Originally posted by leipero
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profoundWHALE Michael was very fair to firefox, even tho it's fans (and I am one of them(fans)) think he wasn't (because of javascripts etc.). He called 2.6-3.2GHz quoad core i7 a "modest CPU", and in reality it is, but look at desktop browser resolutions, and you would see that 1080p is not even 20%, while dominant resolution is still 1366x768, while "other high" usually doesn't mean >1080p. With that on mind, those PC's are from "casuals", and they usually run Intel dual cores (with HT at best), and those PC's main purpose is web browsing. With all that on mind, it is actually unfair to test browsers on even "mid range" CPU's, let alone high end,a nd since msot of the web is plagued with javascripts, it is logical to test for it the most.
With that said, I've done extensive testing on really low end hardware (stock FX-4100 with turbo disabled), and results are not better for Firefox, in fact they are much worse. One note is that I've used:
for testing, but that should only improve performance (in Firefox 55). Another note is that resolution used is comparable to "1440x900", so it is not 1080p or 720p. Also, I've forced DRI2, results would be probably better in some areas, but still, it would be better for both...
So results of Chromium (v61) vs Firefox (v55) are:
They speak for themselves, and even tho I am Firefox fan, msot of the time I do use Chromium, and you can see why. But it is not all bad for Firefox, on some pages (like Level1Techs forums) Firefox actually gives smoother experience, and especially with DRI3 and TearFree option enabled you can spot the difference, even on light websites such as youtube or phoronix. For example, when page is still loading (here on phoronix, adds tend to be terrible slow to load sometimes/most of the time) in Chromium, when I scroll down the page there is stutter, when page is fully loaded everything is smooth and fine, while on Firefox (and especially with TearFree) it's super smooth regardless if page is loaded or not, same goes for youtube or any other site. So, browsing experience (aside from loading slower, and javascripts) could be better on Firefox.
TL;DR: Michael should test it on his Pentiums, Celerons and his Athlon x3, adn Firefox developers too .
With that said, I've done extensive testing on really low end hardware (stock FX-4100 with turbo disabled), and results are not better for Firefox, in fact they are much worse. One note is that I've used:
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layers.acceleration.force-enabled = true browser.tabs.remote.force-enable = true
So results of Chromium (v61) vs Firefox (v55) are:
Code:
Motionmark: C 259, F 115, Chromium 125% faster. Basemark: C 470, F 316, Chromium 49% faster. ARES-6: C 54ms, F 174ms, Chromium 222% faster. Speedometer: C 83, F 45, Chromium 84% faster. Jetstream: C 101, F 103, Firefox 2% faster. Octane: C 17447, F 16231, Chromium 7% faster.
TL;DR: Michael should test it on his Pentiums, Celerons and his Athlon x3, adn Firefox developers too .
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