How does the latest leaked build of Windows 7 (7048) compare to the beta 1 (build 7000), Vista SP1 and XP SP3 in terms of performance? According to my Hardware 2.0 inbox, this is a question that you want answered. Let’s see if I can answer it for those of you who are interested!
Note: Before I go any further I feel I need to make a point, and make it clear. The builds I’m testing of Windows 7 (build 7000 and 7048) are beta builds, and as a rule beta builds are usually more geared towards stability than performance. That said, the performance of this build should give us a clue as to how the OS is coming along.
WD Raptor for OS
Seagate 7211 640GB
Two Samsung EcoGreens for TV in RAID 0 = 3TB
Two WD MyBook 1TB externals for B/U and Movies
Optical Drive:
LG GGC-H20L Super Multi Blue BluRay/HD-DVD internal
PSU
Corsair HX520W
Case
Zalman HD160XT
Cooling
Zalman CNPS9500Cu on processor - Four Nexus case fans
Keyboard
Gyration wireless Media Center Keyboard
Mouse
Gyration Cordless Optical Air Mouse
Internet Speed
6344 kbps Down/1043 kbps Up (Comcast cable)
Other Info
HDMI audio/video out to Yamaha RX-V1065 receiver.
All controlled by a Harmony One universal remote.
Four other home built computers plus a Mac Mini, but this is my main Win7 testbed.
I agree with you Dragonfly. I think the results are pretty unanimous though, Windows 7(Beta) has better performance than XP and Vista. I'm excited that we are getting better performance out of a beta piece of software, which means full release will be even faster.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 x64AMD DC Opteron 170 @ 2.0GHzOCZ Platinum 2x1GBNvidia 7800gt
The haters will still say the results were rigged until someone does a true comparison of XP64 SP3 vs 7XXX Win7 64. (and likewise for the 32 bit counterparts).
WD Raptor for OS
Seagate 7211 640GB
Two Samsung EcoGreens for TV in RAID 0 = 3TB
Two WD MyBook 1TB externals for B/U and Movies
Optical Drive:
LG GGC-H20L Super Multi Blue BluRay/HD-DVD internal
PSU
Corsair HX520W
Case
Zalman HD160XT
Cooling
Zalman CNPS9500Cu on processor - Four Nexus case fans
Keyboard
Gyration wireless Media Center Keyboard
Mouse
Gyration Cordless Optical Air Mouse
Internet Speed
6344 kbps Down/1043 kbps Up (Comcast cable)
Other Info
HDMI audio/video out to Yamaha RX-V1065 receiver.
All controlled by a Harmony One universal remote.
Four other home built computers plus a Mac Mini, but this is my main Win7 testbed.
I'll show this to people that said me before that I'm crazy because I always say that Windows Vista is better than Windows XP in the appropiate hardware, so they can shut up their mouths.
Windows XP is pretty obsolete to use in new hardware, but if you have an oldie Pentium 4, Windows XP (compared to Vista) is better. But some people can't still say to other people that are mad just for saying that Windows Vista is better in some ocassions than XP.
I think that compare x86 with x64 editions is unaccurate, but still, nice comparison.
@Home: 4 disks that results in ~4.3 TB. of usable space.
@Work: Western Digital WD10EARS (1 TB.)
PSU
@Home: Topower 650W / @Work: Shark Net 600W
Case
@Home: Euro Case Generic / @Work: Banghó Extrema
Keyboard
@Home: Genius (Spa) / @Work: Noga Net (Spa)
Mouse
@Home: HP Laser 2.4G Xa965 / @Work: Genius Optical generic
Internet Speed
@Home/Work: Fibertel 7Mbps/512kbps
Antivirus
@Home/Work: Windows Defender+Spybot 2+AdwCleaner
Browser
@Home/Work: Google Chrome (Dev)+Mozilla Firefox (Aurora)
Other Info
@Home:
Microsoft Xbox 360 wireless gamepad+USB receiver.
Microsoft Xbox 360 wired gamepad.
Logitech C910 Full HD webcam.
Generic 5.1 analog Home Theater.
