Windows 7 VS Windows XP Performance Testing Benchmark Results

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:08:38 +0000

Today we ordered Eight HP brand PC’s custom configured with Windows 7 Pro/Windows XP Pro downgrade option. They arrived preinstalled with XP Pro so I upgraded one to Windows 7 Pro to do some benchmarking on two identical machines. This is what PassMark had to say:

Benchmark Results

Windows 7 Pro

Test Name	This Computer
CPU – Integer Math	279.5
CPU – Floating Point Math	1051.1
CPU – Find Prime Numbers	782.0
CPU – Multimedia Instructions	4.9
CPU – Compression	3262.5
CPU – Encryption	9.2
CPU – Physics	127.4
CPU – String Sorting	1655.3
Graphics 2D – Solid Vectors	1.2
Graphics 2D – Transparent Vectors	1.2
Graphics 2D – Complex Vectors	98.2
Graphics 2D – Fonts and Text	114.9
Graphics 2D – Windows Interface	70.5
Graphics 2D – Image Filters	419.2
2D Graphics – Image Rendering	281.7
Graphics 3D – Simple	297.1
Graphics 3D – Medium	69.7
Graphics 3D – Complex	12.3
Memory – Allocate Small Block	2896.9
Memory – Read Cached	2177.4
Memory – Read Uncached	1987.7
Memory – Write	1866.1
Memory – Large RAM	582.6
Disk – Sequential Read	73.2
Disk – Sequential Write	39.5
Disk – Random Seek + RW	3.8
CD – Read	5.1
CPU Mark	1923.1
2D Graphics Mark	270.2
Memory Mark	704.7
Disk Mark	421.5
CD Mark	621.3
3D Graphics Mark	197.6
PassMark Rating	821.6

System information – This Computer

System Summary

Windows 7 (32-bit)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz
2013 MB RAM
Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset
75GB HDD
CD-RW/DVDRW

System Information

System Name: TEMPNAME-HP
Operating System: Windows 7 (32-bit)
Motherboard Manufacturer: PEGATRON CORPORATION
Motherboard Model: 2A84h
Motherboard Version: 1.03
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version: 5.14
BIOS Release Date: 05/11/2009

Memory Information

Total Physical Memory: 2013 MB RAM
Available Physical Memory: 1525 MB RAM
Virtual Memory: C:\pagefile.sys (2013 MB)

CPU Information

Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Type: Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz
Manufacturer: 1
Cores per CPU: 2
Hyperthreading: Not capable
Measured Speed: 2619.3 MHz
Multiplier: 11X
Bus Speed: 238Mhz
Front Side Bus Speed: 238Mhz
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache Size: 1 x 3 MB
L3 Cache: (N/A)

Disk Information

Drive Letter (Number): C (Physical drive 0)
Model Number: ST380815AS
Disk Size (Free space): 68.8 GBytes (56.7 GBytes)
Disk Cluster Size: 4 KBytes
File System: NTFS
Drive Letter (Number): D (Physical drive 0)
Model Number: ST380815AS
Disk Size (Free space): 4.7 GBytes (486.4 MB)
Disk Cluster Size: 4 KBytes
File System: NTFS

Video Adapters

Description: Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset
Chip Type: Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
DAC Type: Internal
Memory: 782MB
Video BIOS: Intel Video BIOS
Driver Provider: Intel Corporation
Driver Version: 8.15.10.1892
Driver Date: 9-2-2009
Monitor 1: 1280x1024x32 60Hz (Primary monitor)

Windows XP Pro

Test Name	This Computer
CPU – Integer Math	269.8
CPU – Floating Point Math	1023.0
CPU – Find Prime Numbers	766.8
CPU – Multimedia Instructions	4.9
CPU – Compression	3196.8
CPU – Encryption	8.9
CPU – Physics	122.5
CPU – String Sorting	1677.3
Graphics 2D – Solid Vectors	9.0
Graphics 2D – Transparent Vectors	2.7
Graphics 2D – Complex Vectors	134.5
Graphics 2D – Fonts and Text	108.5
Graphics 2D – Windows Interface	126.2
Graphics 2D – Image Filters	409.0
2D Graphics – Image Rendering	296.4
Graphics 3D – Simple	320.6
Graphics 3D – Medium	65.5
Graphics 3D – Complex	10.2
Memory – Allocate Small Block	3023.8
Memory – Read Cached	2279.6
Memory – Read Uncached	2082.6
Memory – Write	1944.8
Memory – Large RAM	773.2
Disk – Sequential Read	71.1
Disk – Sequential Write	50.5
Disk – Random Seek + RW	4.0
CD – Read	7.6
CPU Mark	1881.5
2D Graphics Mark	583.8
Memory Mark	778.2
Disk Mark	454.4
CD Mark	932.0
3D Graphics Mark	195.4
PassMark Rating	941.2

System information – This Computer

System Summary

Windows XP (32-bit)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz
2013 MB RAM
Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset
75GB HDD
DVD-RAM

System Information

System Name: HP13585208441
Operating System: Windows XP (32-bit)
Motherboard Manufacturer: PEGATRON CORPORATION
Motherboard Model: 2A84h
Motherboard Version: 1.03
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version: 5.14
BIOS Release Date: 05/11/2009

Memory Information

Total Physical Memory: 2013 MB RAM
Available Physical Memory: 1688 MB RAM
Virtual Memory: C:\pagefile.sys (2046 MB)

CPU Information

Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Type: Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz
Manufacturer: 1
Cores per CPU: 2
Hyperthreading: Not capable
Measured Speed: 2936.9 MHz
Multiplier: 11X
Bus Speed: 267Mhz
Front Side Bus Speed: 267Mhz
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache Size: 1 x 3 MB
L3 Cache: (N/A)

Disk Information

Drive Letter (Number): C (Physical drive 0)
Model Number: ST380815AS
Disk Size (Free space): 58.5 GBytes (47.8 GBytes)
Disk Cluster Size: 4 KBytes
File System: NTFS
Drive Letter (Number): D (Physical drive 0)
Model Number: ST380815AS
Disk Size (Free space): 16.0 GBytes (11.9 GBytes)
Disk Cluster Size: 4 KBytes
File System: NTFS

Video Adapters

Description: Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset
Chip Type: Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
DAC Type: Internal
Memory: 1024MB
Video BIOS: Intel Video BIOS
Driver Provider: Intel Corporation
Driver Version: 6.14.10.4964
Driver Date: 6-27-2008
Monitor 1: 1280x1024x32 60Hz (Primary monitor)

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Windows 7 VS Windows XP Performance Testing Benchmark Results

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