: Focuses strictly on performance optimization. It removes unnecessary features, bloatware, and heavy background services to ensure the lowest possible RAM and CPU footprint.
| Edition | RAM used (MB) | Processes | Background services | |---------|---------------|-----------|----------------------| | Stock Windows 11 Pro | 2,100 – 2,400 | ~135 | Many | | Superlite | 680 – 820 | ~55 | Minimal | | Superlite SE | 920 – 1,050 | ~70 | Slightly more |
Superlite is for users willing to sacrifice features for FPS and latency. SE is for those who want most of the speed but cannot afford missing dependencies.
After a clean install of each (Windows 11 23H2 base):
Ghost Spectre remains a niche enthusiast tool. Between its two variants, is the rational choice for most users, balancing speed with essential features. Superlite is an extreme, almost embedded-like OS for edge cases.
Superlite gives ~3–4% more FPS and better frame time stability than SE, mostly due to fewer kernel drivers and services.