colorfulness Azure Rectangle Font Slope

Colorfulness Rectangle Slope Font Parallel

 

 

           

         

 

 

        E. MW2019 Specific spot FPS FHD                    F. MW2019 Specific spot FPS 1440P

Colorfulness Product Rectangle Font Slope

Colorfulness Rectangle Azure Slope Font

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   G. MW2019 FHD Results                                      H. MW2019 WQHD Results

 

5.CONCLUSION

There is a huge amount of performance to be gained over the stock Windows.

Not only in average FPS but ESPECIALLY in the lows. It really is insane how much the lows improve. 

Keep in mind this was on a “High End” chip, 13700KF. Now imagine all the bloat on a CPU with less cores / threads / no E-cores. 

Shoutout to all people who think “OpTiMiZinG” is fake, have a good day.

Tqhr

(here are the individual benchmark runs for mw2019 i just compiled the average numbers into pictures)
Stock 7. MW2019 Benchmarks Stock Windows.txt
Optimized 7. MW2019 Benchmarks Optimized Windows No Overclocks.txt
Optimized + OC 7. MW2019 Benchmarks Optimized Windows Max OC.txt

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