Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Windows 7 build 7048 vs. Windows 7 beta 1 vs. Vista vs. XP performance shootout - which is best?

From ZDNet Blogs

It’s clear that some of the results here are all over the place, and I’m putting this down this the fact that Windows 7 is still a work in progress (and realistically, probably will be for a good 9 - 12 months after launch) and drivers are still pretty new. However, four patterns do emerge:
  • Windows 7 is, overall, better than both Vista and XP.

  • As Windows 7 progresses, it’s getting better (or at least the 64-bit editions are).

  • On a higher-spec system, 64-bit is best.

  • On a lower-spec system, 32-bit is best.

Microsoft seem to have taken the lessons learnt during the Vista debacle to heart and that is good news for users of their products. Personally I have been happy using both Vista 64-bit and Leopard (OS/X 10.5.6). I am looking forward to both Windows 7 from Microsoft and Snow Leopard (OS/X 10.6) from Apple.

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