is there any speed or security benifit to enabling uefi in the bios?

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With Windows 8, it allows for faster boot times - also it avoids legacy option ROM constraints, OS boot partitions > 2TB, PCI device configuration utilities within the OS (not just BIOS), a GUI boot list, support for > 4 partitions on a drive, efficient power and system management and better reliability/fault management.
With Windows 8, it allows for faster boot times - also it avoids legacy option ROM constraints, OS boot partitions > 2TB, PCI device configuration utilities within the OS (not just BIOS), a GUI boot list, support for > 4 partitions on a drive, efficient power and system management and better reliability/fault management.
 
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