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Nothing to be impressed about ...
Vista's performance was ridiculous, so any fix would show up as significant improvement.

Now, the real question is how does the performance compare with the previous MS OS version (ie: XP). Base on what has being published (since I tested Vista up to RC2 and I wasn't impressed with the never ending stability and 3rd party software problems), I can't asses if it is equal or less.

Could somebody please show a one to one comparison (with the same hardware specs and software packages) of performance between the Vista SP1 and XP SP2??
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Nothing to be impressed about ...  wackoae | 02/12/08
Yeah ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/13/08
Might be an idea  Bozzer | 02/13/08
Yes and no ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/13/08
Glass half empty....  techboy_z | 02/13/08
Lets talk networking, and bus speeds... its all about hardware anyways.  pcguy777 | 02/13/08
The speed gain would be worth it...  JCitizen | 02/13/08
Yes and No  russc@... | 02/13/08
And some of us are stepping back to XP as a result  drprod@... | 02/13/08
Thats odd...  ivanotter | 02/14/08
Other articles have claimed XP SP3 widens the chasm  ejhonda | 02/13/08
yah ...  morph000 | 02/13/08
Maybe but...  techboy_z | 02/13/08
Right ...  morph000 | 02/13/08
why upgrade? to sp3  pcguy777 | 02/13/08
One reason  itpro_z | 02/13/08
Unless...  jbeidle@... | 02/13/08
why upgrade to XP SP3  ChazzMatt | 02/13/08
I've already noticed a performance gain...  JCitizen | 02/18/08
RE:Nothing to be impressed about ...  texan46 | 02/14/08
SATA II speed improvements  laxamar | 02/12/08
Not on all drives.  Bozzer | 02/13/08
Unlikely to have any impact either way.  ye | 02/13/08
How about this scenario?  IMHOYAAAH | 02/13/08
Drive cache is almost irrelevant for reading.  ye | 02/13/08
Citation please?  bmerc | 02/13/08
Read-ahead disk caching not very effective.  mickrussom@... | 02/13/08
I don't have a citation. Please research the issue yourself if...  ye | 02/13/08
It depends on what you're doing.  Wolfie2K3 | 02/13/08
Different drive.  ye | 02/13/08
SATA II: NCQ  Mitch 74 | 02/13/08
NCQ not true  eriksmalley | 02/13/08
I don't think NCQ has anything to do with it.  ye | 02/13/08
Ok I had to test it  laxamar | 02/14/08
Can you clarify your benchmark methodology?  ye | 02/14/08
RE: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6  bryantrv | 02/13/08
Good stuff. Maybe the reports are off because they didnt use clean systems  Been_Done_Before | 02/13/08
We're all relieved  Chad_z | 02/13/08
Agreed... I will buy Ultimate ed. and a new pc soon  pcguy777 | 02/13/08
RE: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6  rrwilkin | 02/13/08
I don't get it  wkeatonjr | 02/13/08
Well,, by what measure  xuniL_z | 02/13/08
Message has been deleted.  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 02/13/08
Allow me to clarify  bmerc | 02/13/08
You still need clarification  russc@... | 02/13/08
Tester?  wkeatonjr | 02/13/08
So what is the name of that 100% bug free software you're using? (nt)  ye | 02/14/08
(eye roll)  wkeatonjr | 02/13/08
I don't know since there has been many  xuniL_z | 02/15/08
RE: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6  tony_ellis@... | 02/13/08
Better than appalling is still awful...  richard.ashford@... | 02/13/08
People keep saying that  mdemuth | 02/13/08
Same fanboy response  anthony_hunt | 02/13/08
Third party drivers ARE Microsoft's fault? Huh?!  blu_vg@... | 02/13/08
Why would any big business "upgrade" to Vista  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 02/13/08
It's their call... like always  blu_vg@... | 02/13/08
An MSMVP  Ole Man | 02/13/08
True... so true...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 02/15/08
I have upgraded all three of my systems to Vista  BroGnorik | 02/13/08
RE: Running wireless on Linux  6feet_ | 02/13/08
Typical ABMer response  itpro_z | 02/13/08
It's typical actually  voska1 | 02/13/08
Same mindless ranting  mdemuth | 02/13/08
your part of the problem  voska1 | 02/13/08
Snort. Same ABM response...  wolf_z | 02/13/08
Vista opinion, from a self proclaimed Microsoft disliker  dragonwrench17@... | 02/13/08
Real World???  storm14k | 02/13/08
That's not what he said  laura.b | 02/15/08
The typical excuse.  Alan Burns | 02/13/08
Typical?  itpro_z | 02/13/08
interestingly...  bmerc | 02/13/08
Not exactly trouble free.  itpro_z | 02/13/08
pain-free and trouble-free upgrade paths  Ole Man | 02/13/08
If Vista is so popular to the masses  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 02/13/08
re: If Vista is so popular with the masses  M.R. Kennedy | 02/13/08
Windows Vista Ultimate, $38 bucks, buy it now  Ole Man | 02/13/08
Not quite ME  jred | 02/13/08
RE: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6  ceh4702 | 02/13/08
RE: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6  sspenning@... | 02/13/08
Who cares  lawryll@... | 02/13/08
Re: Who Cares  morph000 | 02/13/08
wow windows 98 would run faster than xp on my new box so whats your point  SO.CAL Guy | 02/13/08
Microsoft is the new GM  reedjjjr | 02/13/08
Actually, this takes me back to the XP release  Salman Pak | 02/13/08
I did as long as could  voska1 | 02/13/08
That's what I think, too, but there are 2 differences...  goyta | 02/13/08
935509 Update???  vbrebel1@... | 02/13/08
Performance Metrics?  afleck | 02/13/08
My performance complaints have little to do with file copying  rollyr | 02/13/08
Adrian - maths mistake!  wwwsupport | 02/13/08
Thanks ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/13/08
Basic Math  bgk | 02/13/08
Thanks for that ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/13/08
Proofread Your Articles Before Posting  mustang7708 | 02/13/08
Being realistic  gene_fitz@... | 02/13/08
I wonder how well this system:  XweAponX | 02/13/08
Test Methodology  gmureddu@... | 02/13/08
RE: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6  atari8bit@... | 02/13/08
Depends how much media you've got ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/13/08
AMD Phenom for suckers only?  Michael.Zimmerman@... | 02/13/08
The Phenom is a good platform ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/13/08
and the best improvement at all is  Linux Geek | 02/13/08
Bwa-ha-ha-ha  transposeIT | 02/15/08
When you load XP Pro (or Home)  cglrcng@... | 02/13/08
My version of a comparison  mombo | 02/13/08
Vista pricing  tealcat | 02/13/08
nice to hear good results  CobraA1 | 02/13/08
RE: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6  harolds_z | 02/13/08
I would like to see  rebelxhardcore | 02/13/08
Amen!  rvanrooyen | 02/13/08
Not interested in copy speeds  Crestview | 02/13/08
How about other performance tests?  bill.akkas@... | 02/13/08
The performance issues are related, so I'd say yes.  CobraA1 | 02/13/08
RE: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6  tommon | 02/13/08
Conflicting results with your sister site???  davidcorley@... | 02/14/08
I can't comment on their tests ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
What you're suggesting...  e2001@... | 02/14/08
Heh heh heh  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
New Kernel is AWESOME!!!  xuniL_z | 02/14/08
Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6  PhoenixStorm26 | 02/15/08
Oxymoron  nimd4 | 02/17/08
Bits and Bytes  FFT@... | 02/27/08
RE: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6  john.love@... | 03/13/08
The silly limitation of 4GB ram usage!?  totalrecall@... | 04/20/08
Silly users don't understand 4 gig limit!  Narg | 04/24/08

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