SteamOS

In Geekbench 6.7.1, Windows 11 showed a 3.3% lead over SteamOS in the single-core benchmark and a 22.1% lead in the multi-core benchmark. Answered

SteamOS can be installed on hardware you might already have. It's not terribly hard to do. Is there a good reason to do so? Actually, yes. I've been perfectly happy with my PC running Windows 11 (though I was even happier running Windows 10 until this year). It has plenty of resources to power the OS and run games smoothly without issue. Windows can be a pest sometimes, though, and I can understand anyone who never wants to experience its pop-up ads, forceful feature additions or data collection practices. I can also understand that anyone building a new system might not want to pay for a Wind

The article says the primary reason to install Windows 11 is to play games that SteamOS cannot run due to Linux incompatibility. It notes performance differences are minor overall, so compatibility with Windows-only titles is the main benefit. Answered

So, why would anyone in their right mind installing Windows 11 on a Steam Machine, especially as it seems Valve hasn’t implemented dual-booting (so you can pick between Windows 11 and SteamOS when you turn the machine on, hopefully that comes later)? Well, while SteamOS is designed for a console-like simplicity, for a lot of mainstream users, Windows 11 will be more user-friendly (if you’ve ever had to troubleshoot an issue with Linux, you’ll know it’s not for the faint of heart). If you’re planning to use the Steam Machine as a standard PC (which Valve says you can do), then installing Window