Firefox vs. Chrome Browsers Intel Ice Lake Laptop Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. Firefox 70: Processor: Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 06CDVY (1.0.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 34ef, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: KBG40ZPZ512G NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB, Graphics: Intel Iris Plus 3GB (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC289, Network: Intel Device 34f0 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: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 19.3.0-devel (git-1961653 2019-10-24 eoan-oibaf-ppa), Vulkan: 1.1.102, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Firefox 70 + WebRender: Processor: Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 06CDVY (1.0.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 34ef, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: KBG40ZPZ512G NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB, Graphics: Intel Iris Plus 3GB (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC289, Network: Intel Device 34f0 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: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 19.3.0-devel (git-1961653 2019-10-24 eoan-oibaf-ppa), Vulkan: 1.1.102, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Chrome 78: Processor: Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 06CDVY (1.0.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 34ef, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: KBG40ZPZ512G NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB, Graphics: Intel Iris Plus 3GB (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC289, Network: Intel Device 34f0 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: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 19.3.0-devel (git-1961653 2019-10-24 eoan-oibaf-ppa), Vulkan: 1.1.102, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Selenium Benchmark: MotionMark Score > Higher Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 88.50 |======== Firefox 70 + WebRender . 367.34 |=================================== Chrome 78 .............. 486.39 |============================================== Selenium Benchmark: Basemark Overall Score > Higher Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 614.00 |================================= Firefox 70 + WebRender . 597.64 |================================ Chrome 78 .............. 852.33 |============================================== Selenium Benchmark: WebXPRT Score > Higher Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 243 |================================================= Firefox 70 + WebRender . 234 |=============================================== Chrome 78 .............. 211 |=========================================== Selenium Benchmark: Jetstream Score > Higher Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 199.89 |========================================== Firefox 70 + WebRender . 198.73 |========================================== Chrome 78 .............. 216.98 |============================================== Selenium Benchmark: CanvasMark Score > Higher Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 12638 |====================================== Firefox 70 + WebRender . 12618 |====================================== Chrome 78 .............. 15652 |=============================================== Selenium Benchmark: Speedometer Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 87.58 |=================================== Firefox 70 + WebRender . 85.70 |================================== Chrome 78 .............. 115.00 |============================================== Selenium Benchmark: ARES-6 ms < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 50.64 |============================================== Firefox 70 + WebRender . 51.27 |=============================================== Chrome 78 .............. 20.31 |=================== Selenium Benchmark: StyleBench Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 83.10 |============================================== Firefox 70 + WebRender . 85.40 |=============================================== Chrome 78 .............. 36.04 |==================== Selenium Benchmark: Octane Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 35210 |=================================== Firefox 70 + WebRender . 35031 |=================================== Chrome 78 .............. 46746 |=============================================== Selenium Benchmark: Maze Solver Seconds < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 5.4 |================================================= Firefox 70 + WebRender . 5.3 |================================================ Chrome 78 .............. 4.6 |========================================== System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Milliwatts Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 3609 AVG: 15131 MAX: 40058 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 3632 AVG: 11940 MAX: 48704 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 3670 AVG: 15558 MAX: 42615 Memory Usage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Megabytes Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 723 AVG: 1083 MAX: 2309 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 714 AVG: 1057 MAX: 2298 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 709 AVG: 966 MAX: 2217 CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Percent Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5 Meta Performance Per Milliwatts Performance Per Milliwatts Performance Per Milliwatts > Higher Is Better Firefox 70 ............. 551.42 |==================================== Firefox 70 + WebRender . 652.92 |=========================================== Chrome 78 .............. 699.86 |============================================== Selenium System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 4240 AVG: 8939 MAX: 23014 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 4232 AVG: 10727 MAX: 25021 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 4428 AVG: 8108 MAX: 17298 Selenium Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 724 AVG: 910 MAX: 1007 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 718 AVG: 914 MAX: 1020 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 713 AVG: 794 MAX: 845 Selenium CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5 Selenium System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 4243 AVG: 18719 MAX: 24979 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 4285 AVG: 19729 MAX: 27727 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 4517 AVG: 19691 MAX: 23575 Selenium Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 724 AVG: 1019 MAX: 1144 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 718 AVG: 1026 MAX: 1142 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 713 AVG: 959 MAX: 1147 Selenium CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5 Selenium System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 4415 AVG: 13745 MAX: 23970 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 4417 AVG: 16065 MAX: 26176 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 4636 AVG: 19156 MAX: 27632 Selenium Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 725 AVG: 1009 MAX: 2309 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 721 AVG: 1005 MAX: 2298 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 712 AVG: 893 MAX: 1079 Selenium CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5 Selenium System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 3843 AVG: 17602 MAX: 25013 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 3786 AVG: 17930 MAX: 27380 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 3670 AVG: 18460 MAX: 27129 Selenium Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 725 AVG: 1106 MAX: 1496 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 716 AVG: 1133 MAX: 1517 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 713 AVG: 1070 MAX: 2217 Selenium CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5 Selenium System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 3609 AVG: 15607 MAX: 23228 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 3632 AVG: 15956 MAX: 25326 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 3837 AVG: 16072 MAX: 28581 Selenium Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 724 AVG: 1049 MAX: 1356 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 716 AVG: 1057 MAX: 1362 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 711 AVG: 949 MAX: 1297 Selenium CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5 Selenium System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 3702 AVG: 6993 MAX: 37532 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 3671 AVG: 7536 MAX: 35073 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 3843 AVG: 7270 MAX: 40454 Selenium Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 725 AVG: 1122 MAX: 1492 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 716 AVG: 1107 MAX: 1459 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 712 AVG: 957 MAX: 1185 Selenium CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5 Selenium System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 4694 AVG: 17323 MAX: 26070 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 3751 AVG: 16534 MAX: 25869 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 4581 AVG: 17661 MAX: 26403 Selenium Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 724 AVG: 1048 MAX: 1219 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 716 AVG: 1058 MAX: 1255 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 709 AVG: 1058 MAX: 1845 Selenium CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5 Selenium System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 4816 AVG: 18105 MAX: 26860 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 3710 AVG: 8762 MAX: 31471 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 4432 AVG: 20742 MAX: 33782 Selenium Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 723 AVG: 1018 MAX: 1153 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 714 AVG: 1024 MAX: 1207 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 711 AVG: 948 MAX: 1111 Selenium CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5 Selenium System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 4578 AVG: 17380 MAX: 40058 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 4467 AVG: 18156 MAX: 48704 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 4315 AVG: 17081 MAX: 42615 Selenium Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 723 AVG: 1173 MAX: 2027 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 714 AVG: 1124 MAX: 1627 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 710 AVG: 962 MAX: 1260 Selenium CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5 Selenium System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 4150 AVG: 19620 MAX: 24801 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 4004 AVG: 19534 MAX: 29203 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 3820 AVG: 17088 MAX: 27385 Selenium Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 725 AVG: 1029 MAX: 1137 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 717 AVG: 1026 MAX: 1124 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 732 AVG: 898 MAX: 980 Selenium CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Firefox 70 ............. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 1.8 Firefox 70 + WebRender . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 0.8 MAX: 0.8 Chrome 78 .............. MIN: 0.5 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 0.5