Firefox Counters Chrome's Speed Test

Firefox Counters Chrome's Speed Test

Techtree News Staff, Sep 04, 2008 1820 hrs IST

According to Mozilla's SunSpider test, Firefox 3.1 is 28% faster than Chrome on Windows XP and 16% faster on Vista.

To counter Chrome, Google's new browser Mozilla released some performance results of the forthcoming version of Firefox. And according to those results, it outpaces Chrome, reports Cnet.

At the Chrome launch, Google showed performance results of the browser using its collection of 5 JavaScript benchmarks and V8 - Chrome's JavaScript engine. To counter this, Mozilla, a competitor to Google in the Internet browser space has come up with a different test called SunSpider.

SunSpider shows that the forthcoming Firefox 3.1, which uses a JavaScript acceleration technology called TraceMonkey, is faster than Chrome for JavaScript programs. It was 28% faster than Chrome on Windows XP and 16% faster on Vista.



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well, its not really abt the speed. Its the very concept of how web pages are implemented and displayed on the browser (like individual processes) that makes chrome stand out from other browsers. I simply love it. But its in its beta, so caution advised!

by Ritchie, NY, on Sep 04, 2008 09:32 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i wholly accept wat u hav told and it makes a lot of sense

by dany james, bangalore, on Oct 17, 2008 07:09 PM, Report abuse

both are really good. i think both should go on together and make another browser with qualities of both. this wud really revolutionary and wud surly remove IE's hold on the net completely

by dany james, bangalore, on Oct 17, 2008 07:06 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I am using Firefox, even tried chrome, however the Firefox is quicker in response and is more feature rich than any other browser.

by Nagendra, Delhi, on Oct 16, 2008 12:34 PM, Report abuse   Reply

chrome looks and feels simplistic but it may not have the juice to compete with firefox

by Sreejesh, Alappuzha, on Sep 12, 2008 09:51 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I love chrome, excellent browser very fast and in incognito mode terrific ,nothing can be traced !!!!

by Manikumar, chennai, on Sep 07, 2008 10:40 AM, Report abuse   Reply

overly simplistic.

by raj, mumbai, on Sep 05, 2008 02:33 AM, Report abuse   Reply

I find chrome a fast & simple browser, but i will continue using firefox as it is feature rich and makes browsing easy with its vast add-on tools. As google leading in all phases, wait for that day when they will launch the "gPhone".

by Sanjeet Singh, Delhi, on Sep 04, 2008 10:19 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Google is indeed bringing fun into the game... :-) .... As i see it.. Things can only get better from here.. :-) ....

by Anant Bhushan, Roorkee, on Sep 04, 2008 09:55 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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