Vista X86 Ultimate Power Saver vs. High Performance in gaming.

Edit: Im not going to talk much in this thread.

Purpose of this thread: High performance in Vista vs. Power saving mode. Comparison between frames per second. ( To see how much the system benefits from high performance mode)

Hypothesis: Power Saving mode should be around x2 - x3 as weaker as high performance mode. But, what about some games that may be the other way around?

Tested on a:
2.33Ghz T7600
2Gig 667Mhz RAM
Vista Ultimate X86
100GB HDD @ 7200rpm
17inch External None Widescreen Monitor (1280x1024 Max)
And... nVidia GeForce 7400 (128MB Dedicated + 128MB Shared)
(Driver Version 167.43) -> www.laptopvideo2go.com

F.E.A.R. (frames per second is in the bottom right)

Settings:






F.E.A.R. Looking Up: (79fps - high, 25fps - low) -> Big Difference!
(Power Saver):


(High Performance):


F.E.A.R. Condemned Hallway: (34fps - high vs. 12fps - low) 2.83x Difference
(Power Saver):


(High Performance):


F.E.A.R. Explosion:
(Power Saver):


(High Performance):


Halo

Menu:
(Power Saver):


(High Performance):


Plasma Grenade:
(Power Saver):


(High Performance):


Plasma Gun:
(Power Saver):


(High Performance):


Covenants:
(Power Saver):


(High Performance):

 

The difference is the cpu here, your crippling it with the power saver mode. Just use performance mode. Im not sure why you would compare gaming against your 100% system vs. 50% system? were you expecting some different results?

 

Actually, some games do have different results.
But, I think Ill stop here.