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Ask HN: How accurate is browser benchmark Speedometer 2.0?

3 pointsby coconutoctopusover 7 years ago
I remember seeing an article here not too long ago, it&#x27;s about the new Speedometer 2.0&#x27;s release and for testing browser speed. I was curious so I tested on my early-2015 13&quot; MBP along with my month old new PC (Ryzen 1600 stock + 16gb DDR4 2400mhz + NVMe SSD).<p>The scores are from using the benchmark with all extensions disabled with latest updates http:&#x2F;&#x2F;browserbench.org&#x2F;Speedometer2.0&#x2F;<p>On MAC, Safari 67, Chrome 67, Firefox 47 On PC, Chrome 76, Firefox 64, Edge 46<p>Should the scores be higher if the hardware is better? I saw on some forums people are getting a score of more than 100 with older generation hardwares. I thought my new PC would get noticeably higher score due to newer parts, or am I missing something here?<p>Regardless of speed, I&#x27;m pretty browser agnostic, switched to Firefox due to the looks but I use all the browsers depending on tasks on hand. Asking mostly due to curiosity, would appreciate if anyone can shed some light.

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bradknowlesover 7 years ago
Good question. On my work MacBook Pro, Safari was the fastest browser for Speedometer 2.0. But on my home MacBook Pro, Safari wouldn&#x27;t complete running it at all.<p>I&#x27;m not aware of any major OS or software differences between the machines, but I guess I could be wrong. ;(<p>I&#x27;m definitely giving BrowserBench.org a try on my various browsers, including Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi, Firefox, and Safari.<p>We&#x27;ll see how the complete set of tests turn out.