Performance Comparison of Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows XP SP3

Portal zdnet.com conducted a comparative test of operating systems from Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows XP SP3. All systems were 64-bit version, as the hardware platform were used 3 computers of different categories: nettop (low end), business class laptop (mobile) and gaming computer (high end).

Here are the test results:

Startup and reboot:

Cache usage:

PCMark results:

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