Benchmark Analysis: Windows 7 And Ubuntu 11.10
The analysis tables contain categories for each type of benchmark. For example, Mozilla Dromaeo DOM is represented by the DOM category, while Peacekeeper, Kraken, and SunSpider are represented together under the JavaScript category.
Each category has four columns: winner, strong, acceptable, and weak. Winner is obviously the browser that achieves the highest scores in that category. The strong column is for those browsers exhibiting superior performance, but no victory. Acceptable is for browsers that perform neither spectacularly nor poorly, but merely adequately. For tests that measure frame rates, a score near the 30 FPS range gets that browser filed into the acceptable column. The weak column is for browsers that perform poorly or substantially lower than competing products.
In the event of a tie in the analysis tables, we go back to the individual benchmarks and look at the raw difference in scores.
The Windows 7-based standings for Chrome 17, Firefox 10, Internet Explorer 9, Opera 11.61, and Safari 5.1.2 are found in the table below.
Windows 7 Analysis Table
Header Cell - Column 0 | Winner | Strong | Acceptable | Weak |
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Performance Benchmarks | ||||
Startup Time, Light | Safari | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Chrome, Firefox, Opera | Internet Explorer |
Startup Time, Heavy | Opera | Chrome | Firefox | Internet Explorer, Safari |
Page Load Time, Uncached | Safari | Row 3 - Cell 2 | Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera | Row 3 - Cell 4 |
Page Load Time, Cached | Safari | Chrome | Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera | Row 4 - Cell 4 |
JavaScript | Chrome | Firefox | Opera | Internet Explorer, Safari |
DOM | Opera | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Firefox | Internet Explorer |
CSS | Chrome | Safari | Opera, Internet Explorer | Firefox |
Flash | Internet Explorer | Opera, Safari | Chrome, Firefox | Row 8 - Cell 4 |
Java | Firefox | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari | Row 9 - Cell 4 |
Silverlight | Chrome | Opera | Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari | Row 10 - Cell 4 |
HTML5 | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Chrome | Opera, Safari |
HTML5 Hardware Acceleration | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Row 12 - Cell 3 | Chrome, Opera, Safari |
WebGL | Chrome | Firefox | Row 13 - Cell 3 | Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari |
Efficiency Benchmarks | ||||
Memory Usage, Light | Internet Explorer | Row 15 - Cell 2 | Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari | Row 15 - Cell 4 |
Memory Usage, Heavy | Safari | Firefox | Opera, Chrome | Internet Explorer |
Memory Management | Internet Explorer | Chrome, Firefox | Row 17 - Cell 3 | Opera, Safari |
Reliability Benchmarks | ||||
Proper Page Loads | Opera | Firefox, Safari | Chrome | Internet Explorer |
Conformance Benchmarks | ||||
HTML5 | Chrome | Firefox | Opera | Internet Explorer, Safari |
JavaScript | Opera | Firefox, Chrome | Internet Explorer | Safari |
Now, let's take a look at how Chrome 17, Firefox 10, and Opera 11.61 perform in Ubuntu 11.10.
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) Analysis Table
Header Cell - Column 0 | Winner | Strong | Acceptable | Weak |
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Performance Benchmarks | ||||
Startup Time, Light | Firefox | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Chrome, Opera | Row 1 - Cell 4 |
Startup Time, Heavy | Opera | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Chrome, Firefox | Row 2 - Cell 4 |
Page Load Time, Uncached | Chrome | Opera | Firefox | Row 3 - Cell 4 |
Page Load Time, Cached | Chrome | Row 4 - Cell 2 | Opera | Firefox |
JavaScript | Chrome | Firefox | Opera | Row 5 - Cell 4 |
DOM | Opera | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Chrome, Firefox | Row 6 - Cell 4 |
CSS | Chrome | Opera | Row 7 - Cell 3 | Firefox |
Flash | Firefox | Chrome, Opera | Row 8 - Cell 3 | Row 8 - Cell 4 |
Java | Firefox | Chrome, Opera | Row 9 - Cell 3 | Row 9 - Cell 4 |
Silverlight | Row 10 - Cell 1 | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 | Chrome, Firefox, Opera |
HTML5 | Chrome | Opera | Firefox | Row 11 - Cell 4 |
HTML5 Hardware Acceleration | Chrome | Row 12 - Cell 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 | Firefox, Opera |
WebGL | Firefox | Row 13 - Cell 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 | Chrome, Opera |
Efficiency Benchmarks | ||||
Memory Usage, Light | Chrome | Row 15 - Cell 2 | Firefox, Opera | Row 15 - Cell 4 |
Memory Usage, Heavy | Firefox | Row 16 - Cell 2 | Opera | Chrome |
Memory Management | Chrome | Firefox | Row 17 - Cell 3 | Opera |
Reliability Benchmarks | ||||
Proper Page Loads | Opera | Row 19 - Cell 2 | Chrome | Firefox |
Conformance Benchmarks | ||||
HTML5 | Chrome | Firefox | Opera | Row 21 - Cell 4 |
JavaScript | Opera | Firefox, Chrome | Row 22 - Cell 3 | Row 22 - Cell 4 |