IE9 vs Chrome 10 vs Firefox 4 RC vs Opera 11.01 vs Safari 5 - The BIG browser benchma

[hclarkjr]

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/...1-vs-safari-5-the-big-browser-benchmark/11890

 

[pcslookout]

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/...1-vs-safari-5-the-big-browser-benchmark/11890

As I expected everyone wins with all of this competition! Now I can see why Firefox 4 is faster for me compared to the others. At least it feels faster. Not a lot or enough to be earth shattering noticeable but in the long run that doesn't matter. Choosing a browser has never been easier if you are worried about speed!

You lose big time if you have to use a official 64 bit browser. That sucks and didn't realize it was that bad. Hopefully Mozilla or Opera can come out with the first official good 64 bit browser unlike Microsoft.

 

[Nothinman]

The only 64-bit browser mentioned is IE. I'd say that's just a big MS fail since I've been using 64-bit browsers on Linux for years without any performance issues.

 

[pcslookout]

The only 64-bit browser mentioned is IE. I'd say that's just a big MS fail since I've been using 64-bit browsers on Linux for years without any performance issues.

What 64 bit browser are you using on Linux ? The only ones I know of at this time is IE, Minefield, and Safari (only on Mac though the 64 bit version).

 

[Nothinman]

What 64 bit browser are you using on Linux ? The only ones I know of at this time is IE, Minefield, and Safari (only on Mac though the 64 bit version).

I used to use Galeon almost exclusively but then they gimped it so I used Epiphany for a while. Now I'm using Chrome. I've always had FF there as a backup but rarely need it. The FF builds obviously aren't official and blessed by Mozilla, but they've always worked fine for me, even with Flash once Adobe released a 64-bit plugin.

 

[Veliko]

A 64-bit browser is pretty useless if the add-ons and plugins are still 32-bit.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Holy crap. I just installed IE9 (64) and what can I say? OMG it's fast!

 

[Nothinman]

A 64-bit browser is pretty useless if the add-ons and plugins are still 32-bit.

Why? Flash and Java both have 64-bit plugins now and those are the only plugins I can think of that really matter.

 

[Veliko]

Why? Flash and Java both have 64-bit plugins now and those are the only plugins I can think of that really matter.

I have yet to hear anything positive about Flash Square.

 

[Nothinman]

I have yet to hear anything positive about Flash Square.

I have yet to hear anything positive about Flash in general, but the 64-bit plugin works just as well as the 32-bit build IME.

 

[WhiskeyD]

Chrome ftw!

 

[Kev]

chrome is so fast it starts up before i even click the icon

 

[theprodigalrebel]

I'm glad we are at this point where you really can't perceive performance differences between the major browsers. Let OOBE, features, interface and extensibility be the criteria for deciding what browser a user chooses.

I like Chrome's Sync feature the best, particularly how it includes extensions in your sync data.
I like Firefox's superior library of add-ons. Something like Flashgot has no equivalent elsewhere, in terms of letting you download any streaming flash video from the Web. DownThemAll is great for downloading galleries of images and queuing up downloads.
IE9 is slick, fast, will still work with the odd page that doesn't come up right elsewhere and nice enough that most casual users won't need anything 'extra'.

I think the current state of affairs is win.