BitLocker software encryption slows performance. Here's how to fix it.

Tested: Windows 11 Pro’s On-By-Default Encryption Slows SSDs Up to 45%::Windows 11 Pro defaults to BitLocker being turned on, using software encryption. We’ve tested the Samsung 990 Pro with hardware encryption to show how the various modes impact performance, and how muc

  • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    1 年前

    I mean, Veracrypt takes a while to mount a vault, because it basically has to dig through all the layers of encryption. Veracrypt is great for a lot of things, but speed isn’t the main consideration when you’re dealing with encryption.

    • vividspecter@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      1 年前

      We’re not talking about mount times here, but read/write speeds. They might be slow too, but that’s a different issue.

    • Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.deEnglish
      31·
      1 年前

      I’m no expert but as far as I know the mounting takes time, but once it’s done, you got to deal with a bit added CPU time, but the read/write stays largely the same.