Let's proceed now to a Windows 7 / Vista comparison
We used in this test the following hardware to measure the gap between those 2 OS:
Intel core i7 870 (2.93 ghz, 8Mo of cache)
Thermalright MUX-120 heatsink
ASUS p7p55d, BIOS 0606 (09/03/2009), P55 express chipset
Kingston KHX2133C9D3T1K2/4GX (4Gb memory DDR-3)
XFX Geforce 285 XXX Edition
Western Digital velociraptor WD3000HLFS, 300 Go, 10 000tr/min SATA 3go/sec,16 Mo of cache
Cooler master RS850-EMBA 850 watts
And the following benchmarks were used
Crysis:
Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 10, 64 bits version
Test 1: High, No AA
test 2: Very high, AA x8
Far cry 2:
Patch 1.03, DirectX 10
Test 1: High, No AA
test 2: Ultra High, AA x8
STALKER Clear Sky:
Test 1: High, DX10 EFDL, No AA
Test 2: Ultra, DX10 EFDL, MSAA x4
World in Conflict:
Patch 1009, DX 10
Test 1: High, No AA/ AF
Test 2: Very High, AA x4 / AF x16
The results were very very similar, those banchmarks' fps were practically the same, the test indicates only that Windows 7 can be 7% to 10% more reactive than Vista.
Which means that if your problem is a dilemma between Vista and 7, we recommend you to take the one that suits you the most, because in the matter of performance, they're very equal...
We used in this test the following hardware to measure the gap between those 2 OS:
Intel core i7 870 (2.93 ghz, 8Mo of cache)
Thermalright MUX-120 heatsink
ASUS p7p55d, BIOS 0606 (09/03/2009), P55 express chipset
Kingston KHX2133C9D3T1K2/4GX (4Gb memory DDR-3)
XFX Geforce 285 XXX Edition
Western Digital velociraptor WD3000HLFS, 300 Go, 10 000tr/min SATA 3go/sec,16 Mo of cache
Cooler master RS850-EMBA 850 watts
And the following benchmarks were used
Crysis:
Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 10, 64 bits version
Test 1: High, No AA
test 2: Very high, AA x8
Far cry 2:
Patch 1.03, DirectX 10
Test 1: High, No AA
test 2: Ultra High, AA x8
STALKER Clear Sky:
Test 1: High, DX10 EFDL, No AA
Test 2: Ultra, DX10 EFDL, MSAA x4
World in Conflict:
Patch 1009, DX 10
Test 1: High, No AA/ AF
Test 2: Very High, AA x4 / AF x16
The results were very very similar, those banchmarks' fps were practically the same, the test indicates only that Windows 7 can be 7% to 10% more reactive than Vista.
Which means that if your problem is a dilemma between Vista and 7, we recommend you to take the one that suits you the most, because in the matter of performance, they're very equal...