The tests were done with an active Internet connection to allow for the real-world impact of cloud services/features. The performance tests were done on a clean and fully updated Windows 8.1 64-Bit system (English) and then with the installed security software (with default settings). The tests were performed on an HP 350 G1 machine with an Intel Core i5-4210U CPU, 4GB of RAM and SATA II hard disks. This year we have not considered encoding/transcoding, as we feel this is no longer relevant. The following activities/tests were performed under an up-to-date Windows 8.1 64-Bit system:

Also, keep in mind that different vendors offer different (and differing numbers of) features in their products. to the exact version numbers and to 64-bit systems). Please note that the results in this report apply only to the specific product versions listed above (i.e. We have tested the product that each manufacturer submits for the protection tests in the Main Test Series. Additionally, Microsoft Windows Defender integrated in Windows 8.1 has also been evaluated.įor the benefit of readers who are familiar with performance tests done in previous years, we should point out that this test includes both “Antivirus” and “Internet Security” products – both referred to as security products. The following products for 64-bit systems were evaluated (with default settings) in this test, We used the latest product versions available at time of testing (May 2015). Users are encouraged to try out the software on their own PC’s and see how it performs on their own systems. We want to make clear that the results in this report are intended only to give an indication of the impact on system performance (mainly by the real-time/on-access components) of the security products in these specific tests. Taking these tests as reference, users can evaluate their anti-virus protection in terms of system speed (system performance).įor further details please refer to the methodology documents as well as the information provided on our website. The Performance Test evaluates the impact of anti-virus software on system performance, as programs running in background – such as real time protection antivirus software – use some percentage of system resources.

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