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Overview
This document explains the various browser and network components and how each piece can impact performance when benchmarking. The document also compares the capabilities and limitations of various benchmarking tools, as well as ways to design tests to avoid these issues. Also included is an overview of instructions on how to set up a benchmarking environment to conduct some of the testing processes discussed in the document.
See the performance analysis in action: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=144386
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 3
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Read this document to learn how browser and network components can impact browser performance when benchmarking, the capabilities and limitations of various benchmarking tools, and ways to avoid these issues.