VeriTest: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 vs. Linux Competitive File Server Performance Comparison | Linux Today

VeriTest: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 vs. Linux Competitive File Server Performance Comparison

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 8, 2003

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From the Key Findings:

“Windows Server 2003 delivered significantly better File server
throughput compared to Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 and Red
Hat Linux 8.0 on the configurations we tested.

“Windows Server 2003 delivered between 66 and 95 percent better
File server throughput in our tests on an HP DL760 server using up
to eight processors compared to Red Hat Linux Advanced Server
2.1.

“Windows Server 2003 delivered 100 percent better File server
throughput in our tests on an HP DL380 server using two processors
compared to Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1.

“Windows Server 2003 delivered 86 percent better File server
throughput in our tests on an HP DL380 server using two processors
compared to Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional…”

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