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Is there a consensus on which AV has the lowest performance impact?
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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 72227" data-source="post: 793030"><p>There are some great light options mentioned, but these "performance tests" which seem to be all the new rage on YouTube, have to be taken with a grain of salt. They seem to be the new right click scan folder with real-time off and run missed files with real-time on tests, but focusing on performance rather than protection.</p><p></p><p>I agree with what has been said above, you have to try the programs for yourself and see what you think. There are way too many variables to give a blanket statement on which one is better performance wise, different software/hardware configurations and everyone uses their system differently. For example IMHO WD is barely noticeable in most day to day operations, but if you are one that installs/uninstalls a lot of programs and transfers a lot of files, it suddenly becomes more noticeable due to the way it scans, but if you aren't doing those things frequently you don't notice it.</p><p></p><p>One thing to note with these tests, is that they are being done in a VM. While I understand it's an easy way to test a lot of configurations quickly, it's a very poor way to gauge performance, as the VM will never truly be as fast as running it directly on the host IMHO. The VM will introduce it's own issues when it comes to performance. Furthermore, with running a bunch of "bench-marking" tests, you have to remember that you can measure things to such fine detail that to us humans a 100-200 point difference (heck even maybe a little more) will not be noticeable at all.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, tests are fun, shouldn't be taken a fact and one needs to try each program for themselves in order to find out if it meets your needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 72227, post: 793030"] There are some great light options mentioned, but these "performance tests" which seem to be all the new rage on YouTube, have to be taken with a grain of salt. They seem to be the new right click scan folder with real-time off and run missed files with real-time on tests, but focusing on performance rather than protection. I agree with what has been said above, you have to try the programs for yourself and see what you think. There are way too many variables to give a blanket statement on which one is better performance wise, different software/hardware configurations and everyone uses their system differently. For example IMHO WD is barely noticeable in most day to day operations, but if you are one that installs/uninstalls a lot of programs and transfers a lot of files, it suddenly becomes more noticeable due to the way it scans, but if you aren't doing those things frequently you don't notice it. One thing to note with these tests, is that they are being done in a VM. While I understand it's an easy way to test a lot of configurations quickly, it's a very poor way to gauge performance, as the VM will never truly be as fast as running it directly on the host IMHO. The VM will introduce it's own issues when it comes to performance. Furthermore, with running a bunch of "bench-marking" tests, you have to remember that you can measure things to such fine detail that to us humans a 100-200 point difference (heck even maybe a little more) will not be noticeable at all. At the end of the day, tests are fun, shouldn't be taken a fact and one needs to try each program for themselves in order to find out if it meets your needs. [/QUOTE]
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