Linux uses 12 percent less power than Windows 2008, study finds
Network World ran a series of independent tests and discovered that Red Hat Enterprise Linux uses 12 percent less power than Windows Server 2008. The greener operating system by a significant margin? Linux.
As with any benchmarking test, "your mileage may vary" but it's consistent with other findings that Linux is the greener operating system.
So, if you want to save money on rising energy costs, your best bet may well be Linux. Freedom and cost savings...all in one little penguin.
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- by aka_tripleB June 10, 2008 7:07 PM PDT
- Was performance also messured, or just power consumption? I would hate to switch to something based on one thing and find that I lose an equivalent amount in another area as well. It could make the switch a horrible idea.
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