Vista, XP, 2008 32-bit /64-bit performance comparison test

Vista, XP, Windows Server 2008 32-bit /64-bit performance full comparison test

After a long test, a user has finally completed Performance comparison of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, 32-bit/64-bit operating system performance. The test uses the DELL XPS M1330 system and the HP DV2000, using the following hardware:

200GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive (without AHCI mode)
2GB memory
Core 2 Duo T7500 @ 2.2GHz< BR> NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS Graphics

Test Drive Geforce Forceware 174.94

To ensure fairness of testing, remove the previous partitions before retesting and reinstall the operating system to ensure each Platform testing is a fair result. The tests are based on 3DMark, PCMark, Pasmark, etc. In addition, several games are also used to test the graphics performance of 32-bit, 64-bit systems.

The test comparison operating system is Windows XP, XP 64-bit (patch package version is SP2), Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit (including the comparison between installing SP1 and not installing SP1) , Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

The test results are as follows:

CPU:
64-bit operating system SSE performance will be better
Performance sorting (from best to worst): 2008, Vista, XP

2D graphics performance:
64 is better for system performance, XP test results are better
Performance sorting (from best to worst): XP, 2008, Vista

3D graphics performance (non-full screen mode):
32-bit operating system is better, except for 2008 system
Performance sorting (from best to worst): XP, Vista, 2008, Vista SP1

3D graphics performance (full screen mode):
64 is better for the operating system
Performance sorting (from best to worst): 2008, XP 64, Vista 32, Vista 64, XP 32< Br>

Memory:
64-bit performance is better
Performance sorting (from best to worst) 64-bit environment: XP, Vista SP1, 2008, Vista
Performance sorting (from best to Worst) 32-bit environment: Vista, Vista SP1, 2008, XP

Disk performance:
Except for Vista, the operating system, 32-bit and 64-bit environments are not much different. Both XP and Server 2008 systems perform better than Vista.

Overall Evaluation:

Using 64-bit environments can improve overall performance. NVIDIA's latest drivers have improved 3D graphics performance under 64-bit. The performance under Vista has basically surpassed the XP system, but the game performance in SP1 still needs to work hard.

After a year of hard work, the Vista system provides better stability and compatibility. In addition, the tester expected XP to have better graphics performance, but Vista has made good progress after improvement. The only advantage of XP systems today is disk performance. The authors said that XP SP3 test scores will be added in the near future.