Windows XP and Windows Vista Performance Compared



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Microsoft funded a study by Principled Technologies to compare the performance of the Windows XP user interface to the Windows Vista Aero interface. Here’s my summary:

  • Comparisons were done with a variety of different computers, some more powerful than others. Naturally, the Aero tests required computers capable of running Aero. So, these results don’t necessarily apply to your old XP computer.
  • With or without Aero, Vista performs about the same on business tasks (like opening Office documents). Some things are faster, some are slower, but it’s a wash overall.
  • Vista with Aero performs about the same as Vista without Aero. So, don’t feel like you need to disable Aero for performance.
  • Though all my computers are capable, I can’t run Aero because screenshots look awful. I’m fine with either interface. I’m just saying, even if Aero did cause a performance impact and you wanted to turn it off, the other Vista improvements more than make up for it.
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3 Responses to “Windows XP and Windows Vista Performance Compared”

  1. Bob says:

    This article hides the truth, Vista is slower for business processes that run at any length, such as 5 minutes or more. Usually 2x slower on comparable machine.

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