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What is the difference between “standby mode” and “hibernation” mode?

April 26, 2017difference hibernation mode

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What is the difference between “standby mode” and “hibernation” mode?

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When your machine is on “standby mode,” the hard disk and monitor are turned off. In addition, the CPU is throttled down to its lowest-power state while the memory remains active. Waking up your desktop from standby mode takes about a few seconds. In hibernation mode, all current applications running in memory are saved to the hard-drive and the computer is turned off. When resuming from this mode, the computer appears exactly as it did before hibernation. Waking up from hibernation mode takes a bit longer than waking up a machine from standby mode.