Browser speed test

[moontan]

i decided to test the top 4 browsers just for fun.
i used a stopwatch instead of benchmarks.
statistics can be made to say anything you want, the stopwatch doesn't lie.

i took the links to the 28 news article on the Google News page and hit them one by one.
i stopped the stopwatch once the page was fully loaded (when the 'hourglass' stops).
keep in mind i have a 'medium' internet speed (128 kbps).

i was surprised that Chrome did not take the first spot.

Results:
IE9 : 6.72 seconds avg
Chrome 11: 7.48
Firefox 4.1 : 9.22
Opera: i quit after 15 links since it was clear it was gonna place last with times very close to Firefox.

[funkydude]

Chrome will take the top spot on JavaScript heavy sites. IE9 used to have the fastest with Chakra but I believe Chrome improved upon V8 since then to overtake it by a slight margin.

[moontan]

you're right.

maybe my test would have been a little more accurate if i had tested 50 or 100 sites instead of just 28 but there's only so many hours in a day.

[funkydude]

Originally Posted by moontan

maybe my test would have been a little more accurate if i had tested 50 or 100 sites but there's only so many hours in a day.

I'd say it's more accurate if you measure the sites you visit, not a bunch of random sites.

[clayieee]

I must agree. IE9 takes the first place IMO

[moontan]

Originally Posted by funkydude

I'd say it's more accurate if you measure the sites you visit, not a bunch of random sites.

there's only about 5 sites i visit daily on a regular basis, so i needed a larger pool.

anyway, i guess the differences in speed for someone with a high speed pipe would be not really be as important.

[Robin A.]

What Chrome version? In 13.0.772.0 > about:flags there is a new option, "GPU Compositing on all pages". With this option enabled, it appears to me noticeably faster than before.

[funkydude]

Originally Posted by Robin A.

What Chrome version? In 13.0.772.0 > about:flags there is a new option, "GPU Compositing on all pages". With this option enabled, it appears to me noticeably faster than before.

Enabled it, good stuff.