Proof to what browser is the fastest

[TwiceOver]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
i was browsing on a Linux machine the other day and i noticed that everything seemed a lot faster than any browser on a Windows machine (and i don't remember which browser was on the linux machine).

is it possible that OS can make a difference as well?

I did a couple tests between linux and windows on various machines. I don't think the browser even makes much of a difference. It seems to be "What handles java the best" type situation. CPU, Connection, OS seem to make a difference. Browser is hit or miss.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: WiseOldDude
firefox popup blocker worked as designed.

it's not about the speed, it's the security ( and the fact that it is not M$'$ virus errrr. browser)

so does operas and IEs for that matter, thats kinda why i said turn it off

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

IE - 10.39
Firefox - 8.55

 

[Cerb]

1800+
FF 1.0
many tabs over several windows, EAC ripping in the background, FB2K playing MP3s...
14.14s, 14.92s, and 15.59s results.
So, 1: there is probably about a 10% margin of error.
2: not bad, beating the average FF speed in all cases.

I don't have Opera, and am not going to use IE unless I absolutely MUST.

 

[AaronB]

Firefox 1.x, Windows XP, 2.20-2.39GHz
8.95 seconds, Feb 20, at 21:34:02
ranking: 117 out of 502 testers


Explorer 6.x, Windows XP, 2.20-2.39GHz
9.83 seconds, Feb 20, at 21:36:20
ranking: 141 out of 502 testers

I've tweaked Firefox a bit. I don't know what effect that had on this test.

EDIT- Closed all of the other open windows in Firefox and turned off a few running programs:

Firefox 1.x, Windows XP, 2.20-2.39GHz
7.36 seconds, Feb 20, at 21:41:03
ranking: 73 out of 502 testers

 

[Mo0o]

8.27

Opera 7.54, XP, 3.0Ghz

This is like drag racing for nerds

 

[DrPizza]

Firefox with user agent switched to Opera 7.54 on an Athlon 1000 with 7hundred and some MB of ram...
22.46 seconds.

Slowest so far??

 

[DrPizza]

test 6 was the killer.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Firefox with user agent switched to Opera 7.54 on an Athlon 1000 with 7hundred and some MB of ram...
22.46 seconds.

Slowest so far??

why do you have FF set to opera?

 

[simms]

simms, Explorer 6.x, Windows XP, 2.00-2.19GHz 10.22 seconds, Feb 20, at 21:52:45

ranking: 155 out of 502 testers


With FF set to IE, it was 15.
With FF as FF, it was 14-15.

I think Opera is considerably faster...

 

[jagec]

10.01 seconds in Firefox,
10.51 seconds in IE.

Granted, I had other windows open in FF.

 

[lizardboy]

9.88 seconds with IE, couldn't get past step 2 in Firefox

 

[Anubis]

changeing what operai identifies as makes just about no difference in speed for me. as opera its .9 secs faster then as mozilla and .12 secs faster the as IE

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: lizardboy
9.88 seconds with IE, couldn't get past step 2 in Firefox

thats beacuse YOU CANT READ

 

[myusername]

for s & g, I scored 7.19 while sucking down some binaries.

 

[Mo0o]

Well this ends the debate. Opera > ALLLLLL

 

[dethman]

13.42 IE
9.25 firefox
8.51 opera 7.54


but i dont' get how these tests show you how fast browsers are.

 

[Babbles]

Looks like Opera is the win!

Edit: Forgot to post my results

Opera 8.0: 5.69 seconds
MSIE: 23.99 seconds
Firefox: 17.66 seconds

 

[HappyFace]

9.19 in IE ... not bad for IE considering the average results

 

[xEDIT409]

I'm gonna have to bump this, b/c I just tried it with Opera 8.0 and I got 5.72 seconds

 

[Tiamat]

10.31 Firefox 1.0.2
11.36 IE6

 

[Whitecloak]

maxthon 16s

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Anubis
yea thsi is highly dependent on connection speed, however everyone has IE so run it with IE and whatever you use so you can compair

what? how is it highly dependent on connection speed?

 

[Bushwicktrini]

10.62 ie6

 

[Monkey muppet]

Originally posted by: Anubis
yea thsi is highly dependent on connection speed, however everyone has IE so run it with IE and whatever you use so you can compair

everyone does not have IE thankyou