Windows 7 Benchmarks vs Vista and XP
Now that Windows 7 has RTMed and companies have had some time to refine their drivers, Windows 7 benchmarks will become a more accurate representation of its true performance. ZDNet seems to be the first to put out benchmarks comparing Windows 7, Vista SP2, and XP SP3. They’ve put three machines together with one in the mobile, low-range, and high-range category. The 64-bit edition of the operating systems are being used and they are all updated with the latest service pack.
Source: ZDNet
For the most part, Windows 7 outperforms its predecessors significantly. Startup and shutdown times are generally faster at a noticeable margin. PCMark Vantage scores produced similar results with Windows 7 beating Vista in all aspects except for games on the “mobile” setup in the games category. Superfetch now starts much later than in Vista after startup to reduce stress on the hard-drive just after startup. Superfetch also uses less cache than in Vista. All-in-all, Windows 7 performs better than its predecessors but improvements on high-end setups are much more significant than on the low-end setups. ZDNet says that “…the low-end Intel Atom-based system is not really suitable for Windows 7. High-end systems with quad-core processors also benefit from Windows 7, because many of the operating system functions exploit the computing power of multi-core chips.”
Read ZDNet’s full Windows 7 Benchmark comparison here
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Is it a joke?
that’s not funny!
tottaly biased!
Why did they only do half a benchmark suite? It smells iffy to me. Looks like they’ve left out content of their tests that didn’t put Windows 7 in a favourable light. Why only PCMark Vantage? Why not run some more comparisons with XP?
I love Windows 7, but a realistic comparison would have been appreciated. For one, I know Flash is a LOT slower in Windows 7 than XP on the crappy GMA950 in netbooks.
I am eagerly watching for the release of the Windows Seven OS now that the prices are slashed and released for the sales from Oct 22, 2009.
Read this morning the extensive report 3 pages long with all the comparisons 32 bits…
conclusion:
right for a gamer?
right for a business people?
right for a home user?
right for what…
tell us
Windows 7 Activator
The Real Thing
http://rapidshare.com/files/263306048/Windows_7_Activator.zip
This benchmarker obviously didn’t use the hardware he dissed toward the end because I’ve been using 7 since Beta and now RTM on my Atom and it’s still better than Vista and XP for me. *sigh*
These tests are bullshit, there is no XP x64 SP3, x64 only got to SP2 (Same kernel as Server 2003)
Finally my quad core is being used properly. Go go W7!!!
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