AV-Comparatives Performance Test April 2020

[SeriousHoax]

The following activities/tests were performed under an up-to-date Windows 10 1909 64-Bit system:

• File copying
• Archiving / unarchiving
• Installing / uninstalling applications
• Launching applications
• Downloading files
• Browsing Websites
• PC Mark 10 Professional Testing Suite

Check the full report here

 

[bayasdev]

Kaspersky lighter than ESET, 2020 can't stop surprising me

 

[SumTingWong]

Kaspersky lighter than ESET, 2020 can't stop surprising me

And Bitdefender .

Last time I had Bitdefender on my pc with Samsung 850 EVO SSD with OS installed felt like I am running a HDD.

 

[SeriousHoax]

Kaspersky lighter than ESET, 2020 can't stop surprising me

Just in file copying though according to this test. But personally didn't notice this while using ESET.

 

[blackice]

And Bitdefender .

Last time I had Bitdefender on my pc with Samsung 850 EVO SSD with OS installed felt like I am running a HDD.

It’s changed quite a bit recently for a lot of users. For me it’s almost identical to ESET. This surprised me. Also it’s much less buggy, but still seems more finicky than some other AVs.

 

[SumTingWong]

It’s changed quite a bit recently for a lot of users. For me it’s almost identical to ESET. This surprised me. Also it’s much less buggy, but still seems more finicky than some other AVs.

What is the RAM usage? I might give it a try after my ESET expire.

 

[blackice]

This is about average. I just got done taking a lunch break and playing a game. It can get near 100MB when idle for a while. It increases a lot with scans, but I don't full/quick scan often (don't see the point with real-time protection).

I should note that when I say near identical to ESET I just mean in how snappy the system is. Even when it's running with less memory it's more than ESET, everybody is more than ESET.

 

[CyberPanther]

Kaspersky, Bitdefender, Eset, and McAfee keep positive performance as it was in 2019.
F-Secure showed significant improvement.

 

[The Ordynary]

when you have mcafee with maximum score, you can’t take the test completely seriously, it’s a very bad antivirus.

good performance but pretty bad protection

 

[SeriousHoax]

when you have mcafee with maximum score, you can’t take the test completely seriously, it’s a very bad antivirus.

This is just a performance test, meaning how much impact an AV has on a system. It's not related to protection.
Besides, McAfee scans files on execution only so it's no surprise to see it with maximum score while something like ESET, Kaspersky, Bitdefender scans files on access, creation, modification, execution so their results are more impressive than McAfee here.

 

[The Ordynary]

This is just a performance test, meaning how much impact an AV has on a system. It's not related to protection.
Besides, McAfee scans files on execution only so it's no surprise to see it with maximum score while something like ESET, Kaspersky, Bitdefender scans files on access, creation, modification, execution so their results are more impressive than McAfee here.

emsisoft also checks when accessing, I believe it would do better, but I still think mcafee is a very bad antivirus in general.

 

[SeriousHoax]

emsisoft also checks when accessing, I believe it would do better, but I still think mcafee is a very bad antivirus in general.

Emsisoft doesn't actually. It's similar to McAfee, on execution only. But you can change the default settings if you want while McAfee doesn't even give you the option which is bad.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

McAfee, on execution only.

Well, from my experience McAfee behaves differently on different devices. On powerful devices, it scans on access while on low-end devices it scans only on execution. Though McAfee offers great protection, I am not a fan of its settings.

 

[DSD27]

Avast has the best Game mode tweaks though... if gaming is more important for you.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Avast has the best Game mode tweaks though... if gaming is more important for you.

You should have a look at Bullguard Internet Security and its Game Booster

 

[DSD27]

You should have a look at Bullguard Internet Security and its Game Booster

The only problem is that it's paid
Still I don't believe it's better.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

The only problem is that it's paid
Still I don't believe it's better.

Well, got 4-year subscription for sth like $17
I have used both Avast and Bullguard and I can tell you that Bullguard is much lighter and their Game Booster just works. Itwill not do miracles but it will stop unncessary stuff from interrupting you while gaming.

 

[DSD27]

Well, got 4-year subscription for sth like $17
I have used both Avast and Bullguard and I can tell you that Bullguard is much lighter and their Game Booster just works. Itwill not do miracles but it will stop unncessary stuff from interrupting you while gaming.

Lighter for OS I believe it, but for "gaming mode" I don't believe Bullguard is better. Did you use "suspend all non-gaming user processes" from Avast's geek:area? I'm not simply talking about the default setting.

Yeah.. that's how all game boosters work, most of them terminate processes, then when you leave the game, some won't come back properly. Avast only suspends them, so it's better. For me, all game boosters were bs, until I tried Avasts one.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Avast only suspends them, so it's better. For me, all game boosters were bs, until I tried Avasts one.

It is possible that Avast is using the technology from Tune Up Utilities. Avast is a great product and I do like it but I won't install it at least not now. Bullguard is installed on my Gaming PC and it is running smoothly and does not interrupt me.

 

[DSD27]

It is possible that Avast is using the technology from Tune Up Utilities. Avast is a great product and I do like it but I won't install it at least not now. Bullguard is installed on my Gaming PC and it is running smoothly and does not interrupt me.

Since you already spent the money on Bullguard you better keep it
I only pay for two "apps": Netflix and Spotify. All the rest I go for the free options, because nothing else justifies paying for.