Windows 7 Benchmark

Now that the Windows 7 beta has officially been available for a few weeks it is starting to be put through the benchmarking process.  At this point the drivers for the hardware are still beta as well and results are only going to be ballpark figures.

Firing Squad has taken into account the beta aspect of both the OS and the drivers and gives a very detailed review of Windows 7 in comparison to Windows Vista and Windows XP.  This is the most detailed (and probably accurate) review I have found that benchmarks Windows 7.  Even if you don’t take the time to read the whole thing (15 Pages!) make sure you check out some of the graphs with the results.

An interesting side note on this is that the Windows 7 beta EULA states that the user is not allowed to benchmark the operating system.  They do this to try and prevent people from damaging the reputation of the operating system without understanding that it will be slower than the final product.   This is why many sites have avoided giving true benchmarking results such as this.

Check It Out> Firing Squad via Gizmodo