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Performance Tests Show Early Windows 7 Build Beats Vista

Posted by timothy on from the room-for-improvement dept.

The Other A.N. Other writes "How does the latest build of Windows 7 stack up against Windows Vista? The answer seems to be very well if the benchmarks run by ZDNet are anything to go by. If Microsoft keeps up the good then Windows 7 should be head and shoulders better than Vista. 'What we have here is one set of data points for one particular system, but I think that the results are very promising. The fact that Windows 7 comes out on top in three out of four of these tests at this early stage is very promising indeed. The boot time and PCMark Vantage results are particularly good.'"

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  1. Don't worry, it's not done yet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft still has plenty of time to slow it down.

  2. Congratulations! by jcr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's all give MS a pat on the back for clearing such a low bar.

    -jcr

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  3. First Post by EEBaum · · Score: 5, Funny

    First Post! But I posted it with Vista, so it may actually show up a bit later.

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  4. Been waiting... by Slur · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could this be the version of Windows that will finally get me to switch? Stay tuned!

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    1. Re:Been waiting... by SpeedyDX · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh boy! I can't wait to find out!

  5. Don't Worry by bky1701 · · Score: 4, Funny

    By the time they release it, they'll have fixed this bug.

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  6. Not a very high bar to clear by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It will be about as difficult for Windows 7 to be a better OS than Vista as it is for Obama to be a better president than Bush!

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  7. Handbasket brake lever found by Bastard+of+Subhumani · · Score: 5, Funny

    Things are improving. Or at least, the rate at which they're going to hell is decreasing.

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  8. Defrag the hard drive? by whoever57 · · Score: 5, Funny
    He comments:

    No optimizations were carried out other than to process idle tasks and defrag the hard drive between each test.

    People still defragment hard drives? NTFS isn't resistant to fragmentation?

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  9. Re:Under the fancy hood by DrugCheese · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why did you read the entire post before replying? Crazy talk!

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  10. The only relevant benchmark... by billybob_jcv · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...is how long it takes for the first security hole to be found...

  11. Re:At Least They Didn't Stoop To... by jcr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't ever dare compare the OS X operating system to windows or even Linux with WINE in terms of gaming ever again.

    I'm curious.. Do you actually expect people to comply when you issue a demand like this?

    -jcr

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  12. Re:Dead Herring by rarel · · Score: 4, Funny

    His fucked what?

  13. Re:Dead Herring by initialE · · Score: 4, Funny

    We can start spreading the word to wait for Windows 8

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  14. Re:Parent is actually insightful. by Tuna_Shooter · · Score: 4, Funny

    God I hope they bring the paperclip thing back :-)

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  15. Re:The good old days by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 4, Funny

    That pretty much makes Vista the opposite of ME.

    True. ME sucked. Vista blows.

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