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For the normal things I do, like development, Win7 seems slower.
Ed
I ran a few more tests this morning and what I'm seeing are inconsistent results.
=================== Win7 64======== Win7 32 =========XP
PcPitStop.com ............................. 2882 ............................3065 ............................. 3600
PassMark 7.0 ............................... 669 ............................ 585 ............................. 522
Large compile/link ....................... - .............................. 3:15 ............................... 3:00
Ed
Not to doubt or argue, 3:15 IS faster than 3:00, but by how much - less than 5 %. If it takes hours to compile, then it'll sure be a boost.?
I use MS Visual Studio 6.0 and C++ for most things. I also have the 2005 version but use it less.
The figures for compile/link are how long it took. So for Win7, 3 min 15 sec and for XP, 3 min. So slightly slower in W7.
So far, the only thing that seems noticeably faster in W7 is shutdown processing. Have not measured it, but seems maybe half of XP. Most else, including boot time, are mostly a wash, or slightly different. Vista was noticablely slower on all levels, so W7 is clearly a boost for Vista from my view.
Ed
For the normal things I do, like development, Win7 seems slower. Win7 64 seems slower still.
However the larger issue is unsupported hardware and software. I come from the school that says when you are upgrading software, you should act likes doctors: First do no harm. Win7, so far, is not scoring very highly on this factor. Now maybe this will inprove in the coming months/years, like it did for XP.
Ed