Windows XP vs Vista vs 7 vs 8.1 vs 10 | Speed Test

Windows XP vs Vista vs 7 vs 8.1 vs 10 | Speed Test. A speed test of every generation of Windows since 2001. Will a different Windows version affect system performance or will it have no impact at all?

Running each operating system on the same exact hardware using a variety of different applications and tests, how well does each OS compare? Let's put that to the test!

Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Startup 0:38
Storage 1:37
Built-in Programs 1:49
Media Consumption 2:52
Web-Browser 3:42
Office Software 4:55
File Transfer 5:36
Scan Speed 6:12
Benchmark & Conclusion 6:43
Shutdown 8:08

Playlists:

[dusterpl]

I had this in my reccomended, and while watching this video I genuinely thought that this was a video made by a YouTuber with ten thousands of subs or something like that, and to my suprise it has only 300 views. You deserve a lot more subs and views on this, and I'm pretty sure that it's gonna blow up some time later.

[Ograws]

Windows 8.1 was actually a really good version. It was fast, secure and less bloated. Never had issues with it whatsoever!

[TheOnlyTima]

Yo this dude's 5 hands really come in handy...

[albertcava]

Windows xp, you'll always have a space in my heart :c

[qua]

It would be hard to compare them based on the hardware, and software environment available in their era.
That's where we saw limitations. When I got my Vista laptop, 2GB DDR2 was common, and it didn't ruin well.

[sebys]

windows 7 still my favourite because of childhood memories

[gunkymcsplunky]

I like how everyone’s least favourite, 8.1 actually won in most aspects. Shows how the OS itself is good but the start menu and gestures ruined it.

[WafelTLD]

Windows 10: I'm the fastest system ever
Windows 8: Hold my beer

[firespark]

Woah this man is using 5 hands...

*He is a Legend*

[Chickenbreadlp]

About the Shutdown time:
Starting with Windows 8, Windows turns off your Laptop/PC Screen after it has done the most critical parts of the shutdown sequence, but is still running in the background, so for these Version you should've taken the time, once the LEDs on the Laptop stop being lit.
If we would take this measurement, then Windows 7 barely beats out Windows 10 in shutdown time, but Windows 8 is still the fastest from what I could tell

[xasthured]

I have been using Windows 8.1 for a long time, from the first moment of installation in 2014 I knew that this operating system is much faster than all existing versions from Microsoft and it is the best, stable and fastest OS to this day.
I also didn’t forget about Windows 7, which, in my opinion, deserves the same praise, it’s just a pity that every day it is being mercilessly killed.

[shugster]

Man, where did he get all these floating hands from?! He's amazing! How does he even control them all at once

[gohell]

1:48 i legit thought you placed the computers side by side. unless you are a ghost dude.

[thecastiel]

Windows 8 just blacks the screen after clicking on Shut Down. Check the power light, it turned off on 8:18.

[DeepakJAT]

No one can beat them in their game:
Windows 10: Automatic Updates
Windows 8: Start-up time
Windows 7: Stability
Windows Vista: Beautiful theme.
Windows XP: Error !!

XP is godfather to be honest 🔥

[tacklemc]

Thank you for spend you time on making this video. It's very useful information on the internet ❤

[CocoTheMii]

I just realized something.
Windows 2000 got 4 service packs.
Windows XP got 3 service packs.
Windows Vista got 2 service packs.
Windows 7 got 1 service pack.
Windows 8 phased out service packs.
It's like every version of Windows from 2000 onwards was counting down to the discontinuation of service packs.

[seiparadeis]

The most underrated systems are the fastest ones: Vista and 8.1 XD

[pedroroberto]

Vista is tragically underrated. I've always loved Vista, it's my all-time favorite OS. Just 3 years ago i was still using Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 on my main PC (i7-870, NVIDIA GTX 680, 16GB RAM, SATA SSD) and i couldn't be happier, everything worked perfectly and the performance was great. I just had to move on to Windows 7 because more and more games i wanted to play didn't run on Vista. From my experience, 7 is just as good as Vista SP2 (performance, stability, etc.). Windows 7's only advantage over Vista is better compatibility with newer software and hardware.
When someone gives Vista a chance, with proper hardware (at least a dual-core CPU and 2GB of RAM), and makes a competent and fair test of the OS (like you did), people see that Vista works just fine. Where are the crashes, BSODs and bugs people talk about so much? The people who say "Vista is bad" never even tried the OS for themselves, or tried it on a single-core CPU with 512MB of RAM.

[gordonfreeman]

Ironic the most underrated and totally failure Windows 8 is the more faster