Firefox 72 vs. Chrome 80 Linux benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core testing of Firefox and Chrome web browser performance on Ubuntu Linux desktop by Michael Larabel.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2002065-VE-FIREFOX7259&grr&rdt.

Firefox 72 vs. Chrome 80 Linux benchmarksProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WRAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core @ 3.70GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads)ASUS ROG ZENITH II EXTREME (0702 BIOS)AMD Starship/Matisse64GB1000GB Force MP600AMD Radeon VII 16GB (1801/1000MHz)AMD Vega 20 HDMI AudioASUS MG28UAquantia AQC107 NBase-T/IEEE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200Ubuntu 20.045.4.0-12-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.34.3X Server 1.20.7amdgpu 19.1.04.5 Mesa 19.2.4 (LLVM 9.0.0)GCC 9.2.1 20200123ext43840x2160OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - CPU Microcode: 0x8301025Python Details- + Python 3.7.6Security Details- itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional STIBP: conditional RSB filling + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Firefox 72 vs. Chrome 80 Linux benchmarksselenium: MotionMarkselenium: WebXPRTselenium: Basemarkselenium: Jetstream 2selenium: Jetstreamselenium: CanvasMarkselenium: ARES-6selenium: StyleBenchselenium: Speedometerselenium: Octaneselenium: Krakenselenium: PSPDFKit WASMselenium: WASM collisionDetectionselenium: Maze Solverselenium: WASM imageConvoluteChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR741.752541321.44129.526220.012128020.2734.5134.047796766.81698286.33084.137.9513142.09257735.1995.720216.191454250.7479.097.3635992733.51315359.94.426.6365.58258738.4094.936217.991545951.0384.597.9036176735.21309363.74.126.6OpenBenchmarking.org

Selenium

Benchmark: MotionMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: MotionMarkChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR160320480640800SE +/- 2.75, N = 3SE +/- 6.45, N = 6SE +/- 13.96, N = 6741.75142.09365.581. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: WebXPRT

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WebXPRTChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR601201802403002542572581. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Basemark

OpenBenchmarking.orgOverall Score, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: BasemarkChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR30060090012001500SE +/- 24.23, N = 12SE +/- 9.19, N = 5SE +/- 8.61, N = 31321.44735.19738.401. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Jetstream 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Jetstream 2Chrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR306090120150SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3129.5395.7294.941. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Jetstream

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: JetstreamChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR50100150200250SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3220.01216.19217.991. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: CanvasMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: CanvasMarkChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 117.57, N = 3SE +/- 232.69, N = 3SE +/- 154.46, N = 32128014542154591. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: ARES-6

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: ARES-6Chrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR1224364860SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 320.2750.7451.031. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: StyleBench

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns / Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: StyleBenchChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR20406080100SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 334.579.084.51. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Speedometer

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns Per Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: SpeedometerChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR306090120150SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3134.0097.3697.901. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Octane

OpenBenchmarking.orgGeometric Mean, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: OctaneChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR10K20K30K40K50KSE +/- 202.18, N = 3SE +/- 59.06, N = 3SE +/- 405.55, N = 34779635992361761. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Kraken

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: KrakenChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR170340510680850SE +/- 1.59, N = 3SE +/- 1.82, N = 3SE +/- 1.59, N = 3766.8733.5735.21. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: PSPDFKit WASMChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR400800120016002000SE +/- 5.46, N = 3SE +/- 14.19, N = 3SE +/- 7.69, N = 31698131513091. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WASM collisionDetectionChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR80160240320400SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 3.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3286.33359.90363.701. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Maze Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Maze SolverChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR0.991.982.973.964.95SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 34.14.44.11. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WASM imageConvoluteChrome 80Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR918273645SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 337.9526.6026.601. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

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