{"id":103121,"date":"2016-09-02T11:02:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T09:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=103121"},"modified":"2016-09-02T11:05:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T09:05:05","slug":"how-pre-installed-software-is-wrecking-your-laptops-gaming-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/103121-how-pre-installed-software-is-wrecking-your-laptops-gaming-performance","title":{"rendered":"How pre-installed software is wrecking your laptop&#8217;s gaming performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have ever bought a gaming laptop or a pre-built PC, you&#8217;ll know the pain of booting up your brand-new system only to greeted by the daunting\u00a0sight\u00a0of pre-installed bloatware such as McAffee and warranty registration pop-ups.<\/p>\n<p>While more tech-savvy gamers will at least attempt to navigate the wide array of pre-installed software and uninstall everything unnecessary, some gamers will not remove the software, thinking that a brand-new gaming laptop will perform as well as it can.<\/p>\n<p>They would be mistaken, as laptop bloatware has been known to consistently lower gaming performance, a fact recently illustrated by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamersnexus.net\/guides\/2580-bloatware-norton-killing-fps-performance-on-1060-laptop-ge62vr\" target=\"_blank\">GamersNexus <\/a><\/strong>in a side-by-side performance comparison.<\/p>\n<p>Comparing the performance of MSI gaming laptops with and without bloatware installed, it is easy to see the performance difference caused by the pre-installed software.<\/p>\n<p>Below was some of the bloatware installed on the two machines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Norton Anti-Virus<\/li>\n<li>Killer Networking<\/li>\n<li>SteelSeries keyboard management<\/li>\n<li>Touchpad management<\/li>\n<li>Warranty registration pop-ups<\/li>\n<li>MSI control panel<\/li>\n<li>Intel software<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft OneDrive<\/li>\n<li>Nahimic Audio Enhancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out the results below, courtesy of<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamersnexus.net\/guides\/2580-bloatware-norton-killing-fps-performance-on-1060-laptop-ge62vr\" target=\"_blank\">GamersNexus<\/a>\u00a0(click on images to enlarge):<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>MSI GE62VR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Processor:<\/strong> Intel Core i7-6700HQ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graphics Card:<\/strong> GeForce GTX 1060<\/p>\n<p><strong>Memory:<\/strong> 16GB DDR4<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/MSI-GE62.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103131\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/MSI-GE62.png\" alt=\"MSI GE62\" width=\"692\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/msi-ge62-mll.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103141\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/msi-ge62-mll.png\" alt=\"msi-ge62-mll\" width=\"692\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/msi-ge62-bloat-bench-overwatch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103139\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/msi-ge62-bloat-bench-overwatch.png\" alt=\"msi-ge62-bloat-bench-overwatch\" width=\"692\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>MSI GE62<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Processor:<\/strong> Intel Core i7-5700HQ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graphics Card:<\/strong> GeForce GTX 970M<\/p>\n<p><strong>Memory:<\/strong> 16GB DDR3L<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/msi-970m-bloat-bench-overwatch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103137\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/msi-970m-bloat-bench-overwatch.png\" alt=\"msi-970m-bloat-bench-overwatch\" width=\"692\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/msi-970m-bloat-bench-mordor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103135\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/msi-970m-bloat-bench-mordor.png\" alt=\"msi-970m-bloat-bench-mordor\" width=\"692\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/msi-970m-bloat-bench-gtav.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103133\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/msi-970m-bloat-bench-gtav.png\" alt=\"msi-970m-bloat-bench-gtav\" width=\"692\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Results<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It is plainly obvious that pre-installed bloatware on gaming laptops can cause massive performance issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Performance was decreased by almost 50% <\/strong>in some cases, with a marked increase in frame drops and stuttering.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, the bloatware installed on the factory default MSI GE62VR makes the laptop unsuitable for VR play, as the performance results indicate a high amount of stuttering and an overall worse experience than a clean install without bloatware.<\/p>\n<p>MSI is not the only manufacturer who ships its gaming laptops with bloatware, this data simply reflects the most recent comprehensive test available.<\/p>\n<p>Most, if not all\u00a0laptop manufacturers are guilty of\u00a0shipping devices with pre-installed software, although it is particularly prevalent amongst gaming notebooks.<\/p>\n<p>The hardware inside the latest gaming laptops is undoubtedly top-notch, it is just a shame that companies insist on impeding gaming performance by loading up their devices with pre-installed bloatware.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to How we get local gaming servers in South Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/102911-how-we-get-local-gaming-servers-in-south-africa.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">How we get local gaming servers in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Awesome games arriving in September\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/102415-games-of-september-2016.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Awesome games arriving in September<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to The biggest reason why gaming on Linux and Steam OS still sucks\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/102611-the-biggest-reason-why-gaming-on-linux-and-steam-os-still-sucks.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The biggest reason why gaming on Linux and Steam OS still sucks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those pre-installed programs can absolutely destroy your gaming 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