FYI:
http://exo-blog.blogspot.com/2007/11/windows-xp-sp3-yields-performance-gains.html
http://exo-blog.blogspot.com/2007/11/windows-xp-sp3-yields-performance-gains.html
After a disappointing showing by Windows Vista SP1 (see previous post), we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (v.3244) delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop OS. Testing with OfficeBench showed an ~10% performance boost vs. the same configuration running under Windows XP w/Service Pack 2.