On 12.07.20, In Just how fast is Windows 8? Windows eight is the next version of Windows, the popular operating system developed by Microsoft.
Just how fast is Windows 8 compared to it’s popular predecessor Windows 7? Well, according to a study done by PCMag, Windows 8 is in fact considerably faster than Windows 7. Although I myself find the new Metro interface quite ridiculous as I am a power user, this speed boost is a compelling reason to upgrade. The major advantage that Windows 8 has over Windows 7 speed wise is start-up time. At 17 seconds, Windows 8 is considerably faster to boot up than Windows 7 which is at 38 seconds (averaged). Shutdown time is also improved in Windows 8 and that’s welcome news too. Windows 8 falls short of file moving but the difference is minuscule so its no big deal overall.
Windows 7 Utimate (64-bit) |
Windows 8 (64-bit) |
|
| Startup (seconds, lower is better) |
38 | 17 |
| Shutdown (seconds, lower is better) |
12.2 | 9.9 |
| 500MB File Group Move (seconds, lower is better) |
25.2 | 29.2 |
| Large Single File Move (seconds, lower is better) |
46.4 | 46.8 |
| Video Rendering (minutes:seconds, smaller is better) |
1:22 | 1:11 |
| Geekbench 2.3 64-bit tests (higher is better) |
8090 | 8187 |
| Geekbench 2.3 32-bit tests (higher is better) |
5962 | 6122 |
| PCMark 7 (higher is better) |
2313 | 2701 |
| Sunspider (ms, lower is better) |
180 | 144 |
| Google V8 (v.7) (higher is better) |
3079 | 6180 |
| Psychedelic Browsing (higher is better) |
3997 | 5292 |
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