Windows 10 Pro and BitLocker performance metrics

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by Earthnet, May 2, 2018.

  1. Earthnet

    Earthnet MDL Novice

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    Hi everyone -

    I would like to encrypt my 2 Win 10 Pro systems with BitLocker, but I am concerned about the performance hit that I would be taking. Are there any metrics concerning this or maybe just some member experiences?

    Don't want a sluggish system.

    TIA! :)
     
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  2. MS_User

    MS_User MDL Guru

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    Not sure on a mechanical HD but on SSD i dont think you will have any performance problems.
     
  3. TigTex

    TigTex MDL Senior Member

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    There is a noticeable performance impact on systems with slower CPUs, especially if they don't have the AES instruction set, because every read or write needs to be decripted/encripted. On a modern computer, expect a single digit performance difference.
    If you can't have any performance loss, there are some SSDs with self encryption that don't cause any performance impact (but it's not "bitlocker")
     
  4. Earthnet

    Earthnet MDL Novice

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    #4 Earthnet, May 5, 2018
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