[SOLVED] windows defender vs avast

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win defender in win 10 has gotten a grade in av test..microsoft is telling me that its quite enough to protect but i still need to know that what is the difference between it and other anti virus programs..i need a detailed explanation. thx
 
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In recent tests conducted by AV-Comparatives, Windows Defender detected 99.5% of known malware and 96.3% of the zero-day malware. Avast Antivirus detected 100% of both zero-day and known malware.

Third Party antivirus applications tend to slow your machine down. Depending on your hardware that is.

rizvan.kk

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In recent tests conducted by AV-Comparatives, Windows Defender detected 99.5% of known malware and 96.3% of the zero-day malware. Avast Antivirus detected 100% of both zero-day and known malware.

Third Party antivirus applications tend to slow your machine down. Depending on your hardware that is.
would you plz name those AV-Comparatives , it ld be better if you provide me their test result's links here.thx
 

rizvan.kk

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In recent tests conducted by AV-Comparatives, Windows Defender detected 99.5% of known malware and 96.3% of the zero-day malware. Avast Antivirus detected 100% of both zero-day and known malware.

Third Party antivirus applications tend to slow your machine down. Depending on your hardware that is.
i am not a rich man and this is my all gold :
https://i.ibb.co/b5XLfz5/system.png
i am using nvidia 1050 ti g1 gaming
so what is your opinion about avast on my system ? and ll a free edition of avast ll perform 100 as you said ? i mean did you mention results about free anti virus of avast as av tests contains details about its free version.