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Benchmarking Windows 7: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger?

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Benchmark Results: Audio And Video Encoding

Audio Encoding takes less time under Windows 7 in both iTunes and Lame.

TMPGEnc appears ill-suited for Windows 7, so we’ll keep our eye out for an update. A difference of this size normally indicates some type of incompatibility.

MainConcept runs marginally faster under Vista.

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  • SpadeM 26 October 2009 13:24
    The article doesn't say much but I personaly would have preferred if you chose a 5850 or 5870 as the graphics card. Since you said
    Modern hardware and software deserve each other, so we used some of our latest parts to gauge the performance difference of each operating system.

    Who knows,maybe it would have made a difference in the numbers, in power consumption.
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  • themadmanazn 26 October 2009 13:28
    Doesn't seem to be a huge difference from a performance point of view, but if it isn't as in your face as Vista, still a win =P
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  • rivalneighbour 26 October 2009 13:34
    Thank you T.Soderstrom for this writeup.
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  • jj463rd 26 October 2009 13:36
    One of my local television news Komo had a forum and some discussions about Windows 7 over Windows Vista.There were quite a few people who complained about running Vista on their PC.However most of the complainers (and there were a lot of them) had PC's with specifications that just barely met Vista's requirements.
    These people had outdated and obsolete hardware (probably owned lame OEM name brand PC's)no wonder that they had problems.Anyway thanks for the benchmarking of 7 vs Vista.The conclusion is rather interesting especially about a game running SMOOTHER and the feel of 7 being 7% to 10% faster than Vista.I like smoother gameplay.
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  • 26 October 2009 13:40
    Would have been nice to see Windows XP included as well. Just to know how much difference there really is in terms of performance between all 3 O/s's. From the above tests, there seems little reason to move to Win7 from Vista based on performance alone....
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  • Rock_n_Rolla 26 October 2009 13:59
    What matters most is that Windows 7 gives way to what many are really
    after, A reliable and efficient Operating System as a replacement to their
    Windows XP, which millions and millions of people are still using.
    From the DX11 and Shader 5 hype, To Win XP mode to Fast Bootup to
    Increased FPS n gaming to strong security features... Well, Its up to
    them which versions is which. :)
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  • razor512 26 October 2009 14:10
    waste of an article especially since they said "While most Tom’s Hardware readers initially resisted the switch from Windows XP"

    should have benchmarked it against windows xp (fresh install)

    while windows 7 is faster in some areas compared to windows vista, but it has lag spikes which causes CPU intensive tasks which lowers CPU benchmark results.
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  • Crashman 26 October 2009 14:17
    Razor512waste of an article especially since they said "While most Tom’s Hardware readers initially resisted the switch from Windows XP"should have benchmarked it against windows xp (fresh install)while windows 7 is faster in some areas compared to windows vista, but it has lag spikes which causes CPU intensive tasks which lowers CPU benchmark results.
    The article also explains that XP x64 or Windows 7 x86 weren't options. What, you wanted 32-bit XP compared to 64-bit Vista and 7?
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  • buwish 26 October 2009 14:31
    I think that as more apps are written specifically for W7, we'll see a vast improvement over these benchmarks. Just have to give it a bit of time.
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  • megabuster 26 October 2009 14:34
    Why are we still testing W7 vs Vista SP1 when SP2 has been released for a while now?
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