Windows Vista SP1 Core Performance

March 26, 2008 | 08:00

Tags: #boot #compression #copying #encoding #file #network #pcmark #performance #photoshop #result #sp1 #time #usb #video #vista

Companies: #adobe #microsoft #test

Hard Drive to Hard Drive File Copying

We copied two large files: a 3.6GB zip file and a 3.84GB ISO file from the second 80GB "I" partition on the Windows disk to the 150GB "D" drive on the second hard drive. Secondly, we copied 400 small jpeg files (600MB of data) in the same way.

Large File Hard Drive to Hard Drive Copy

Two files: .iso and .zip, 7.08GB in total. Average of three runs

  • Windows Vista 32-bit SP1
  • Windows Vista 32-bit non-SP1
  • 114.5
  • 115.2
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25
50
75
100
125
Time in Seconds (lower is better)

Small File Hard Drive to Hard Drive Copy

400 .jpg files 600MB in total. Average of three runs

  • Windows Vista 32-bit SP1
  • Windows Vista 32-bit non-SP1
  • 11.4
  • 15.6
0
3
5.5
8
10.5
13
15.5
18
Time in Seconds (lower is better)

We found there to be virtually no difference between the large file copy testing, although the many small file copying was noticeably faster, even over such a short test.

USB Copy Testing

We copied the same 3.6GB zip file from the separate "D" drive over USB 2.0 to an Icy Box with a SATA hard drive installed. This process was then reversed to test the speed both ways.

USB Copy (HDD to USB Drive)

One .iso file 3.6GB in total. Average of three runs

  • Windows Vista 32-bit SP1
  • Windows Vista 32-bit non-SP1
  • 130
  • 135
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25
50
75
100
125
150
Time in Seconds (lower is better)

USB Copy (USB Drive to HDD)

One .iso file 3.6GB in total. Average of three runs

  • Windows Vista 32-bit SP1
  • Windows Vista 32-bit non-SP1
  • 107
  • 106
0
25
50
75
100
Time in Seconds (lower is better)

USB file copying was also slightly faster in Vista SP1 too – while the actual transfer speed was the same ~33MB/s, we found SP1 starts and finishes the transfer much quicker. The time difference for copying back from USB drive to HDD was virtually identical though.
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