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mmoran27

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Can someone tell me why it takes so long to wake?

I have a dell venue pro 11. It uses atom CPU and has connected standby also.
It never takes like 3-4 seconds like the surface pro 3.
 
Mine is instant as well. Press the power button or Windows button on the bezel, and the screen immediately comes on.
 
Can someone tell me why it takes so long to wake?

I have a dell venue pro 11. It uses atom CPU and has connected standby also.
It never takes like 3-4 seconds like the surface pro 3.
How long has been in Connected Standby? For me anything 4 hours and under is instant, over 4 its coming out of hibernation so it takes a few seconds...
 
My dell is always instant.

Sp3 after 4 hours takes seconds
That is by design....

On Battery:

0-4 hours - Connected Standby
4-12 hours - Modified (Lite S4) Hibernate
12+ hours - Deep Hibernation (Traditional S4 Power State)

The SP3 uses a Core CPU, the i5 and i7 are actually using a jointly developed (by the Surface Team and Intel) SoC that uses the U variant of the CPU. The traditional U variant is not Connected Standby Capable. The i3 uses the Y variant SoC that other Haswell based Core Systems used and is Connect Standby Capable.

Your Dell uses the ATOM, which like the ARM SoC is designed from the ground up to operate like a Smartphone or Tablet SoC with long Standby States.
 
BTW, you can tell if it's coming out of hibernation vs. connected standby pretty easily. If the former, then you'll see the Surface logo as it wakes up and you'll have to unlock. If the latter, then you won't see the logo and you'll only have to unlock if it's been long enough since it was put to sleep.
 
Why not just use connected standby all the time? Is there a way to force it?

Core can't use that much more power in connected standby mode.
The Dell feels faster because of this behavior.
 
Only when plugged in...

ATOM vs. Core is huge, Bay Trail Atom is about 1 to 2.5 Watts and a Core SoC is rated at 15 Watts....

Much of the Power Management is handled by a separate Chip and Firmware....
 
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