Why is Linux a bit slower than windows

[libssd]

Thanks for providing a link to data rather than opinion. I was somewhat surprised at the disk performance, which is probably the area (after boot time) where real world performance differences are most noticeable.

[JonM33]

I don't really care for these type of topics, but here are some real metrics (and not just anecdote) for anyone that cares.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=a ... 7_ws&num=1

Yes, I agree that Linux is worlds better at file transfers.

OpenGL benchmarks are moot as they are highly dependent upon the drivers, which isn't a fault of Linux.

[randomizer]

NTFS is too damn old.

[fbobraga]

Yes, I agree that Linux is worlds better at file transfers.
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Yeap, I agree too. But it's almost the opposite when the comparation comes to GUI responsiveness: there isn't X.org in the middle of it, in the Microsoft world

[JonM33]

NTFS is too damn old.

Yes, it hasn't been updated since Windows XP.

[jesica]

When people at work are board and start dowwnloading games and the Windows pc get virusses, it can get very slow, and Firefox is a slow brower overall, get LXDE and Opera, Linux can get really fast then