Windows Vista VS Windows 7

[LiveOrDie]

This Thread is for testing and benchmarking for Windows Vista against upcoming Windows 7 look though it more tests and benches along the way, Post your all your results here
BEST OS I'VE USED APART FROM THE BUGS
SO FAR ALL WINDOWS VISTA'S DRIVERS WORK WITH WINDOWS 7 BUT SOME OF VISTA'S VIDEO DRIVERS MAY NOT WORK IN SAME GAMES
I will post results as i go
here's a Everest Ultimate Edition test and Windows Experience Index
Frist screen shot is vista 64bit second one is windows 7 beta 7000 32bit

 

[LiveOrDie]

3D Mark 06 and Vantage scores
vista tested with (180.48)
windows 7 beta tested with prerelease- WDDM 1.1 (179.23)
with physx 8.11.18

i found out nvidia has been putting windows 7 drivers in with vista's Forceware will run a windows 7 test with 180.48 soon

 

[LiveOrDie]

ok if you put your mouse over each screen shot it will tell u what your looking at, plus windows 7 beta 1 7000 is only out in 32bit vista is 64bit

 

[DaMulta]

which is 7 and what is xp?

????

http://picmarkr.com/

easy way to add watermark

Also techpowerup.org

easier to read IMO or to see lol.




Oh Im on 64bit 7 lol

 

[oli_ramsay]

here's some everest cache + memory benchmarks:

Windows 7:

Vista:

Notice the poorer copy speeds in Windows 7? Does anyone else get this w/ Windows 7?

 

[DaMulta]

I run mine in a bit I don't have xp installed tho

I just know that 7 is very much faster.....maybe it handles that differently

IDK it's not that big of a difference. One little program in the background could change it the other way around very eaisly.

 

[oli_ramsay]

Ignore that comparison, I can't remember the settings I used for the Vista run but I've made a few BIOS tweaks and it's a little bit faster.

 

[LiveOrDie]

updated images oli_ramsay i didnt get that problem my memory speed were better in windows 7

 

[ShadowFold]

Hey I have an HD 4870 coming my way.. I will install Vista, patch it up do some benchies and install 7 seven again.

 

[BrooksyX]

Hey I have an HD 4870 coming my way.. I will install Vista, patch it up do some benchies and install 7 seven again.

I'm running windows 7 right now. Guess I could do some benches on it.

So far though I do not like the Windows 7 UI at all. Greatly prefer Vista's UI. I think ill wait to see how service pack 2 fairs for Vista before I make the jump to 7 completly. Depends on the price of windows 7, dropped a bunch of cash on Vista and not about to run out and do it again.

 

[LiveOrDie]

which is 7 and what is xp?

????

http://picmarkr.com/

easy way to add watermark

Also techpowerup.org

easier to read IMO or to see lol.




Oh Im on 64bit 7 lol

there not a beta 1 7000 Build out of windows 7 x64 yet only older perbeta's

 

[DaMulta]

there not a beta 1 7000 Build out of windows 7 x64 yet only older perbeta's

so u think

 

[AltecV1]

i dont want do sound like a nub,but how much is win7 use ram?my xp uses 320-380 mb in desktop and vista 750-900mb in desktop!!

 

[DaMulta]

i dont want do sound like a nub,but how much is win7 use ram?my xp uses 320-380 mb in desktop and vista 750-900mb in desktop!!

It also manages your memory better than XP even tho it uses more.

 

[Castiel]

So what do you like the most? Vista or 7?

 

[ShadowFold]

So what do you like the most? Vista or 7?

7 is superior to every other OS, ever.

 

[oli_ramsay]

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16151

Even the first beta of 7 beats XP + Vista in 21 out of 23 benches. I can't wait until it's released and I'm keeping build 7000 as my primary OS (until a newer build gets leaked )

Go MS!

 

[Castiel]

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16151

Even the first beta of 7 beats XP + Vista in 21 out of 23 benches. I can't wait until it's released and I'm keeping build 7000 as my primary OS (until a newer build gets leaked )

Go MS!

Well, I would get it, but since I don't torrent no more there is no luck for me, or until C.E.S. is over.

Leak: Everything Microsoft is Announcing at CES

• Windows 7 will hit public beta (or just grab the torrent now)
• Windows Mobile will get Flash by March (weeeeee!)
• Two Halo games for Xbox 360 (this one and this one) this year
• Less terrible home networking ("I'm not kidding" says TechCrunch's Erick Schonfeld.)

 

[francis511]

Do xfi drivers work with seven or is it the same deal as vista ?

 

[soldier242]

i don'T trust this 7 speeds ...since its all beta, i think the retail will be as fast/slow as vista

now how much RAM does 7 use when on desktop?

 

[frankie827]

i love windows 7 much more than windows vista...and i like vista alot!
i think 7 is faster and more stable than xp

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

i don'T trust this 7 speeds ...since its all beta, i think the retail will be as fast/slow as vista

now how much RAM does 7 use when on desktop?

Not sure but I will let you know. (so long as I can get the disc to read in the computer. Read in laptop fine)

Here is my shot at it all.

So far this is just VISTA X64

To add. Just at the desktop without any windows open, I use 1.41GB of my 4GB of ram. Running processes are 67. IIRC, vista uses about 40-50 processes on a fresh install. I will check up on W7.

Here is WINDOWS 7 X86

EDIT: Added W7 screenshot.

Overall the install for W7 took 20 minutes. I have already added in apps and they all install fine and I get no message of incompatibilities for the apps that I use. (So far)

I will be trying games a bit later on.

A feature that i like is over by the task bar by the date and time. If you click on the tiny bar it minimizes to desktop.

Microsoft even seems to be upping their index score as well. Unless you have an SSD, i dont think hdd's will get above 5.9. (my opinion could be wrong)

The GUI is great. I love it. All i need is an x64 version. Speaking of which, x86 does RECOGNIZE my 4GB but i dont think i can use all of it. Still only believe it can allocate 3.5GB.

Ill post more a bit later.

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

Okay I spoke too soon.

I am having problems getting Xfire (IM client) to show me the list of games that are not installed on my computer. I also tried installing the sound card drivers for my X-Fi (Vista drivers) and they will not install as it says it doesnt support this OS. So I am running with no sound.

Unfortunately if I cant rectify this problem I am going to have to go back to Vista x64 until beta drivers are released.

Edit: I got the sound to work by using the troubleshoot compatibility with the drivers and I installed them with Vista compatibility. Sound works just fine. However, the app Xfire still doesnt want to have sound nor will it detect any games. I think that is just a bug with Xfire itself. It did the same thing with Vista to a degree.

 

[LiveOrDie]

Okay I spoke too soon.

I am having problems getting Xfire (IM client) to show me the list of games that are not installed on my computer. I also tried installing the sound card drivers for my X-Fi (Vista drivers) and they will not install as it says it doesnt support this OS. So I am running with no sound.

Unfortunately if I cant rectify this problem I am going to have to go back to Vista x64 until beta drivers are released.

Edit: I got the sound to work by using the troubleshoot compatibility with the drivers and I installed them with Vista compatibility. Sound works just fine. However, the app Xfire still doesnt want to have sound nor will it detect any games. I think that is just a bug with Xfire itself. It did the same thing with Vista to a degree.

you have to manualy install the drivers i did with the x58 chipset,and if there vista x64 drivers you will need the vista x86 drivers, and can you please post a Everest Ultimate Edition test thanks

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

you have to manualy install the drivers i did with the x58 chipset,and if there vista x64 drivers you will need the vista x86 drivers, and can you please post a Everest Ultimate Edition test thanks

I did install any needed drivers manually.

What I ended up doing was installing Xfire and the sound card drivers via compatibility mode with Vista and now they both work just fine. I have sound and Xfire is now detecting games.

If you look at my screenshots, everest ultimate screens are in there.