I just noticed Windows 8 pagefile management is different from Windows 7's.
From fresh install of Windows 8 after all updates and drivers installed with 8GB ram, Windows 8 recommends 4505mb for pagefile which is just over half the size of memory installed on the system. And from a fresh install of Windows 7 SP1 after all updates and drivers installed on the same system with 8GB ram, Windows 7 recommends 12085mb for the pagefile which is just over 1.5x the amount of memory installed.
I've checked with Windows 8 Task Manager (Performance/Memory tab) and it shows Windows has 12GB of memory committed which is the amount of physical ram plus recommended pagefile size by Windows 8. Which lead me to believe this is how Windows 8 slightly uses less memory than Windows 7 since the total committed memory size (physical memory plus recommended pagefile) is less than that of Windows 7 with the same size ram installed.
From fresh install of Windows 8 after all updates and drivers installed with 8GB ram, Windows 8 recommends 4505mb for pagefile which is just over half the size of memory installed on the system. And from a fresh install of Windows 7 SP1 after all updates and drivers installed on the same system with 8GB ram, Windows 7 recommends 12085mb for the pagefile which is just over 1.5x the amount of memory installed.
I've checked with Windows 8 Task Manager (Performance/Memory tab) and it shows Windows has 12GB of memory committed which is the amount of physical ram plus recommended pagefile size by Windows 8. Which lead me to believe this is how Windows 8 slightly uses less memory than Windows 7 since the total committed memory size (physical memory plus recommended pagefile) is less than that of Windows 7 with the same size ram installed.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-2670QM
- Memory
- Samsung 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GT 555M
- Hard Drives
- Intel 525 120GB | HGST Travelstar 1TB
- Mouse
- CM Storm Xornet | Microsoft Sculpt Comfort
- Internet Speed
- 25 Mbps | 600 Kbps
- Other Info
- Seagate Backup Plus 1TB