warlord:

Windows 10’s latest version would be arriving on machines in the coming month. Codenamed Redstone 4, and possibly named Spring Creators Update, the update is moving towards stability. Its Insider builds have been separated from the active development of Windows 10. Now, the insiders who earlier opted into ‘Skip Ahead’ and are still a part of it will receive Windows 10 Preview Builds under the RS_PRERELEASE branch, featuring the changes that may arrive with Redstone 5. Non-Skip Ahead users will get builds from the RS4_RELEASE branch. Microsoft has released fresh Insider builds. Among the new features added is a new performance scheme called Ultimate Performance. Windows 10 Pro for Workstations users running Insider Build 17101 (rs4) or Build 17604 (rs5) can take the advantage of the new setting in Control Panel > Power Options. As the name suggests, the power mode is designed for heavy-duty machines that can’t afford to cut down on performance during processing of extensive workloads. Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar said in the announcement post that they have been able to find areas in Windows where performance and efficiency trade-off is made and a collection of settings allows the system to adjust itself according to the user behavior, policy, and hardware. “This new policy builds on the current High-Performance policy, and it goes a step further to eliminate micro-latencies associated with fine-grained power management techniques.” It goes without saying that the new power policy would require the system to consume more power while exploiting the hardware to its fullest. That’s why Ultimate Performance won’t be available on battery-powered Windows 10 PCs. Both OEM’s and users would be able to select the power plan as per their will. https://fossbytes.com/windows-10-ultimate-performance-power-mode/

BlueRay:

It should be called Ultimate Placebo Mode because that's what it is. They should focus on more serious things. Like developing a new File Explorer and ditch this archaic atrocity that can't even remember files sorted by date. Or unify their design and start applying their new design language everywhere and not just on their apps nobody is using. Speaking of apps they could work on supporting more audio formats on their Movies & TV app, fix that horrible UI on Photos app. Develop a Windows Search that does what its name says. But yeah nope. Le'ts put some crap snake oil solution with a catchy name to show to the masses we are doing work. And about Dona. Don't make me start with that woman....

warlord:

Ultimate Performance Mode

justdoge:

RIP stability and compatibility. time to finally install gentoo

-Tj-:

I posted this in RS4 thread; what's different in ultimate power plan? Maybe post screen of parkcontrol. I saw default High uses Frequency Scaling DC 5%, rest is at 100%, in bitsum's case this Frequency Scaling DC is disabled and set to 100%, rest also 100%. [spoiler]https://s6.postimg.org/ux7ssys2p/power_plan_comparison.png[/spoiler] Is this what ultimate power now does? If so, then its not very innovative xD