Windows 8 Release Preview vs. Windows 7: Benchmarked

Can Microsoft’s upcoming operating system keep up with — or even beat — Windows 7, or does Microsoft still have work to do?

It’s time to see how Microsoft’s newly released Windows 8 Release Preview stacks up against Windows 7. Can the upcoming operating system keep up with — or even beat — Windows 7, or does Microsoft still have work to do?

Unlike the time where I benchmarked the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, where I ran into troubles with graphics card drivers issues and problems getting consistent results from a couple of the benchmark tools I was using, everything went smoothly with the benchmarking of the Windows 8 Release Preview.

The hardware

The following hardware platform was used for benchmarking the two operating systems. The system was purpose-built for the job of benchmarking:

• Intel Core i7-2600K processor
• Crucial 4GB DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) RAM
• EVGA 01G-P3-1460-KR GeForce GTX 560
• GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H motherboard
• Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB hard drive
• CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W power supply unit

Everything on the system was set to stock speeds, with no component overclocked.

--> Please see the rest on the blog, very interesting indeed, Windows 8 is already better than Windows 7 on most benchmarks!!!!

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/windows-8-release-preview-vs-windows-7-benchmarked/20610