Bittorrent Client Shootout

By Taoski

See this site here for a review of the Azureus, uTorrent and Transmission (mac only) bittorrent clients.
As per my recent A-List, uTorrent comes out on top:

When you see my results, just remember that I was running a specific case. My hardware probably isn’t close to what you are running and I doubt you would be downloading such a large amount of data as I was, or at least from such an active torrent. However, in my case uTorrent seems like the definite choice for a simple BitTorrent client. uTorrent does everything you could ask from a BitTorrent client and it does it without breaking a sweat. Azureus still has its place in this world, besides being compatible with nearly every operating system, Azureus also supports plug-ins and has an extensive Wiki that can answer nearly any question you have. Either way, no matter which client you choose, I am sure you will be satisfied as both clients make it very easy to enjoy the benefits of BitTorrent and open up this large world of networks to the common user.

During the testing, the author observed Azureus taking up 80% of the CPU and 160MB of memory.  uTorrent however was only utilizing 9mb of memory and up to 30% of the CPU.

2 Responses to “Bittorrent Client Shootout”

  1. MrNoxious Says:

    Found this guide useful for optimising uTorrent for increased download speeds :)

  2. Taoski Says:

    Yes.
    I saw that too the other day.

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