- Basic Differences
- MBR is older, supports up to 4 primary partitions and 2TB capacity
- GPT is newer, supports up to 128 partitions and larger than 2TB
- GPT uses UEFI, MBR uses legacy BIOS
- Performance Impact
- GPT offers faster boot times but slower overall performance
- GPT partitions use larger file allocation tables for better speed
- MBR partitions are slower during file transfers
- System Compatibility
- MBR works with most operating systems including Windows, MacOS, Linux
- GPT supports newer systems like Windows 10, MacOS, Linux
- GPT requires UEFI, MBR works with BIOS
- Conversion Considerations
- MBR to GPT conversion can be done without data loss
- Windows Disk Management tool can convert between formats
- Conversion requires careful consideration of potential data loss