XP v. Vista

[100%]

I just did a dual boot thing with vista and xp pro sp2

Could you take a look at my results.
Which one would be better to keep for me?
I mainly use it for grfx & video editing,
seems like they both have their own advantages....

the test was done with passmark

what do you think?



cd read is seriously slow in vista

[ChiefCRO]

i think vista

[Nemesis123]

I have Vista and it's very great os! Much better than xp.

[Acid_death69]

some things in vista still anoy me, for example how if you input more ram vista will use more:S

[Shiranai_Baka]

some things in vista still anoy me, for example how if you input more ram vista will use more:S

I think its because vista has this feature that remembers what programs you use often and will pre-load it into memory for you so you don't have to wait for such a long time for it to load. I'm not sure if thats true since that piece of information came from a microsoft rep at an MS seminar I was attending.

[Steve02]

i prefer Win Vista!!

[clocker]

what do you think?

What do you think?

Vista looks like it'd win a number crunching contest but XP would play a game better.
XP makes better use of the system memory but Vista seems to have better disk usage (which does not mirror my results).

Did you perchance take note of system temps while running these tests?
XP runs significantly cooler on my PC.

Much as I like the general GUI of Vista (particularly the transitions between screens) I find that I'm in XP most of the time- to the point that I may just delete Vista altogether.

Why not run each OS exclusively for a week and then decide?

[100%]

thanks for your response, and explanation.
what is the importance of "system memory" over "disk usage"?
will do a few more tests + temp

[Broken]

Vista will have it's day. I firmly believe this.
I think pure horsepower of new systems over the next few years will manage to hide most of Vista's flaws, to the point that it will appear to perform better than Xp.

But, that's not today.
And, it'll probably be just in time for the release of Windows 7.

[clocker]

what is the importance of "system memory" over "disk usage"?

Depends on what you're doing.
Memory intensive programs (like Photoshop, for instance) would probably run better in XP.
The disk I/O tests are just a reflection of how quickly/efficiently the OS reads and writes to the hard drive...not sure of a real world example of where this might be noticeable.

Although you can't quantify it, I don't think you should discount the way the OS "feels" to you.
Right now, even with the hard data I've amassed, I just like XP better and the whole PC experience seems more responsive and snappy.
If (or when) I upgrade to some modern hardware, I'll revisit the comparison and see how I feel then.