Post your Internet Browser Benchmark

[xXSevenXx]

Without System Scan.

 

[wysiwyg]

Its all cloud cuckoo land, there is such a variation between similar browsers as to make ALL results garbage.

Can't you understand there is no basic standard, results can only be compared accurately it everyone had everything identical,
System
Time
Site
ISP details.
Etc,Etc,Etc.

 

[Gornot]

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The (second) point of this thread is to give users feedback on how a single person's benchmark results of one web browser is compared to another, from the same user, not just showing off.

 

[wysiwyg]

So that means no browser is better than any other, only to the individual. so what are all the fanboys and their browsers, going to do now that the rugs been pulled from under them.


I use IE8 by the way and I'm totally satified with the speed.

 

[Gornot]

I completely agree. And I always say to people "there is no such thing as the best _____" (fill in with browser/player/software in gerenal).

Personally, I usea different browser every month: IE, FF, GC, Safari, MX. Haven't used opera since the first v10 versions. Now I stick with IE9 for the purpose of seeing how long till it gets me mad and I switch to another browser. So far so good

 

[Maxxwire]

Browsers serve a very functional and measurable purpose on the internet and I have found a browser that will function at download bandwidths very close to the 37 Mbps limit of my Motorola 501SB modem. I choose to use the Opera browser because it delivers a very acceptable level of performance for my personal use as a photographer uploading and downloading fairly large files some of which are in the .psd format and are in the 320 to 400 Mb size range.

As far as browser benchmarks are concerned it can be clearly seen from all of the results posted on this thread that all browsers are clearly do not offer the same performance when compared side bu side on the same computer. That said the greatest source of difference between different user results is primarily due to the hardware that their computer is using.

The bottom line for many users though is not blazing fast speeds or nearly instantaneous rendering but rather the number and type of features a browser offers which can not be measured with a series of benchmark tests and accounts for a wide variety of opinions as to which browser is the best.

~Maxx~
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[galaxys]

Was on IE8. Now using FF 64 with IE 9 64 bit which is rocken

 

[Dave76]

So that means no browser is better than any other, only to the individual. so what are all the fanboys and their browsers, going to do now that the rugs been pulled from under them.


I use IE8 by the way and I'm totally satified with the speed.

Everyone knows different 'Browser Tests' favor different browsers.

Most companies have their own browser test.

The only results that are valid is the preference of the user on their system.
Use what works for you, has the features and plug-in's you want, the one you like.

I tend to use the browser, I like the 'feel' of, and is fast and/or fast with the few plug-ins I use.
IE8 was generally a bit slower for me, IE9 beta does run faster on this site, but is even or slower than Chrome on other sites.

I really don't understand these 'browser wars', if anyone wants to stay with a particular browser they like, that's great and obviously their choice, what's the big deal...

 

[Maxxwire]

I really don't understand these 'browser wars', if anyone wants to stay with a particular browser they like, that's great and obviously their choice, what's the big deal...

Neither do I. I know people who run Firefox strictly because there are certain add-ons that perform specific functions that no other browser will. I think that it is just great that there are so many choices of browsers these days to to cater to the needs of so many different people.

~Maxx~
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[Dave76]

I can remember when there wasn't any choice.

Today's choices makes it better for everyone.

So let's enjoy them.

 

[wysiwyg]

Browsers serve a very functional and measurable purpose on the internet and I have found a browser that will function at download bandwidths very close to the 37 Mbps limit of my Motorola 501SB modem. I choose to use the Opera browser because it delivers a very acceptable level of performance for my personal use as a photographer uploading and downloading fairly large files some of which are in the .psd format and are in the 320 to 400 Mb size range.

As far as browser benchmarks are concerned it can be clearly seen from all of the results posted on this thread that all browsers are clearly do not offer the same performance when compared side bu side on the same computer. That said the greatest source of difference between different user results is primarily due to the hardware that their computer is using.

The bottom line for many users though is not blazing fast speeds or nearly instantaneous rendering but rather the number and type of features a browser offers which can not be measured with a series of benchmark tests and accounts for a wide variety of opinions as to which browser is the best.

~Maxx~
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My b/band was limit was 17mb I regularly get, depending on time of day, 14.9 to 15.2 and I use IE8, in the ratio I think our results are on a par so that really puts the kybosh on this falacy that its the browser that matters, its the broadband quality.

 

[Maxxwire]

......................Firefox...................................Opera......

You're right Bandwidth is very important, but as this screencapture from Bandwidth Meter Pro shows using the same available Bandwith in back to back tests downloading the identical set of 64 Mb to 100 Mb files Firefox downloaded at a maximum Bandwidth of 15.5 Mbps and Opera had a peak download rate of 34.6 Mbps. The available bandwidth is equal, but the ability to access and employ that Bandwidth differs from browser to browser especially with the Opera browser which can be dramatically accelerated using simple performance adjustments in its GUI.

~Maxx~
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[xXSevenXx]

With System Scan.

 

[Maxxwire]

xXSevenXx- Have you taken a minute and used Opera's on board network tools to allow it to tune it so that it will run as fast an efficiently as possible?

~Maxx~
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[xXSevenXx]

xXSevenXx- Have you taken a minute and used Opera's on board network tools to allow it to tune it so that it will run as fast an efficiently as possible?

~Maxx~
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How?

 

[Maxxwire]

In the Opera Menu go to Settings> Preferences> Advanced> Network and change the Max connections to a server and Max total connections settings from their defaults of 16 and 64 to 128 and 128 respectively literally doubled the speed that the Opera had with its default 'out of the box' settings when I first ran it. You may want to try other settings to see if they work better for you with your ISP, but these settings work best for me with Opera on Comcast Broadband...

~Maxx~
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[xXSevenXx]

In the Opera Menu go to Settings> Preferences> Advanced> Network and change the Max connections to a server and Max total connections settings from their defaults of 16 and 64 to 128 and 128 respectively literally doubled the speed that the Opera had with its default 'out of the box' settings when I first ran it. You may want to try other settings to see if they work better for you with your ISP, but these settings work best for me with Opera on Comcast Broadband...

~Maxx~
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I tried the settings you suggested, and they haven't improved anything. It has actually made things worse as it's unable to even finish the benchmark test.

 

[xXSevenXx]

I managed to get it to work by enabling Turbo, and this is the result with the settings you suggested.

 

[Maxxwire]

xXSevenXx- Opera Turbo enables server side compression that speeds up low bandwidth connections, but should not be used if you have a high speed internet connection. My computer has the same Core i7 930 processor and an ATI 5770 video card and this is how Opera 10.70 b9049 runs at Peacekeeper using Comcast Broadband...

Have you checked the download and upload bandwidth of your ISP at SpeedTest.net? Here's the result of the SpeedTest.net benchmark I ran on my ISP just a few minutes ago...

The results can vary somewhat throughout the day based on usage loads, but if you are using a similar bandwidth the Opera Turbo will slow Opera's performance down considerably.

This is my diminished ISP bandwidth with Opera Turbo enabled. On a low bandwidth wi-fi connection I have seen Opera Turbo speed up bandwidths as much as 8X, but it impedes a high speed broadband connection because of the same server side compression that speeds up a low bandwidth connection.

~Maxx~
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[xXSevenXx]

Maxxwire Opera Turbo enables server side compression that speeds up low bandwidth connections, but should not be used if you have a high speed internet connection. My computer has the same Core i7 930 processor and an ATI 5770 video card and this is how Opera 10.70 b9049 runs at Peacekeeper using Comcast Broadband...

I have Turbo on automatic, but I switched it on to do the benchmark test.
Any way I reinstalled it, adjusted the settings, and I got a slight improvement.
Turbo was on auto and went to x3
As for Broadband speed your upload speed is faster than my D/L speed, I usually average 5.7