Benchmarks: Excel, File Re-create, Gaming

Comparing Windows 8 armed with the new Office 2013 suite we found that it was 10% quicker when running our Stand out MonteCarlo test against Windows 7 using Office 2010. Even when comparing apples to apples, with both operating systems running Excel 2010, Windows 8 is more efficient using the Central processing unit cycles to its benefit on our MonteCarlo simulation.

The AS SSD Bench mark was used to cadence the performance of the Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 256GB SSD. Here we find out that Windows 8 and Windows 7 delivered virtually the same sequential read and write performance.

Despite delivering similar ordered read/write execution we plant in the ISO bench mark that Windows 7 was 9% quicker supported happening an average of deuce-ac runs.

Windows 8 features a new Explorer interface for transferring files, which provides more accurate information on transfer speeds and estimated clock time of culmination. It also stacks multiple transfer windows together. The UI is awe-inspiring, but connected the performance side of things in that respect is infinitesimal difference when transferring multiple large files together or one by one. Windows 8 and Windows 7 deliver similar functioning in both situations.

When transferring thousands of smaller files we also found that Windows 7 and Windows 8 offer the equal performance.

Coating up we looked at gaming performance using Just Cause 2, Hard Readjust and Battleground 3. Exchangeable to the previous 3DMark test, this relies on graphics drivers more than anything else. As you can see both operating systems provide similar performance with a very slight edge to Windows 7's advantage.