Windows Server 2003 better than Linux (Inquirer) [LWN.net]

Windows Server 2003 better than Linux (Inquirer)

Posted May 7, 2003 0:10 UTC (Wed) by DaveK (subscriber, #2531)
In reply to: Windows Server 2003 better than Linux (Inquirer) by southey
Parent article: Windows Server 2003 better than Linux (Inquirer)

Seems very reminisent of the Mindcr*p HPPTD tests of a couple of years ago using stock RH boxen and extremely uber tweaked redmond boxes that, when competent Linux admins turned up and tweaked the RH boxen for the re-run, were shown to be somewhat bogus.
how often do we get such test results, but I have yet to find anyone who, in a real world installation, has attained anything other than the reverse of the published results.
Oh well...

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Windows Server 2003 better than Linux (Inquirer)

Posted May 8, 2003 20:26 UTC (Thu) by dsime (guest, #5764) [Link]

You might also remember that that test was what caused MAJOR changes to the kernel's tasking code. Windows WAS better, then Linux was improved. I hope this whacked benchmark will cause a similar improvement in Linux.