Windows 7 faster than Vista, leaps XP in single bound
By Jonathan Schlaffer
Windows 7 beta 1, Vista and Windows XP have been compared in real world speed tests. Windows XP is faster than Vista but it turns out that Windows 7 is faster than both and is also capable of running on lower end hardware than Vista.
ZDnet ran some comparison tests among the operating systems, which included local file transfers, network transfers, file compression, installing Office and burning discs.
The tests were run on two systems one with an AMD Phenom 9700 processor with an ATI 3850 graphics card and 4GB of memory and the other was a lower end desktop with a Pentium E2200 with a Geforce 8400GS and 1GB of memory.
Windows 7 installed faster and performed faster on both systems than either XP or Vista. The final code of Windows 7 should be even more robust and faster than the beta version. Should be does not necessarily mean it will be.
The author carefully notes that “Windows 7 is not XP and never will be.” Windows Vista or Windows 7 is not geared for the user who is put off by activation systems and DRM.
Comparison with Linux operating systems will no doubt show up at some point. Windows 7 is already geared to deliver a platform that is easy to use and is backwards compatible with all things Vista and brings more reliability to the table.
Questions over the new UAC system exist and it’s not clear if Microsoft has remedied all those issues or not. At least there won’t be any complaints over low-end computers not being able to run the fancy user interface because of changes to how it’s rendered or driver support this time around.
Unlike with the early versions of Vista there seem to be little to no complaints about Windows 7. But it is in the hands of a few advanced users right now so anything can still happen when it hits the masses.
http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/03/windows-7-faster-than-vista-leaps-xp-in-single-bound/
