Browser Speed Comparisons

Found what I thought was an interesting site concerning browsers. If interested please go HERE to read and see the results. :slight_smile:


Interesting results that show why Opera became my main browser. :slight_smile:


but very outdated resuls …

Hmm, very outdated results?. The author of this article mentions that some of his tests included I.E. 7.0. That can’t be all that much outdated.
Perhaps someone else that reads this article can implement some more recent tests if they are that interested in whether this article is outdated or not?? :slight_smile:
Here is what the author says about updating his testing results:

"Since I get a lot of emails asking about updating the results for new browser versions, I will explain when I will and will not do updates:

For the major browsers, I will add new results when major or important new versions come out. The results do not change much with minor releases, so I will usually only update when the browser gets a new major rendering engine version. Even so (as with Firefox 1.5), this does not always make very much of a difference. It may take me a little while to test the browsers, as I must test them on multiple platforms. Additionally, with some browsers (such as Konqueror), testing new versions requires me to upgrade my entire operating system. Please be patient.
For the minor browsers, I will add new results only when major new versions come out, and sometimes only if the underlying engine has actually changed enough for the timings to change significantly.
For the browser skins, such as Avant, Maxthon, and Epiphany, I will amost never retest. There is no point. They hardly change at all since they rely on the underlying browser. Their results are more likely to change depending on how the underlying browser changes - see the underlying browser (usually Mozilla or Internet Explorer) for more details. I will not add results for any more skins (such as GreenBrowser, SlimBrowser, or Galeon) - they are all very similar to each other, so look at the results for the other similar skins. (Note that just because browsers like Avant have released several newer versions, that does not make me any more likely to retest. They use version numbers as a sales tactic, with relatively few changes in the browser itself, and virtually nothing to alter its performance.)
I will not add results for tweaked installs, such as where you change the network settings, or disable splash screens. I explain my reasons for this in the tests section.
I will not add results for any more clones (like Skipstone). They are all very similar to each other, so look at the results for the other similar clones.
I will add results for new browsers, assuming they are capable of performing the required tasks, and assuming they are not just skins or clones.
Subscribe to my RSS feed to see when I update, and see my previous email for details of when I have made updates."

this is outdated. He tested Safari 1.2 and 2.0 beta. Safari For mac OS 10.3 is now at 1.3 and has been for over a year and safari 2.0 final has been out for a year and a half

Please read what the author of the article said/says about this. These are his tests at the time he made them. He explains about updates etc for the browsers as to whether they are needed or not. That’s his issue with things. Shouldn’t really make that much difference. Different computers being used for the testing etc also have a bearing on the tests. I just posted this so folks could get a idea of what HE found using what HE did at the time HE did. Doesn’t really make that much difference according to what HE states.

Nice find, but as posted above, its kinda outdated. But, at the same time, its plausible to be true. There are still a lot of more things affecting the Browser speeds nowadays, and sometimes background programs may affect them. Whatever I guess. Interesting results with the comparisons with other broswers … Hmmmm …

well there are more than 5 outdated versions and not last or close to last of browsers i use …

such test is then IMHO outdated no matter what …