Which is the fastest browser? (the shocking truth...)

[floke]

Ok, so I was bored...

Was reading some threads about browsers and decided to do my own incredibly scientific test to see which was the fastest.

The test times were based on a reload of the following link:

http://scragz.com/tech/mozilla/test-rendering-time.php

Reloads were made three consecutive times from a 1mbp wireless connection, and the average time was taken.
Browsers were running with no other programs running on the system.
Clearly, start-up times etc. are not included in the analysis - but the results were surprising.

Here they are (in reverse order)...

Firefox (!) 8.79 seconds (maybe this was due to my extensions??)
Swiftfox (!) 8.75
Epiphany 8.7
Opera 7.84 (that's more like it)
Konqueror - wins with 7.24 (and was running in gnome)

Blimey!

This make Konqueror 8.3% faster than Opera, its nearest rival, and a huge 21.4% faster than Firefox.

By my estimates, if I spend 3hrs a day on the web, then Konqueror will get me an extra 35 minutes worth of web-time - so, by this time tomorrow, the time saved will have compensated for the time spent on this experiment!

[bodhi.zazen]

Yes, extensions slow down firefox, which is why I cut down on them as much as possible ....

You should try firefox without extensions.

In a terminal type:

firefox -P

Create a new profile, say Test, then

firefox -P Test

This will give you a clean firefox to test

You can firefox -P and delete the profile later if you like

Also, there are some mods you can do with firefox to make it faster.

Last, try a light weight browser like dillo. I often use dillo for speed and save firefox if I want graphics.

[floke]

Have just tried dillo - supadupa quick! But, unfortunately it doesn't do graphics, so couldn't get a reading on the test. Also, it's not very functional for quick use, since you can't do mouse gestures etc., so time saved on lightning quick downloads is lost elsewhere - still I was very impressed!

Haven't tried the bare FF yet (will do it tomorrow morning) - but think in advance that this might defeat the objective - since I want ad-blocking, mouse gestures, rewind, etc. for functionality.

Anyway, thanks for the tip

[bodhi.zazen]

LOL

Like i said:

dillo for speed and save firefox if I want graphics

8)

[23meg]

since you can't do mouse gestures etc., so time saved on lightning quick downloads is lost elsewhere

That would sum up why rendering speed doesn't necessarily mean overall operation speed.

[mexlinux]

Konqueror - wins with 7.24 (and was running in gnome)

Of course!

[lotacus]

heh. I get 4.32 seconds with Internet Explorer.

[aktiwers]

what about Lynx?

I get 6.5 with firefox and lots of extentions..

[ardchoille42]

heh. I get 4.32 seconds with Internet Explorer.

Which proves faster does not equal better

[Bou]

Here they are (in reverse order)...

Firefox (!) 8.79 seconds (maybe this was due to my extensions??)
Swiftfox (!) 8.75
Epiphany 8.7
Opera 7.84 (that's more like it)
Konqueror - wins with 7.24 (and was running in gnome)

Blimey!

5.85 using epiphany