PCworld installed Windows 7 on five computers (two desktop systems, two laptop PCs, and a netbook), and put the systems through WorldBench 6 benchmark suite, which consists of a number of tests that assess a machine's performance in popular, real-world applications. They also ran timed tests to measure how the two OSs affected boot-up and shutdown times, laptop battery life, and launch times for several common apps.
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Windows 7 vs. Vista: Speed Test Results
