Windows XP vs Windows 7 – Who Won?
I installed Windows 7 on my ASUS Atom N270
Before I did that, I recorded how long it took to do a few things:
-Copying a 45 MB file over the network
-Boot Time
-Shutdown Time
-Memory used at idle, after startup
-IE Launch time
Then, after I installed Windows 7, I did the same, and recorded how long it took. I was curious to see if Windows 7 was faster or slower than XP.
Keep in mind this is not scientific, but just a simple test I did on my own computer.
Here is what I found:
Boot time under Windows 7 was 22 seconds faster:
Shutdown time under Windows 7 was 20% faster:
What about the time it takes for Internet Explorer to Launch?
Windows 7 was faster there too:
Amazingly the memory usage at idle was less in Windows 7, than in Windows XP. I should do this article again with Vista. I am sure that number in Vista is over 1GB
Another test I did was copying a 45 MB file over my wireless network.
Look at the difference:
This was an amazing result. I had to try it a few times to make sure it was not a mistake. It took Windows XP almost a minute longer to transfer that same file.
Amazing. Windows 7 is faster on all of my tests. Not only has it won this little test, but instead of wanting to remove it after 2 weeks (Like with Vista)…I want to install it on all of my computers!
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