I don't know. I'm not a heavy Windows user, only boot it from time to time to play some game or fiddle around in Photoshop. On my 4th gen-equivalent Xeon I saw

I don't know. I'm not a heavy Windows user, only boot it from time to time to play some game or fiddle around in Photoshop. On my 4th gen-equivalent Xeon I saw a noticeable increase in perceived snappiness. This wasn't even a fresh install, but an upgrade from win10 with a "patched" installer that would allow me to use my "unsupported" pc. Even on a newer laptop it feels very snappy for most desktop interactions. Windows 10 was a clear downgrade compared to 7, everything just felt laggy. I've never used 8 to be able to compare. Now I'm not saying windows 11 is great, mind. There are still are a boatload of rough edges, especially around the new UI. It's just that "it's slow" is not one of the reasons why I'd never daily drive windows.