Memory Integrity vs Gaming FPS: What the Actual Benchmarks Show (And When to Turn It Off)

Memory Integrity vs Gaming FPS: What the Actual Benchmarks Show (And When to Turn It Off)

Yeah, Memory Integrity can cost you frames. That part's real, and it's been measured by independent testers going back to 2021, not just this month. But the actual size of that hit is way more nuanced than the panicked headlines make it sound, and on newer hardware, it's honestly kind of a non-issue. Here's what the real numbers say, and a straight answer on whether you should bother flipping it off. What's on this page What the actual benchmarks show, year by year The real story: it's not average FPS, it's stutter Why the gap has been shrinking on newer hardware Which games and setups take the biggest hit The setting you should NOT touch if you use WSL or Hyper-V Should you actually turn it off How to turn it off, if you decide to Quick note before we get into it: if you want the full rundown on what Memory Integrity actually is, why Microsoft is auto-enabling it on more PCs starting in October, and how to even check your current setting, we covered all of that in …