I compared eight (8) web browsers in Windows, using the Javascript test at Celtic Kane site. (Thanks to Joel for the info!) The graph above shows the results in milliseconds. Each browser was tested ten times, and the values indicated on the graph are the average values. To be clear, the test shows the time it takes the browser to process scripts, NOT the time the browser loads the page. (IMHO, page loading times is connection dependent.) GreatNews is a feed reader with browsing capabilities, by the way.
Safari is clearly the fastest of the bunch, while my favorite browser Flock clocks in the slowest. Unfortunately, I cannot post an article in Ced.i.ph online using Safari, since the CMS online editor does not support Safari. So now, I'd probably fire up Safari for general purpose browsing, while Flock will still be my choice when sharing pics at Flickr and Photobucket, posting articles on Ced.i.ph, and RSS reader for current events.
The tests were done on a 1.5GHz AMD Sempron with 1GB of RAM and MS Windows XP Pro SP2. Results will definitely be much faster on a contemporary machine.
4 comments:
Is it that hard to bench some real situations.
@anonymous I'd love to do that. Maybe you could point me to a more appropriate test? Thanks in advance.
An analogy that comes to mind are cars. If we look outside, we see different cars. All of which are used based on a person's needs.
It's going to be quite difficult to test a car's performance. The same way with browsers... because we have different real world needs.
Thanks for doing the test and posting your results, Ced. It was fun, right?
@joel
Right on! As for cars, we won't just purchase a car solely due to its top speed. A lot of factors will affect our decision, such as body type, leg room, mileage, number of cup holders, and what not. I wish we could "download" cars for testing, though. :D
It definitely was fun doing the tests. I'd probably do another series of browser tests on Ubuntu Linux later on.
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