EUC Score Test Results - Windows 365 Cloud PC
Comparing a connection to a Windows 365 Business Cloud PC with other common machine types. The test results presented here are a subset of the complete datasets collected during multiple AVD and Windows 365 test sequences. Click on a link below to open the Sync Player clip.
AVD D8ads v5 versus Windows 365 Business Cloud PC
Test Engineer: Benny Tritsch
Date of test: 1 September 2022
Testable question: Can a Windows 365 Business Cloud PC 2vGPU/8GB/128GB keep up with an AVD D8ads v5 VM?
System Under Test Azure West Europe, D8ads v5 VM, Windows 11 Enterprise, AMD EPYC 7763 2.4GHz 8vCPUs, 32GB RAM, HDD 126.45GB, no GPU.
System Under Test Azure West Europe, Windows 365 Business Cloud PC, Windows 11, Xeon Platinum 8272CL 2.6GHz 2vCPUs, 8GB RAM, Microsoft Virtual Disk 128GB, no GPU.
Connection RDP Shortpath, 15ms round trip time.
Connection RDP Shortpath, 19ms round trip time.
| Simload and Link | Mode and Telemetry Type | Observation |
|---|---|---|
| SL1-ChromeGifScroll | SxS View - Standard | Almost similar user experience, but significantly higher CPU consumption in Cloud PC session. |
| SL1-ChromeAquariumWebGL | SxS View - Standard | The significantly higher CPU capacity in the AVD D8ds v5 VM type results in better user experience and higher frame rates. |
| SL1-ChromeFishbowlHTML5 | SxS View - Standard | In the Cloud PC session, fish are moving in slow-motion due to limited CPU resources. |
| SL1-ChromeVideoGrid9 | SxS View - Standard | In the Cloud PC session, videos are stuttering due to limited CPU resources. |
| SL1-MSEdgeWaterWebGL.html | SxS View - Standard | In the AVD D8ds v5 session, higher frame rate and better rendering quality due to higher CPU capacity. |
Result: The Windows 365 Cloud PC with 2 vCPUs cannot keep up with the Azure D8ads v5 VM with 8 vCPUs. But while the price of a Windows 365 Business Cloud PC 2vGPU/8GB/128GB is approx. $40 per user per month, the pay-as-you-go price of a D8ads v5 VM is in the range of $300 per month.
Physical lab machine Lancelot versus Windows 365 Business Cloud PC
Test Engineer: Benny Tritsch
Date of test: 30 August 2022
Testable question: Unfair comparison: Are there workloads where the performance of Windows 365 Business Cloud PC 2vGPU/8GB/128GB comes close to the reference host PC Lancelot?
System Under Test Physical lab machine Lancelot, Windows 10, i7-11700K 3.6GHz, 8 cores (16 threads), 64GB RAM, Crucial MX500 SSD 1TB, no GPU.
System Under Test Azure West Europe, Windows 365 Business Cloud PC, Windows 11, Xeon Platinum 8272CL 2.6GHz 2vCPUs, 8GB RAM, Microsoft Virtual Disk 128GB, no GPU.
Connection RDP-UDP, 0ms round trip time.
Connection RDP Shortpath, 19ms round trip time.
| Simload and Link | Mode and Telemetry Type | Observation |
|---|---|---|
| SL1-MSEdgeVideoConf6 | SxS View - Standard | The Cloud PC session shows lower video performance, but significantly higher CPU consumption. |
| SL1-ChromeAquariumWebGL | SxS View - Standard | The Cloud PC session shows significantly lower graphics performance and frame rate. |
| SL1-RollercoasterDX9 | SxS View - Standard | The application doesn't switch to full-screen mode in the Cloud PC session and still shows lower frame rate. |
Result: As was to be expected: The connection to the physical lab machine Lancelot outperforms the connection to the Windows 365 Business Cloud PC. But while Lancelot is a workstation-type of machine for knowledge workers or power user, the Cloud PC was designed for task workers or information workers.