Win7 8 comparsion

[pomaranc]

I have to compare win 7 to 8 for my homework (F or nothing kind of homework so it doesn't have to be good )

All I can find is win8 is faster but metro sucks so do you have any idea where I could find article or something about why is it faster rather than just some graphs?

 

 

[minibois]

I have to compare win 7 to 8 for my homework (F or nothing kind of homework so it doesn't have to be good )

All I can find is win8 is faster but metro sucks so do you have any idea where I could find article or something about why is it faster rather than just some graphs?

Performance difference is very much minimal in terms of fps.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-8-gaming-performance,3331.html

 

But you can also talk about how Windows 8 is fit for tablets (even the full release). That way you show that Windows 8 is not that demanding

[ZetZet]

Windows 8 boots faster, works better on low hardware, has some security updates, some quality of life updates like transfer speeds and such.

[pomaranc]

Performance difference is very much minimal in terms of fps.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-8-gaming-performance,3331.html

 

But you can also talk about how Windows 8 is fit for tablets (even the full release). That way you show that Windows 8 is not that demanding

I am looking for how memory management and that kind of stuff compare if you know what I mean, but I don't expect half of the class to even show up to school so this will do

[Tarzan]

Overall Windows7 is a better OS. That's the conclusion.

[GoodBytes]

Windows 8, and even more so Windows 10, has better memory management, then Windows 7. Windows 8 is further optimized over Windows 7 allowing it to operate with less RAM, consume less power (good for laptops/tablets), and slower specs.

Gaming performance is similar to Windows 8, UNLESS you have old hardware. If you have old slow hardware, you will notice a nice performance boost with Windows 8.

Windows 10, further expend the memory management improvements, where it is adaptable.

For a test, my current system has 6GB of RAM (3 sticks of 2GB in triple channel configuration). Windows consumes 2.5GB of RAM.

Now, if I remove all my RAM stick, down to only 1x stick, single channel, 2GB of RAM. Windows 10 consumes only 1.5GB of RAM.

Same system, I just shut it down, remove 2x sticks of RAM to only have 1x 2GB, and booted. Windows 10 auto adjusted itself.

Everything remained just as smooth, fast and responsive, as if I had my 6GB of RAM in triple channel configuration. Under Windows 7, the simple fact of being on single channel, would give you visible performance degradation. Not under Windows 10.

Also, Windows 10 will compress itself, if you are on a small drive, say a 16GB drive or 32GB one, automatically.

This allows Windows 10 to run on low end, weak space tablet just fine. Sure you won't be able to play demanding games, nor open Chrome with 200 tabs, but for most people, it will give them a smooth, fast, and responsive experience, despite the slow specs.

[RH00D]

These blogs posts from Windows development team go into great detail about many many improvements. It's a very useful resource about Windows 8 from a technical perspective.

 

2D rendering and performance improvements

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/07/23/hardware-accelerating-everything-windows-8-graphics.aspx

 

Simplified and improved printing support

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/07/25/simplifying-printing-in-windows-8.aspx

 

Media platform improvements

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/06/08/building-a-rich-and-extensible-media-platform.aspx

 

IPv6 in Windows 8.x

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/06/05/connecting-with-ipv6-in-windows-8.aspx

 

Enhanced multi monitor support

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/21/enhancing-windows-8-for-multiple-monitors.aspx

 

Startup time improvements

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/22/designing-for-pcs-that-boot-faster-than-ever-before.aspx

 

NTFS file system improvements

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/09/redesigning-chkdsk-and-the-new-ntfs-health-model.aspx

 

Advanced storage enhancements

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/05/virtualizing-storage-for-scale-resiliency-and-efficiency.aspx

 

Large hard disks and sectors in Windows 8.x

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/11/29/enabling-large-disks-and-large-sectors-in-windows-8.aspx

 

Minimizing Windows Update restarts

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/11/14/minimizing-restarts-after-automatic-updating-in-windows-update.aspx

 

Using Task Manager with 64+ logical processors

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/10/27/using-task-manager-with-64-logical-processors.aspx

 

Windows 8.x power management

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/11/08/building-a-power-smart-general-purpose-windows.aspx

 

Task Manager's vast improvements

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/10/13/the-windows-8-task-manager.aspx

 

Reducing runtime memory

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/10/07/reducing-runtime-memory-in-windows-8.aspx

 

ISO and VHD native support

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/30/accessing-data-in-iso-and-vhd-files.aspx

 

Improvements in Windows Explorer

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/29/improvements-in-windows-explorer.aspx

 

File transfer improvements

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/23/improving-our-file-management-basics-copy-move-rename-and-delete.aspx

 

Robust USB 3.0 support

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/22/building-robust-usb-3-0-support.aspx

 

File History

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/07/10/protecting-user-files-with-file-history.aspx