Revisiting this article but including Vista and Ubuntu.
Time to unarchive a 1.45GB zip file (2043 folders, 41113 files, mix of large and small files) using the built-in tools. Zip file is on the same drive as where it’s unarchived. Times over 10m were rounded down to the nearest minute. Windows machines were defragged before test.
| OS | Time |
|---|---|
| WinXP | ~47m |
| Vista 64 bit | ~2h43m |
| MacOS 10.5.1* | 3m22s |
| MacOS 10.5.1** | 3m56s |
| Ubuntu 7.10 | ~15m |
I’ll have to rerun the Vista numbers after I get SP1. It’s supposed to improve file performance in Vista.
Hardware:
WinXP & Vista: 2.4Ghz Core Duo 2, 4Gig DDR2 800 Ram, Seagate 500GB SATA 2 7200 RPM drive (ST3500630AS)
*MacOS 10.5.1 : 2.8GHz Intel Core Duo 2, 4Gig DDR2 667 Ram, Seagate 750GB SATA 2 7200 PRM drive (ST3750640AS Q)
**MacOS 10.5.1 : 2GHz Intel Core Duo, 2Gig DDR2 667 Ram, Seagate 750GB SATA 1 7200 PRM drive (ST375064AS)
Ubuntu 7.10: Athlon 64 3800, 1Gig DDR 400, IBM 75GB PATA 7200 RPM drive (IBM-DTLA-307075)
