Firefox 70 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X benchmarks on Firefox 70 against Firefox 69/68. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel on Ubuntu Linux with default and WebRender.


Default: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723

	OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.2.1 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

WebRender: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723

	OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.2.1 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Default: Firefox 69.0.3: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723

	OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.2.1 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

WebRender: Firefox 69.0.3: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723

	OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.2.1 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Default: Firefox 70.0: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723

	OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.2.1 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

WebRender: Firefox 70.0: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723

	OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.2.1 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Selenium
Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
Default: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR ... 46.19 |========================================
WebRender: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR . 46.01 |========================================
Default: Firefox 69.0.3 ....... 44.03 |======================================
WebRender: Firefox 69.0.3 ..... 44.38 |======================================
Default: Firefox 70.0 ......... 44.47 |=======================================
WebRender: Firefox 70.0 ....... 44.27 |======================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Firefox
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
Default: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR ... 39161 |========================================
WebRender: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR . 37998 |=======================================
Default: Firefox 69.0.3 ....... 38069 |=======================================
WebRender: Firefox 69.0.3 ..... 38136 |=======================================
Default: Firefox 70.0 ......... 38341 |=======================================
WebRender: Firefox 70.0 ....... 38953 |========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
Default: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR ... 277 |==========================================
WebRender: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR . 275 |=========================================
Default: Firefox 69.0.3 ....... 280 |==========================================
WebRender: Firefox 69.0.3 ..... 278 |==========================================
Default: Firefox 70.0 ......... 279 |==========================================
WebRender: Firefox 70.0 ....... 278 |==========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Firefox
Overall Score > Higher Is Better
Default: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR ... 817.87 |=====================================
WebRender: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR . 841.32 |=======================================
Default: Firefox 69.0.3 ....... 841.79 |=======================================
WebRender: Firefox 69.0.3 ..... 850.91 |=======================================
Default: Firefox 70.0 ......... 829.09 |======================================
WebRender: Firefox 70.0 ....... 822.73 |======================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
Default: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR ... 235.21 |=======================================
WebRender: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR . 235.18 |=======================================
Default: Firefox 69.0.3 ....... 234.16 |=======================================
WebRender: Firefox 69.0.3 ..... 233.83 |=======================================
Default: Firefox 70.0 ......... 231.90 |======================================
WebRender: Firefox 70.0 ....... 234.00 |=======================================


Selenium
Benchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
Default: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR ... 16045 |=====================================
WebRender: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR . 16079 |=====================================
Default: Firefox 69.0.3 ....... 16488 |======================================
WebRender: Firefox 69.0.3 ..... 16977 |=======================================
Default: Firefox 70.0 ......... 16820 |======================================
WebRender: Firefox 70.0 ....... 17486 |========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: MotionMark - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
Default: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR ... 143.37 |=============
WebRender: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR . 280.80 |=========================
Default: Firefox 69.0.3 ....... 177.39 |================
WebRender: Firefox 69.0.3 ..... 409.16 |=====================================
Default: Firefox 70.0 ......... 152.58 |==============
WebRender: Firefox 70.0 ....... 431.68 |=======================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Firefox
Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Default: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR ... 120.00 |=====================================
WebRender: Firefox 68.2.0 ESR . 121.00 |======================================
Default: Firefox 69.0.3 ....... 124.53 |=======================================
WebRender: Firefox 69.0.3 ..... 125.00 |=======================================
Default: Firefox 70.0 ......... 123.00 |======================================
WebRender: Firefox 70.0 ....... 123.00 |======================================