Windows 8: Double-Checking Performance On Core i7-3770K

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Windows 8: Double-Checking Performance On Core i7-3770K by Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos

With several links to other Windows 8 studies and comparisons inside the article:
The Definitive Windows 8 Review And User Guide
Windows 8: Clarifying Codecs, Compiling, And Compatibility
Windows 8 Versus Windows 7: Game Performance, Benchmarked
Windows 8: Does AMD's Bulldozer Architecture Benefit?
Dell Shows Off Its Entire Windows 8-Based Fall Line-Up
Microsoft Surface Review, Part 1: Performance And Display Quality

and:
1. A Performance Check With Core i7-3770K
2. Benchmark Results: 3DMark 11 And PCMark 7
3. Benchmark Results: Sandra 2012 And Fritz
4. Benchmark Results: Crysis 2 And Mafia II
5. Benchmark Results: Audio And Video
6. Benchmark Results: Image Processing And Image Rendering
7. Benchmark Results: File Compression And File Operations
8. Confirmation: Similar Performance Under Windows 8

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/windows-8-benchmark-performance,review-32560.html

Good reading.