Re: Linux/Windows Universal Benchmark
Andy Morris wrote:
Just been browsing and came across this dicussion, and thought i might
be able to give some input.
I'm a software grad (well this summer) and use both linux(gentoo
2.6.xxx cant remember specifically) and xp pro sp1 as home os's
(games, dev etc) and when building a fairly small application i felt
that it was taking too long to build my code using linux (approx 70
secs). So I logged into my windows and it did it in under 40 secs,
quite a difference.
However, these two machines were of different spec
xp: 2500xp(1.833mhz) barton 512cache,1gig ram, 7200 sata hdd (high
spec)
linux:1900xp(1.6mhz) thoroughbred 256cache, 1gig ram, 5400 ide hdd
(fairly low spec)
I would accept a relatively small diff between the two machines (but a
difference since one is more powerful) and since there were approx 150
source files the hard drive reads could have caused a difference.
So what I had was a biased test result.
I don't know much technically, but I do have mobile racks, and in the
days when I did have XP running I did my own comparisons.
Explorer in XP took over two minutes to come up with a particular URL,
take out the rack, slip in another one, and Mozilla takes 13 and a half
seconds, on the same URL.
Drives were both Maxtor 5400s, same Athlon 1GHz box.
There were other tests, but that is one that sticks in my mind.
I remember Linux taking slightly longer to load, but in everything else,
it seemed to Excell, if you'll pardon the pun.
I have absolutely no idea what the figures are.
XP sits in a green box on the shelf now.
Regards,
David.
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