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.

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Firefox 68
July 31 2019
  1 Hour, 47 Minutes
Firefox 68 WebRender
August 01 2019
  1 Hour, 56 Minutes
Chrome 76
August 01 2019
  2 Hours, 10 Minutes
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Firefox 68

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Python Notes: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.8
Security Notes: l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional STIBP: always-on RSB filling

Firefox 68 WebRender

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

Firefox 68 vs. Chrome 76 Linux Web Browser BenchmarksOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteAMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads)ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (0702 BIOS)AMD Device 148016384MB2000GB Force MP600Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X 4GB (1300/1750MHz)AMD Device aae0ASUS VP28URealtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723Ubuntu 18.045.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20190725GNOME Shell 3.28.4X Server 1.20.4modesetting 1.20.44.5 Mesa 19.0.2 (LLVM 8.0.0)GCC 7.4.0ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionFirefox 68 Vs. Chrome 76 Linux Web Browser Benchmarks PerformanceSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.8- l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional STIBP: always-on RSB filling

Firefox 68Firefox 68 WebRenderChrome 76Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumMotionMarkARES-6BasemarkSpeedometerCanvasMarkOctaneWebXPRTJetstream

Firefox 68 vs. Chrome 76 Linux Web Browser Benchmarksselenium: ARES-6selenium: Basemarkselenium: Speedometerselenium: CanvasMarkselenium: Octaneselenium: WebXPRTselenium: Jetstreamselenium: MotionMarkFirefox 68Firefox 68 WebRenderChrome 7651.44595.3098.271515736858262226.0595.8051.52617.9695.891478337098261221.69262.0118.981155.671392089550349275227.63698.01OpenBenchmarking.org

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This test profile uses the Selenium WebDriver for running various browser benchmarks in different available web browsers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: ARES-6Chrome 76Firefox 68Firefox 68 WebRender1224364860SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 318.9851.4451.521. Chrome 76: chrome 76.0.3809.872. Firefox 68: firefox 68.0.13. Firefox 68 WebRender: firefox 68.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgOverall Score, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: BasemarkChrome 76Firefox 68Firefox 68 WebRender2004006008001000SE +/- 16.33, N = 9SE +/- 7.78, N = 3SE +/- 7.57, N = 31155.67595.30617.961. Chrome 76: chrome 76.0.3809.872. Firefox 68: firefox 68.0.13. Firefox 68 WebRender: firefox 68.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns Per Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: SpeedometerChrome 76Firefox 68Firefox 68 WebRender306090120150SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3139.0098.2795.891. Chrome 76: chrome 76.0.3809.872. Firefox 68: firefox 68.0.13. Firefox 68 WebRender: firefox 68.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: CanvasMarkChrome 76Firefox 68Firefox 68 WebRender4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 287.86, N = 3SE +/- 191.31, N = 5SE +/- 137.50, N = 32089515157147831. Chrome 76: chrome 76.0.3809.872. Firefox 68: firefox 68.0.13. Firefox 68 WebRender: firefox 68.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgGeometric Mean, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: OctaneChrome 76Firefox 68Firefox 68 WebRender11K22K33K44K55KSE +/- 360.65, N = 3SE +/- 274.95, N = 3SE +/- 268.38, N = 35034936858370981. Chrome 76: chrome 76.0.3809.872. Firefox 68: firefox 68.0.13. Firefox 68 WebRender: firefox 68.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WebXPRTChrome 76Firefox 68Firefox 68 WebRender60120180240300SE +/- 1.00, N = 32752622611. Chrome 76: chrome 76.0.3809.872. Firefox 68: firefox 68.0.13. Firefox 68 WebRender: firefox 68.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: JetstreamChrome 76Firefox 68Firefox 68 WebRender50100150200250SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 2.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 3227.63226.05221.691. Chrome 76: chrome 76.0.3809.872. Firefox 68: firefox 68.0.13. Firefox 68 WebRender: firefox 68.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: MotionMarkChrome 76Firefox 68Firefox 68 WebRender150300450600750SE +/- 1.71, N = 3SE +/- 9.83, N = 6SE +/- 6.29, N = 9698.0195.80262.011. Chrome 76: chrome 76.0.3809.872. Firefox 68: firefox 68.0.13. Firefox 68 WebRender: firefox 68.0.1

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  ARES-6
  Basemark
  Speedometer
  CanvasMark
  Octane
  WebXPRT
  Jetstream
  MotionMark

Firefox 68

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Python Notes: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.8
Security Notes: l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional STIBP: always-on RSB filling

Testing initiated at 31 July 2019 20:02 by user phoronix.

Firefox 68 WebRender

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Python Notes: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.8
Security Notes: l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional STIBP: always-on RSB filling

Testing initiated at 1 August 2019 09:29 by user phoronix.

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

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Python Notes: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.8
Security Notes: l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional STIBP: always-on RSB filling

Testing initiated at 1 August 2019 11:39 by user phoronix.