3D Benchmarking - WinXP or 2K faster?

[elektrik]

I'm creating a second Windows installation for benchmarking and gaming purposes because I have so many background tasks running all the time that it slows down and interrupts my gaming/benching all the time.

Now, whether I use 2K or XP, I'm going to be running the OS pretty much on the bare minimals, just drivers + basic 2K style interface + speed tweaks, nothing else special. Will Windows2K or WindowsXP Pro give me faster gaming/benching?

[danball1976]

Probably pretty much the same.

[Thrax]

I got a 1021 point increase on 3dmark2001 for switching to Win2k from XP Pro. DJ-Quack as well as quite a few others experienced the same effect.

Same drivers, same install order, same components. Same everything.

I won't be going back to XP.

[Rob]

Seen ALOT of slowdowns in XP from video to disk. I'm not a windows guy, so I've never investigated, just observation.

But honestly, most people throw enough horsepower behind there systems that it doesn't really matter. Only thing to gain is benchmark numbers.

[TekGamer]

2000 is faster all around... Xp boots faster (big whoop).

and the MYTH that xp is better for gaming is just that..

2000 actually has a far more efficent 3d subsystem, better than xp's.

You will almost always get higher 3dmarks with 2000 vs xp (if configured properly software and hardware wise)

XP = BLOAT

tek

[elektrik]

Well I got around to setting up the dual-boot and 2K is doing very well. It simply feels more responsive when gaming, probably because I have half the amount of services running in Win2K compared to my already-tweaked WinXP.

I'll post benchmarks later, to show the difference between OS's.

edit: here's the benchmarks

WindowsXP Pro
3DMark03: 1760
3DMark01: 13828

Windows2K Pro
3DMark03: 1868
3DMark01: 13816

[RWB]

Yeah, even MS knows this, they built the XBOX off of Windows 2000 ;) Not the technology from their work with XP.