Windows seems to work the computer a lot?

Hi,
This is anecdotal at best, but it appears my MBPr seems to "work very hard" when running windows under bootcamp. I can run the Mac under Mac OSX for days and the chasis hardly warms up, but after running Windows after booting using bootcamp, the machine really seems to be working hard.
The chassis around where the power cable connects gets very, very hot, and I believe I have even heard a fan kick on! Couple that observation with the terrible battery life I expereince, it seems that windows is effectively turning the idle up on the machine.
I understand power consumption will be different in windows, and I also believe that Mac OS X manages battery life better.
what I dont understand is why Windows when just sitting there idleing, seems to work the computer this much.
I have no benchmarks of "real" data, just an observation.
Has anyone else observed similar behavior?
Craig

When your Mac is running MacOS, the OS will smart switch between the integrated GPU and the discrete GPU depending upon the needs of the apps running. The integrated GPU uses less power and produces less heat, but also give lower performance on any video output. The discrete GPU gives the highest quality video output but at the cost of consuming more power and producing more heat.
If you are running Boot Camp, and the Apple Boot Camp drivers, then when you are running Windows, the system only has access to teh discrete GPU. This would cause your system to run hotter and drain the battery faster.

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