The statement is false because while the primary intent of a hardened baseline is to enhance security by configuring the most secure settings and removing unnecessary services and features, this process can also affect system performance. Depending on what services and features are disabled or limited, there can be performance implications. For example, turning off certain non-essential services may free up system resources and, in some cases, actually improve performance, but in other scenarios, it may reduce the functionality required for certain tasks or affect the performance of specific applications that rely on those services.