Vista vs XP comparison: Benchmarks

As some of us are getting thier copies of Vista now if you can post your benchmark app such as 3dmark results here together with your system spec.

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Specs:

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TAMGc 2

- Samsung 17" SM730BF 4ms TFT - Thermaltake Xaser Tsunami Black - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ - Asus A8R-32 Deluxe - Corsair TWINX2048-3200C2PT CL 2-3-3-6 - 2x Western Digital Raptor 74GB S150 (1 For XP, 1 For Vista) - Western Digital Caviar 250GB SE16 (For everything else) - Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS - Sapphire Radeon X1900XT 512MB - Thermaltake PurePower 680W (+12v 14A) (+12v 23A) (+12v 15A) = 52A -

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Tests done on:

XP SP2 + Updated + Catalyst 7.1 + All Standard Services + All Standard Programs
Vista Ultimate 64Bit + Updated + Catalyst Vista RTM Beta + All Standard Services + All Programs

3DMARK05:
XP: 10670
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/24/3dmark05xp9js.jpg

VISTA: 10738
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8...ta71xd2.th.jpg

3DMARK06:
XP: 5623
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/371...06vista2zi.jpg

VISTA: 5532
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2...vista71yz6.jpg

Results updated with the 7.1 Cat's

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Originally Posted by Install Time

Install time
Vista Ultimate x6413-14 minutes
XP Pro 20-25 minutes

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Originally Posted by 3dmark05

3dmark05
XP
Graphics card - 689/774
CPU - 3.15Ghz (350 x 9)
3DMark Score: 13140 3DMarks
GT1 - Return To Proxycon: 58.6 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest: 36.5 FPS
GT3 - Canyon Flight: 67.8 FPS

Vista Ultimate x64
Graphics card - stock
CPU - 3.2Ghz (400 x 8)
3DMark Score: 12939 3DMarks
GT1 - Return To Proxycon: 59.2 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest: 35.6 FPS
GT3 - Canyon Flight: 65.8 FPS

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Originally Posted by 3dmark06

3dmark06
XP
Graphics card - 689/774
CPU - 3.33Ghz (370 x 9)
3DMark Score: 6698 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score: 2512
HDR/SM3.0 Score: 2798
CPU Score: 2824
GT1 - Return To Proxycon: 19.260 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest: 22.610 FPS
CPU1 - Red Valley: 0.894 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley: 1.426 FPS
HDR1 - Canyon Flight: 27.186 FPS
HDR2 - Deep Freeze: 28.774 FPS

Vista Ultimate x64
Graphics card - Stock
CPU- Overclocked to 3.2Ghz (400x8)
3DMark Score: 6470 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score: 2437
HDR/SM3.0 Score: 2747
CPU Score: 2569
GT1 - Return To Proxycon: 18.822 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest: 21.787 FPS
CPU1 - Red Valley: 0.810 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley: 1.303 FPS
HDR1 - Canyon Flight: 26.434 FPS
HDR2 - Deep Freeze: 28.501 FPS

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More to come ;)

@ syn. I have XP Pro sp1 on my sys at the mo,can i just overwrite it with Vista Ulltimate that i have coming?..Any precautions?

Do you mean install over it? Or upgrade? You can only upgrade if you have retail (afaik) and upgrade editions.
Always best to do a clean install anyway.

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Originally Posted by thebeast

@ syn. I have XP Pro sp1 on my sys at the mo,can i just overwrite it with Vista Ulltimate that i have coming?..Any precautions?

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vista has an improved upgrade installation compared to XP but i would still recommend doing a clean install.

Even when you buy upgrade version of Vista it will still give you the choice at instaltion wether to upgrade current installation or make a new one.

EDIT: I added my results on my first reply

Added results based off the new Cat's. 05 is faster but 06 i just behind.

My results to follow shortly

3dmark benchies in my original post

Mate check your Vista updates there are tons of things available!