Windows Vista vs Windows XP – Which is Faster?
Personally I am trying to avoid the upgrade to Vista for as long as possible, but here is some quick info on the speed comparisons of XP and Vista.
With all the tests we have run in the office, Vista has not shown any improvement over XP performance. The first problem is that Vista requires more powerful hardware. So by the time you upgrade your hardware and install Vista, you will have a system that ran as fast as your old hardware with XP…Doesn’t seem all that great, especially since we haven’t seen any groundbreaking improvements in Vista that warrant the need to upgrade.
However, if you run Vista on decent hardware, it is better than XP at multi tasking on dual-core PCs. You will also need decent RAM and graphics processing capabilities if you want to keep Aero switched on.
Overall, the majority of users will probably find much more enjoyment in using Windows XP on decent hardware. In our office space, we are upgrading all of our hardware and just opting for no OS, and then happily throwing on XP. The performance is pretty damn good.
