Benchmarks: IE9 vs. Firefox 13 vs. Google Chrome 20 vs. Opera 12 vs. Safari 5.1
Yes, we will finally post this.
With a release of new web browser builds, including Chrome 20 and Firefox 13, guys at the TomsHardware have yet again dome a good job ad benchmarking all of them.
Who will win? Check the results below to find out.
Tested Browsers
Internet Explorer 9
Google Chrome 20
Firefox 13
Opera 12
Safari 5.1
Conclusion
Even though it all depends on your browser needs, here is how they stacked up after all the testing was complete:
Google Chrome – 19 points
Firefox – 18.5 points
Opera – 15.5 points
Internet Explorer – 11 points
Safari – 6 points
So as seen in the results above, web browsers that utilize a somewhat aggressive release cycle are ahead of everyone else, followed by Opera and then the slowest out of them all: Internet Explorer and Safari.
Coincidence? Maybe.
For even more details, check the following page.
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What happened to my beloved Opera ;(
Your beloved Opera sucks balls, in fact every of those mentioned does, and many more.
Troll alert.
Really? I use Firefox and I hate it. I switch to Opera and I hate it. I switch to Chrome and I hate it as well. Explain that.
You need to get outside some time. Obviously you are not well.
That was the most discerning utterance I’ve seen in my life. You win the award for the most banal imbecile on the internet.
No, the award goes to the author of the following inane trolling:
http://www.favbrowser.com/benchmarks-ie9-vs-firefox-13-vs-google-chrome-20-vs-opera-12-vs-safari-5-1/#comment-589235953
Okay.
Other browsers are tested with HA enabled.
So tests are not fair.
All browsers tested with default settings, as ~95% of the users know nothing about browsers and their settings. Besides, Opera’s HWA is disabled for a reason, what I think you also know.
I think this isn’t something you can call unfair.
Opera is dropping. Desktop Opera will be ceased within year or two and Opera will focus on mobile versions (or Opera will be acquired by some other company like Facebook ;) ).
This. With Opera’s dominance in the mobile market and it’s 5th place standing in desktop market share (for many years), a move to switch over to mobile-only would be unsurprising. If Facebook really does acquire Opera, it’ll only be for the purposes of the mobile browser, and the process will probably be accelerated.
Why would Opera ditch 1/3 of its total revenue and one of its most profitable products (desktop)?
What does “Opera is dropping” mean? The desktop version is still 1/3 of Opera’s total revenue, and it’s still growing its user base.
My internet went out recently, so I decided to tether from my phone.
It was nice having turbo compress the pages with minimum compression artifacts. (Kinda reminded me of the Google compression thing they had going on)
yeah, i was on thether with capped plan on weekend. Mostly using my phone, but had sometimes to use a proper browser on pc, enabled opera turbo, and only show cached imaged, helps a lot
One of the most crazy summary of browser tests I’ve ever seen :D
Safari got beaten by IE.
What in the world does “HTML5 Composite Score” mean?
It’s an empirical fact that IE9 supports far less of the Web Platform than other browsers. This test is crazytown.