Benchmarks performed on Windows 11, Intel Core i7-1260P, 16GB RAM.
The .NET 8.0x series introduced several architectural and performance enhancements: Performance Optimization: Includes improvements to code generation and Just-In-Time (JIT) microsoft .net desktop runtime %28x64%29 8.0x
When .NET 10 (the next LTS) arrives, you will likely need to install it alongside .NET 8. You do not need to uninstall 8.0.x to install 10.0.x. Benchmarks performed on Windows 11, Intel Core i7-1260P,
(part of .NET 8) is the latest Long-Term Support (LTS) release from Microsoft. It was designed to be faster, more secure, and more efficient than its predecessors (like .NET 6.0 or 7.0). The "Desktop" specific version contains the libraries needed to run graphical user interface (GUI) apps, such as Windows Forms (WinForms) and WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation). Why "x64"? Benchmarks performed on Windows 11