Pystone benchmark: Win vs. Linux (again)

[Franco Fiorese]

Hi all,
I am relatively new about Python benchmarks.
After some experiments I found that Python on my PC Windows XP has a 
relevant higher performance than on Linux. The simple test using 
pystone.py shows this:

  * Windows XP Pro:  16566.7 pystones/second
  * Linux (kernel 2.6.9 NPTL): 12346.2 pystones/second

I have repeated the test, on Linux, also with other distributions and 
kernel but a relevant difference still exists with Windows offering a 
better performance.

Is there any way, that you know, to get better performance under Linux?

regards
Franco