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    Vista vs. Win 7…. Results

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    by —tk— ·

    Yes it’s that time again, the never ending debate: What is the fastest OS?

    In anticipation to the never ending debate, I thought it would be entertaining to get some test results out there before the big heated debates even start.

    The test is going to be against a fully updated Vista 32 bit OS vs. a fully updated Windows 7 RC 7100.0.090421-1700_x86 OS. I am excluding XP from the test because unfortunately it will not install on my newer rig, after countless hours of trouble shooting and forum after forum, I gave up…

    The hardware will stay the same across the board, but it is not the same hardware as my last benchmark tests. http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=280962&messageID=2659904
    http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-7343-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=281262&messageID=2662914 (more detailed for those interested)
    I would have used the same hardware as the last tests but since that time, that rig has bit the dust! 🙁

    System spec’s: Core 2 Quad Q9300 CPU @2.5 GHz, 4 Gigs of XMS DDR3 RAM, 2 9800GTX+’s SLI configuration, nForce 790i SLI FTW PART NUMBER: 132-YW-E179-TR Motherboard, 2 36 Gig Raptor drives (Page file moved to 2nd drive).

    Currently I have not ran the tests, I plan on running them either tonight after work or tomorrow night. LOL, no Im not going to throw Ubuntu 9.04 in the mix, as much as I love Linux, benchmark tests just don’t compare fairly… Example: DirectX vs OpenGL, cant really compare the two.

    In my opinion the out come of the tests will be very interesting! I am comparing a supported OS vs an OS that is still in BETA… Just some food for thought! After using Win 7 on my laptop for quite some time I feel that its a legit race… Now I maybe eating my words, and I have no problem admitting when I am wrong. With that said, I predict that Win 7 RC will beat out Vista Ultimate…

    **I will do my best to keep the test as balanced as possible!

    Any comments? or predictions?

    edited: CPU model

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    Looks like I am eating my words once again.

    Enjoy the data, and take it for what it is. I added the 64 bit version in because I had numerous comments from friends that it would make a MASSIVE difference in the results… apparently not so.

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    • #3008857

      Not much difference, prove me wrong!

      by smgit ·

      In reply to Vista vs. Win 7…. Results

      Looking forward to the results. My primary OS is Vista Ultimate 32 bit. I tried 7 over the weekend. The biggest thing that stood out to me was the install time. I was up and running in 15 minutes.

      I did not notice any noticable improvement in computing speed though. Personally, Vista runs fine for me with 4 gigs of RAM.

      However, I do not have any hard data to compare.

      Good luck!

      • #3008850

        Thanks :)

        by —tk— ·

        In reply to Not much difference, prove me wrong!

        I have been running vista ultimate 32 bit on the PC for quite sometime, I like it. I have had some issues with it in the past that I had to work around.. Over all I’m a fan of Vista, but I have been wanting to move over to Win 7 mainly because how it runs on my laptop…

        Thanks for the post, you gave me another idea. Include the install time on both OS’s.

    • #3007507

      Vista 32 bit – 1135.3

      by —tk— ·

      In reply to Vista vs. Win 7…. Results

      PassMark(TM) PerformanceTest 7.0 Evaluation Version (http://www.passmark.com)
      Results generated on: Thursday, July 23, 2009

      Benchmark Results

      Test Name: This Computer
      CPU – Integer Math: 445.0
      CPU – Floating Point Math: 1657.9
      CPU – Find Prime Numbers: 954.8
      CPU – Multimedia Instructions: 8.1
      CPU – Compression: 5249.9
      CPU – Encryption: 14.7
      CPU – Physics: 206.9
      CPU – String Sorting: 2770.8
      Graphics 2D – Solid Vectors: 3.0
      Graphics 2D – Transparent Vectors: 3.0
      Graphics 2D – Complex Vectors: 84.5
      Graphics 2D – Fonts and Text: 80.3
      Graphics 2D – Windows Interface: 83.9
      Graphics 2D – Image Filters: 351.0
      2D Graphics – Image Rendering: 234.1
      Graphics 3D – Simple: 1720.7
      Graphics 3D – Medium: 597.6
      Graphics 3D – Complex: 58.0
      Graphics 3D – DirectX 10: 12.4
      Memory – Allocate Small Block: 1984.8
      Memory – Read Cached: 1801.4
      Memory – Read Uncached: 1683.0
      Memory – Write: 1682.6
      Memory – Large RAM: 647.4
      Disk – Sequential Read: 48.8
      Disk – Sequential Write: 50.0
      Disk – Random Seek + RW: 5.3
      CD – Read: 3.5
      CPU Mark: 2958.6
      2D Graphics Mark: 389.0
      Memory Mark: 619.8
      Disk Mark: 376.7
      CD Mark: 424.5
      3D Graphics Mark: 1199.4
      PassMark Rating: 1135.3

      System information: This Computer
      CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
      Number of CPU: 1
      Cores per CPU: 4
      CPU Type: Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
      CPU Speed: 2167.0 MHz
      Cache size: 3072KB
      O/S: Windows Vista (32-bit)
      Total RAM: 2557.6 MB.
      Available RAM: 1644.7 MB.
      Video settings: 1440x900x32
      Video driver:
      DESCRIPTION: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
      MANUFACTURER: NVIDIA
      BIOS: Version 62.92.64.0.72
      DATE: 6-10-2009
      Drive Letter: C
      Total Disk Space: 34.5 GBytes
      Cluster Size: 4.0 KBytes
      File system: NTFS

      • #3007506

        Win 7 64 bit – 1118

        by —tk— ·

        In reply to Vista 32 bit – 1135.3

        PassMark(TM) PerformanceTest 7.0 Evaluation Version (http://www.passmark.com)
        Results generated on: Saturday, July 25, 2009

        Benchmark Results

        Test Name: This Computer
        CPU – Integer Math: 1472.6
        CPU – Floating Point Math: 1924.9
        CPU – Find Prime Numbers: 829.6
        CPU – SSE: 9.2
        CPU – Compression: 5126.8
        CPU – Encryption: 14.6
        CPU – Physics: 204.4
        CPU – String Sorting: 2419.7
        Graphics 2D – Solid Vectors: 1.5
        Graphics 2D – Transparent Vectors: 1.5
        Graphics 2D – Complex Vectors: 88.9
        Graphics 2D – Fonts and Text: 143.5
        Graphics 2D – Windows Interface: 62.6
        Graphics 2D – Image Filters: 220.7
        2D Graphics – Image Rendering: 290.6
        Graphics 3D – Simple: 1357.0
        Graphics 3D – Medium: 537.1
        Graphics 3D – DirectX 10: 12.2
        Memory – Allocate Small Block: 3071.6
        Memory – Read Cached: 2047.9
        Memory – Read Uncached: 1896.1
        Memory – Write: 1726.9
        Memory – Large RAM: 1493.2
        Disk – Sequential Read: 49.6
        Disk – Sequential Write: 49.5
        Disk – Random Seek + RW: 3.7
        CD – Read: 6.0
        CPU Mark: 3821.6
        2D Graphics Mark: 279.3
        Memory Mark: 918.4
        Disk Mark: 371.7
        CD Mark: 738.4
        PassMark Rating: 1118.9

        System information: This Computer
        CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
        Number of CPU: 1
        Cores per CPU: 4
        CPU Type: Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
        CPU Speed: 2333.3 MHz
        Cache size: 3072KB
        O/S: Windows 7 (64-bit)
        Total RAM: 4094.5 MB.
        Available RAM: 2999.1 MB.
        Video settings: 1440x900x32
        Video driver:
        DESCRIPTION: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
        MANUFACTURER: NVIDIA
        BIOS: Version 62.92.64.0.72
        DATE: 7-14-2009
        Drive Letter: C
        Total Disk Space: 34.5 GBytes
        Cluster Size: 4.0 KBytes
        File system: NTFS

        • #3007505

          Win 7 32 bit 1071

          by —tk— ·

          In reply to Win 7 64 bit – 1118

          PassMark(TM) PerformanceTest 7.0 Evaluation Version (http://www.passmark.com)
          Results generated on: Saturday, July 25, 2009

          Benchmark Results

          Test Name: This Computer
          CPU – Integer Math: 450.1
          CPU – Floating Point Math: 1726.2
          CPU – Find Prime Numbers: 955.0
          CPU – Multimedia Instructions: 10.2
          CPU – Compression: 5209.1
          CPU – Encryption: 14.7
          CPU – Physics: 206.3
          CPU – String Sorting: 2724.9
          Graphics 2D – Solid Vectors: 1.4
          Graphics 2D – Transparent Vectors: 1.4
          Graphics 2D – Complex Vectors: 87.4
          Graphics 2D – Fonts and Text: 110.0
          Graphics 2D – Windows Interface: 56.7
          Graphics 2D – Image Filters: 338.5
          2D Graphics – Image Rendering: 237.3
          Graphics 3D – Simple: 1322.9
          Graphics 3D – Medium: 524.7
          Graphics 3D – Complex: 53.2
          Graphics 3D – DirectX 10: 12.5
          Memory – Allocate Small Block: 2268.0
          Memory – Read Cached: 1807.4
          Memory – Read Uncached: 1692.1
          Memory – Write: 1645.6
          Memory – Large RAM: 695.8
          Disk – Sequential Read: 53.4
          Disk – Sequential Write: 47.8
          Disk – Random Seek + RW: 3.7
          CD – Read: 6.7
          CPU Mark: 3127.4
          2D Graphics Mark: 261.0
          Memory Mark: 643.2
          Disk Mark: 378.8
          CD Mark: 826.0
          3D Graphics Mark: 1041.6
          PassMark Rating: 1071.5

          System information: This Computer
          CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
          Number of CPU: 1
          Cores per CPU: 4
          CPU Type: Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
          CPU Speed: 1981.1 MHz
          Cache size: 3072KB
          O/S: Windows 7 (32-bit)
          Total RAM: 2558.5 MB.
          Available RAM: 1998.3 MB.
          Video settings: 1440x900x32
          Video driver:
          DESCRIPTION: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
          MANUFACTURER: NVIDIA
          BIOS: Version 62.92.64.0.72
          DATE: 7-14-2009
          Drive Letter: C
          Total Disk Space: 34.5 GBytes
          Cluster Size: 4.0 KBytes
          File system: NTFS

        • #3007496

          Looking at those sumamry values, it would seem Vista is better? – nt

          by deadly ernest ·

          In reply to Win 7 32 bit 1071

        • #3009258

          I would agree… (no text)

          by —tk— ·

          In reply to Looking at those sumamry values, it would seem Vista is better? – nt

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    • #3007497

      It would be interesting to see an independent report on how well the

      by deadly ernest ·

      In reply to Vista vs. Win 7…. Results

      Win 7 XP compatibility mode VM actually works with a couple of third party applications that are XP compatible.

    • #3007494

      You mean…

      by dhcdbd ·

      In reply to Vista vs. Win 7…. Results

      W7 is still in beta. Uhh uhh. The RTM has been distributed. Build 7600.16385

      • #3009259

        My bad….

        by —tk— ·

        In reply to You mean…

        I changed it to the build I used.

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