Question : Windows and Gigabit network utilization.

I'm involved in a debate at work about the value of a gigabit network upgrade with the opposing argument being that Windows does not take advantage of gigabit network speeds.  I can't find anything on the internet supporting either opinion.  Looking for definitive info one way or the other.

Answer : Windows and Gigabit network utilization.

Gigabit hardware will give you increased throughput on the wire side, no question.  

Yes, Windows does not handle all the bells and whistles of Gigabit, but much of the bottleneck is in device drivers and details of the PC architecture, not Windows per se.

Research your gigabit hardware choices carefully - there significant differences in performance between different host adapters, switches and routers.

wb