Firefox 68 vs. Chrome 76 Linux Web Browser Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X web browser benchmarks by Michael Larabel with Mozilla Firefox 68 and Google Chrome 76.


Firefox 68: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (0702 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1480, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X 4GB (1300/1750MHz), Audio: AMD Device aae0, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20190725, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.2 (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Firefox 68 WebRender: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (0702 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1480, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X 4GB (1300/1750MHz), Audio: AMD Device aae0, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20190725, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.2 (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Chrome 76: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (0702 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1480, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X 4GB (1300/1750MHz), Audio: AMD Device aae0, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20190725, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.2 (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Selenium
Benchmark: Octane
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
Firefox 68 ........... 36858 |====================================
Firefox 68 WebRender . 37098 |====================================
Chrome 76 ............ 50349 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Basemark
Overall Score > Higher Is Better
Firefox 68 ........... 595.30  |========================
Firefox 68 WebRender . 617.96  |=========================
Chrome 76 ............ 1155.67 |===============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Speedometer
Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Firefox 68 ........... 98.27  |==================================
Firefox 68 WebRender . 95.89  |=================================
Chrome 76 ............ 139.00 |================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WebXPRT
Score > Higher Is Better
Firefox 68 ........... 262 |=================================================
Firefox 68 WebRender . 261 |================================================
Chrome 76 ............ 275 |===================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream
Score > Higher Is Better
Firefox 68 ........... 226.05 |================================================
Firefox 68 WebRender . 221.69 |===============================================
Chrome 76 ............ 227.63 |================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: CanvasMark
Score > Higher Is Better
Firefox 68 ........... 15157 |====================================
Firefox 68 WebRender . 14783 |===================================
Chrome 76 ............ 20895 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: MotionMark
Score > Higher Is Better
Firefox 68 ........... 95.80  |=======
Firefox 68 WebRender . 262.01 |==================
Chrome 76 ............ 698.01 |================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: ARES-6
ms < Lower Is Better
Firefox 68 ........... 51.44 |=================================================
Firefox 68 WebRender . 51.52 |=================================================
Chrome 76 ............ 18.98 |==================