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    Vista vs. XP performance on Core 2 Duo systems

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ivar, Mar 10, 2007.

  1. ivar

    ivar Notebook Deity

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    There is an interesting test published in German comparing XP vs. Vista performance on two Core 2 Duo systems:

    http://www.zdnet.de/enterprise/os/vista/tests-beratung/0,39035744,39152526,00.htm

    You need only few German words to get the message (see below),
    the benchmarks pictures should be selfexplanatory.

    Dictionary:
    weiter (next page)
    page 3: Booting and awaiking from the standby,
    page 4: Battery life time,
    page 5: performance in games,
    page 6: performance in applications,

    In short: Vista wins in booting and awaiking times, looses in battery times and performance in games (significantly), wins in applications (except multimedia/multitaskingt).

    Google translate should help to read it in more details.
     
    ivar, Mar 10, 2007
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  2. link1313

    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Vista wins in nothing I care about :) all i care about is power consumption, games, and multimedia (and i guess multitasking is a bonus but insignificant).
     
    link1313, Mar 10, 2007
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  3. Mr. Wonderful

    Mr. Wonderful Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm just wondering if all the gaming issues will get a little better when the new version of DX9 comes out. (The "DX10" for DX9 hardware.)
     
    Mr. Wonderful, Mar 10, 2007
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  4. Seeker913

    Seeker913 Newbie

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    Would Photoshop fall under applications?
     
    Seeker913, Mar 10, 2007
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  5. Keizafk

    Keizafk Notebook Geek

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    Yeah, actually, if you look close, there are tests ran for Photoshop CS2.
     
    Keizafk, Mar 11, 2007
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