{
  "date": "2026-10-19",
  "title": "CS2 fullscreen versus borderless benchmark",
  "hardware": {
    "CPU": "AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D",
    "GPU": "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060",
    "Driver": "32.0.16.1742",
    "OS": "Windows 11 Pro · build 26300",
    "CS2 build": "25966348",
    "Display": "1440 × 1080 at 144 Hz"
  },
  "controls": {
    "scene": "FPSHeaven Ancient · Workshop map 3472126051",
    "powerPlan": "Balanced",
    "gameMode": "On",
    "fpsCap": "Temporarily removed for the benchmark and restored afterward",
    "capture": "PresentMon · fixed 60-second window starting 10 seconds after observed VProf start",
    "captureWindow": "CPU frame-start intervals from the same map and scene",
    "order": "Fullscreen → Borderless · Borderless → Fullscreen · Borderless → Fullscreen · Fullscreen → Borderless"
  },
  "conditions": [
    {
      "id": "fullscreen",
      "label": "Fullscreen",
      "runs": [
        { "sequence": 1, "pair": 1, "averageFps": 194.44552085450587, "onePercentLowFps": 81.46617955922635, "p99FrameMs": 10.14130000021396, "frames": 11667, "vprofAverageFps": 374.1, "vprofP1": 93.0, "gpuBusyMeanMs": 5.110148615753835 },
        { "sequence": 4, "pair": 2, "averageFps": 188.05345912795323, "onePercentLowFps": 71.1772464609542, "p99FrameMs": 12.12759999998525, "frames": 11283, "vprofAverageFps": 370.3, "vprofP1": 113.4, "gpuBusyMeanMs": 5.237015297349996 },
        { "sequence": 6, "pair": 3, "averageFps": 187.95898315596955, "onePercentLowFps": 79.06013866857025, "p99FrameMs": 10.571299999355688, "frames": 11277, "vprofAverageFps": 368.9, "vprofP1": 121.8, "gpuBusyMeanMs": 5.278148798439301 },
        { "sequence": 7, "pair": 4, "averageFps": 189.089405613139, "onePercentLowFps": 73.73187481336531, "p99FrameMs": 11.202099999536586, "frames": 11345, "vprofAverageFps": 370.8, "vprofP1": 130.0, "gpuBusyMeanMs": 5.224805165271045 }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "borderless",
      "label": "Borderless",
      "runs": [
        { "sequence": 2, "pair": 1, "averageFps": 178.71247889669382, "onePercentLowFps": 68.98701951753421, "p99FrameMs": 12.297700000090117, "frames": 10723, "vprofAverageFps": 344.4, "vprofP1": 110.9, "gpuBusyMeanMs": 5.516605073207125 },
        { "sequence": 3, "pair": 2, "averageFps": 179.76129490315373, "onePercentLowFps": 77.36535437586929, "p99FrameMs": 11.162799999510753, "frames": 10785, "vprofAverageFps": 358.0, "vprofP1": 105.0, "gpuBusyMeanMs": 5.527214297635605 },
        { "sequence": 5, "pair": 3, "averageFps": 179.15856393529413, "onePercentLowFps": 72.43159573502925, "p99FrameMs": 12.364899999738554, "frames": 10749, "vprofAverageFps": 341.5, "vprofP1": 76.9, "gpuBusyMeanMs": 5.496958833379849 },
        { "sequence": 8, "pair": 4, "averageFps": 179.7478138172144, "onePercentLowFps": 71.73592094535235, "p99FrameMs": 11.702199999490404, "frames": 10785, "vprofAverageFps": 358.7, "vprofP1": 97.8, "gpuBusyMeanMs": 5.515166675938804 }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "One PC, one game build, one map, and four measured passes per display mode.",
    "Fullscreen median average FPS was higher in this series; the 1% low and p99 ranges overlap and their paired results do not establish the same consistent advantage.",
    "PresentMon reported Hardware: Independent Flip for both modes. This does not prove exclusive fullscreen presentation.",
    "FPS and frame-time measurements do not measure input latency or guarantee results in other games, maps, or PCs.",
    "The public downloads contain derived measurements, not the original frame trace or private local logs."
  ]
}