power options windows 11?.

[skipper]

Is there a difference in power options in windows 11 if you use power plan or power mode in settings?.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

That depends mostly on how your BIOS is configured.

For example if I disable Turbo Boost for CPU and apply an all core OC in the BIOS and disable various C-States then no they won't do anything in the OS as far as adjusting cpu clocks during idle or low loads as a means to save power consumption.

Normally it's suggested to use Balanced for everyday use of mostly everything in the OS ans only switch to High Performance power profile prior to running things like Pro Work apps (like 3d Rendering for example) or Games / Benchmarks. Things where you never want the CPU to ever downclock to ensure peak performance that entire time.

Modern CPUs especially are powerful enough to not bave any hiccups in processing most of the everyday things you do in your OS otherwise, while on a Power Saver or Balanced profile.

Power Saver however is better suited for Laptop devices where you're trying to get the most out of the Battery run time.

However the power profiles are not just about CPU/GPU clocks power and performance. They will have other settings included as well, such as things related to Sleep, Hibernate, HDD sleep timer (for secondary drives) and Display sleep timer.

[skipper]

Is it same thing setting it in the power plan or power mode in settings?.

[A&A]

You mean the slider from the battery icon? (Energy saver in Windows 11?)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/customize-power-slider

- Battery Saver: Helps conserve power, and prolong battery life, when the system is not connected to a power source. When battery saver is on, some Windows features are disabled, throttled, or behave differently. Screen brightness is also reduced. Battery Saver is only available on DC. To learn more, see Battery Saver.

- Better Battery: Delivers longer battery life than the default settings on previous versions of Windows. Available on both AC and DC. In some cases, users will see this mode labeled Recommended, rather than Better Battery, in their slider UI.

- Better Performance: Default slider mode that slightly favors performance over battery life and is appropriate for users who want to tradeoff power for better performance of their apps. Available on both AC and DC.

- Best Performance: Favors performance over power and is targeted at users who want to tradeoff power for performance and responsiveness. Available on both AC and DC.

They are not the same, the slider refers to the OS components, meanwhile the power plan has some control over the hardware components.