Windows 8 Release Preview benchmark tests: Compare with Windows 8 C P and Windows 7
Since the release of Windows 8 Release Preview, many performance tests are being carried out under observation of experts and analysts. Here I am going to compare some benchmark test results of Windows 8 Release Preview with Window 8 Consumer Preview and Windows 7. So, read this post to enhance your knowledge about Microsoft's big leap with Windows 8 Release Preview.
Switching to new operating system is a considerable issue for a user. Thankfully, a number of innovative testing tools available in market those provide accurate performance test results for a system's components. Here you can estimate yourself performance of Windows 8 Release Preview in context to various IT Industry standard PC tests carried out under experts' observation. Windows 8 Release Preview GPU Peak Performance test
This test includes - pushing GPU to the peak performance and monitoring operating system's stress bearing capacity in concern to heating up graphics card and recording throughout test levels. The test stops on receiving an alert as soon as it reaches to a critical heat level.
Test Results comparison: In this concern, no significance difference observed among the three operating systems. Video transcode for Windows 8 Release Preview test
The digital to digital data conversion of one video encoding to another is called video trans-coding. This test is based on trans-coding video file from DVD to MP4 format using Handbrake Video Trans-coder. This is also for measuring operating system's capability to handle multimedia.
Test Results comparison: Windows 8 Release Preview performs better comparative to Windows 8 consumer Preview and Windows 7. The video trans-coding becomes more noticeable in case of large files trans-coding. Windows 8 Release Preview Audio transcode test
Converting files between wide varieties of audio formats called audio trans-coding. This test result is based on trans-coding an audio file from WAV to MP3 format using iTunes trans-coder, thus measuring operating system's capability to handle multimedia.
Test Results comparison: Using iTune trans-coder Windows Release Preview performs slightly faster in compare to Windows 8 consumer Preview while audio trans-coding. Again this comparative difference is certainly considerable when testing large files trans-coding. CPU, HDD, SSD, Memory and graphics performance tests
These are various industries standard PC tests and many readymade software tools
like PCMarks 7 available for such tests. It involves testing of workloads covering storage, computation, productivity, image and video manipulation, web browsing and gaming etc. Such tests are really considerable while estimating an operating system's performance.
Test Results comparison: In this case, Windows 8 Release Preview shows remarkable performance over Windows 7. However, comparison between Windows 8 RP and Windows 8 CP is negligible. Windows 8 Release Preview Performance of gaming PCs test
The test checks performance of new features of DirectX 11 including tessellation, multithreading and compute shaders. 3D Mark 11 tool is used for testing measuring gaming PCs graphics performance.
Test Results comparison: In this concern, no significance difference appears between Windows 8 Release Preview, Consumer Preview and Windows 7 operating systems. Frames per seconds (FPS) test for Windows 8 Release Preview
More the Frame rates per seconds mean better the visual experience. This test includes recording minimum Frames per seconds (FPS) during heavy game load.
Test Results comparison: In case of Windows 8 Consumer Preview FPS were lesser than Windows 7 but Windows 8 Release Preview has controlled this FPS drop and showing good performance test result. Windows 8 Release Preview Boot time test
Though one doesn't require reboot the system most often, yet the reduced boot time is always welcomed for any operating system.
Test Results comparison: In reference to power on self test, Windows 8 Release Preview has speed up the boot time in seconds when compared to Windows 7 and Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
Conclusion:
Windows 8 Release Preview is Microsoft's final pre-release version of Windows 8 which purposely released for gathering feedback from users, experts and system analysts. A number of innovative and best features have been introduced in Windows 8 Release Preview. Above tests results applaud their selves for Microsoft's hard work on Windows 8 Release preview. This time, they have overcome their many earlier product's drawback and its hope they will surely get strong positive response from user for Windows 8 Release Preview.
