When Windows Vista was originally released just over a year ago Microsoft commissioned Principled Technologies to compare the overall responsiveness of Windows Vista to Windows XP SP 2 for some common business and home tasks.
With the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Principled has updated their results. Principled Technologies concluded the following when comparing business scenarios:
- Overall, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP performed comparably on most test operations. Performance differences between the two operating systems were typically less than a half second. Significant differences of over a second occurred on only nine of 128 measures; Windows Vista SP1 led on eight of those.
- Windows Vista SP1 was noticeably more responsive after rebooting than Windows XP on several common business operations.
- Overall, Windows Vista SP1 was more responsive than Windows Vista on most comparisons. Performance differences between the two operating systems were typically less than a quarter second.
Principled Technologies also concluded the following when comparing home scenarios:
- Overall, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP performed comparably on most test operations. Differences were typically less than a half second.
- Windows Vista SP1 was noticeably more responsive after rebooting than Windows XP on several common home operations.
- Overall, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Vista performed comparably on most test operations, with differences typically less than a half second.
Here follows a PDF of the two most recent reports, as well as the original ones from last year:
Responsiveness of Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP on common home tasks We measured the responsiveness of three operating systems—Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP, when performing a set of common home tasks after rebooting, returning from standby, and in ongoing operation. We tested five systems: Dell XPS 600 (desktop), Dell XPS M170 (notebook), HP a1320y (desktop), HP d4100e (desktop), and Toshiba Tecra M4 (tablet).
Responsiveness of Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP on common office tasks We measured the responsiveness of three operating systems—Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP, when performing a set of common office tasks after rebooting, returning from standby, and in ongoing operation. We tested five systems: Dell XPS 600 (desktop), Dell XPS M170 (notebook), HP a1320y (desktop), HP d4100e (desktop), and Toshiba Tecra M4 (tablet).
Responsiveness of Windows Vista and Windows XP on common home tasks (2007) We measured the responsiveness of two operating systems, Windows Vista and Windows XP, when performing a set of common home tasks after rebooting, returning from standby, and in ongoing operation. We tested five systems: Dell XPS 600 (desktop), Dell XPS M170 (notebook), HP a1320y (desktop), HP d4100e (desktop), and Toshiba Tecra M4 (tablet).
impact of switching from Windows XP to Windows Vista on common business task efficiency (2007) We explored the response time a typical business user would experience during real-world work scenarios on Windows Vista and Windows XP. We measured responsiveness on a range of systems after rebooting, returning from standby, and in ongoing operation.
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