Internet Security Products Performance Benchmarking (2010)

[ceyfer]

Internet Security Products Performance Benchmarking (2010)

Internet Security products are often criticized for negatively impacting on system performance. Our report aims to objectively benchmark products based on their impact on system performance.

PassMark® Software has executed objective, performance benchmark testing on nine Internet Security products from various vendors between July 2009 and September 2009. Where they have been made available to the public, we have tested new versions (2010) of Internet Security products. Subsequent editions of this report will include more 2010 products as they are released.

Testing was performed on all products using sixteen performance metrics. These performance metrics are as follows:

• Boot Time;
• Scan Speed;
• Scan Speed on Solid State Drives (SSD);
• User Interface Launch Speed;
• Memory Usage while Idle;
• Browse Time Test;
• Internet Explorer Launch Speed;
• Installation Size;
• Installation Time;
• Registry Key Count;
• Copying, Moving and Deleting different types of common files;
• Installation of Third Party Applications;
• Network Throughput Test (previously named “Binary Download Test”)
• File Format Conversion;
• File Compression and Decompression; and
• File Write, Open and Close.

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IS Performance Benchmarking (2010)

[Raymond]

That is good information. Too bad they didn't include Avira in the test.
So Norton tops the test, followed by ESET and Kaspersky.
Things can never go wrong if you use any of these including Avira.

[leofelix]

Interesting G Data 2010 has improved according to this test

[safeguy]

Not trying to sound biased but IF Avira was included in the test, I am pretty sure it would have topped the test lol. By the way, I am surprised Norton 2010 scored better than Eset and Kaspersky. It's time for Norton fans to cheer...after all these years...hehehe

P.S. Avira's still for me...Norton...I might give it a try though.

[jocker]

Very useful info,

is there something similar for Anti Virus 2010 products?

[Bluedot]

How does Dr.Web compare?? its not included in the list

[ceyfer]

How does Dr.Web compare?? its not included in the list

I think you need to wait,Passmark will going to update it...

[jamesmartyn]

Hi...
I read your post and as per you providing information regarding that so good... Thanks for sharing the post..

[ceyfer]

Hi...
I read your post and as per you providing information regarding that so good... Thanks for sharing the post..

You're Welcome Jamesmartyn

[samba_siva_raju]

Only thing which bother's me that this piece of work is funded by Symantec Corporation & even some of the scripts are supplied by them. See Disclosure in the document.

"Symantec Corporation funded the production of this report and supplied some of the test scripts used for the tests (See Appendix 1 – Test Method – How did we conduct these tests? below)."

How reliable are these results which highlights Norton (Symantec) on top of the list.