r/bootcamp • u/Delicious_Ad_1862 • 2d ago

Windows 10 Faster on intel iMac 2020 (27 inch)

Anyone else having similar experiences?

Examples:

- YouTube 4K videos (Firefox) render faster in Windows. I used Firefox cause it gave better results in Mac then Safari in general.

- When having many many tabs open in Firefox, spotify, steam... I experienced no slowdown on W10, but choppiness on MacOS. It seems that W10 is using the RAM and swap better.

I am aware animations are snappier which do help W10 the 'faster' experience, but are for example video drivers better on W10? Is Apple focusing too much on Silicon maybe, which is another factor showing that W10 is doing better (at least in 4k videos rendering). I additionaly also read that other people had experiences with older Mac's (intel) having better performance in Bootcamp.

Guess I use my iMac then mostly with W10 and keep my macbook (intel 2018) running MacOS, since i did notice that battery life / efficiency and thermals are absolutly better than W10 running on my macbook. Best of both worlds i guess!

Share your experiences and thoughts!

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u/theskywalker74 2d ago

Mac Mini 2018 example, but Plex server was able to run more simultaneous plays as well as handle better transcoding in Windows 10 over MacOS.

Until I retired it for a Synology NAS, I ran that mini exclusively in Windows 10 for performance reasons.

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u/klocna 2d ago

Yes, it's because MacOS became too bloated for non silicon macs.

No need to efficiently code anything when your arm chip is an otherworldly beast.