Fileplanet beta vs final retail version?

Hey all, I am wondering if anyone here who was a beta tester and flew the fileplanet beta extensively has had a chance to compare performance of the beta to the retail version? It isnt for sale in my area and i wanted to know if they took a step backwards in performance since the beta? I spoke with the developers at avsim and they said that it was the same or a bit better but from reading the forums im seeing that it may be worse?? If anyone who can compare the 2 could chime in about this i would be very appreciative. No need for me to buy this thing if they have taken a step back. The beta runs pretty good for me and ill just keep playing it in conjunction with fs9 until the beta timeout expires.Dave