chrome vs firefox 3.6rc1 on osx 10.6
test-driving intel optimized firefox
With the final release of Firefox 3.6 just around the corner, I was curious how the release candidate stacked up against the Chrome on Snow Leopard. I did not include Safari benchmarks since I rarely use it. I also opted to benchmark an Intel optimized build of Firefox.
System
- Unibody MacBook Pro 15”
- 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo
- 4gb RAM
- GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT w/ 256mb
Browsers
- Mozilla Firefox (Namoroka) 3.6rc1 (Intel Optimized by C. Latko)
- Google Chrome 4.0.295.0 (Developer Release)
SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark
Chrome was approximately twice as fast as Firefox (overall) in JavaScript. Results can be found at:
Futuremark Peacekeeper Browser Benchmark
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