Firefox 73 + 74 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/2002111-PTS-FIREFOX774&sor.

Firefox 73 + 74 vs. Chrome 80 Linux benchmarksProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionFirefox 72Firefox 72 + WRChrome 80Firefox 73Firefox 73 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 74 + 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 73 + 74 vs. Chrome 80 Linux benchmarksselenium: ARES-6selenium: Krakenselenium: Octaneselenium: WebXPRTselenium: Basemarkselenium: Jetstreamselenium: Jetstream 2selenium: CanvasMarkselenium: MotionMarkselenium: StyleBenchselenium: Maze Solverselenium: Speedometerselenium: PSPDFKit WASMselenium: WASM imageConvoluteselenium: WASM collisionDetectionFirefox 72Firefox 72 + WRChrome 80Firefox 73Firefox 73 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 74 + WR50.74733.535992257735.19216.1995.72014542142.0979.04.497.36131526.6359.951.03735.236176258738.40217.9994.93615459365.5884.54.197.90130926.6363.720.27766.8477962541321.44220.01129.52621280741.7534.54.1134.0169837.9513286.330846.12713.337024262820.05227.35102.22415927164.0486.94.1119127527.1362.046.49714.636237265793.75227.1399.49516624310.6692.34.1119.4127526.9361.347.23717.736605259792.59224.6197.87816522146.7684.74.2115129527.0359.647.77716.336290261783.78224.2499.94516662237.8090.54.0115.6129227.1362.0OpenBenchmarking.org

Selenium

Benchmark: ARES-6

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: ARES-6Chrome 80Firefox 73Firefox 73 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 74 + WRFirefox 72Firefox 72 + WR1224364860SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 320.2746.1246.4947.2347.7750.7451.031. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 73: firefox 73.03. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.04. Firefox 74: firefox 74.05. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.06. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.27. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Kraken

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: KrakenFirefox 73Firefox 73 + WRFirefox 74 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WRChrome 80170340510680850SE +/- 1.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.83, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 1.82, N = 3SE +/- 1.59, N = 3SE +/- 1.59, N = 3713.3714.6716.3717.7733.5735.2766.81. Firefox 73: firefox 73.02. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.03. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.04. Firefox 74: firefox 74.05. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.26. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.27. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.87

Selenium

Benchmark: Octane

OpenBenchmarking.orgGeometric Mean, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: OctaneChrome 80Firefox 73Firefox 74Firefox 74 + WRFirefox 73 + WRFirefox 72 + WRFirefox 7210K20K30K40K50KSE +/- 202.18, N = 3SE +/- 187.28, N = 3SE +/- 18.82, N = 3SE +/- 203.39, N = 3SE +/- 73.00, N = 3SE +/- 405.55, N = 3SE +/- 59.06, N = 3477963702436605362903623736176359921. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 73: firefox 73.03. Firefox 74: firefox 74.04. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.05. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.06. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.27. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: WebXPRT

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WebXPRTFirefox 73 + WRFirefox 73Firefox 74 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 72 + WRFirefox 72Chrome 8060120180240300SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 32652622612592582572541. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.02. Firefox 73: firefox 73.03. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.04. Firefox 74: firefox 74.05. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.26. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.27. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.87

Selenium

Benchmark: Basemark

OpenBenchmarking.orgOverall Score, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: BasemarkChrome 80Firefox 73Firefox 73 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 74 + WRFirefox 72 + WRFirefox 7230060090012001500SE +/- 24.23, N = 12SE +/- 7.76, N = 9SE +/- 8.74, N = 3SE +/- 8.17, N = 3SE +/- 8.28, N = 9SE +/- 8.61, N = 3SE +/- 9.19, N = 51321.44820.05793.75792.59783.78738.40735.191. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 73: firefox 73.03. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.04. Firefox 74: firefox 74.05. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.06. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.27. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Jetstream

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: JetstreamFirefox 73Firefox 73 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 74 + WRChrome 80Firefox 72 + WRFirefox 7250100150200250SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3227.35227.13224.61224.24220.01217.99216.191. Firefox 73: firefox 73.02. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.03. Firefox 74: firefox 74.04. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.05. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.876. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.27. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Jetstream 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Jetstream 2Chrome 80Firefox 73Firefox 74 + WRFirefox 73 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 72Firefox 72 + WR306090120150SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3129.53102.2299.9599.5097.8895.7294.941. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 73: firefox 73.03. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.04. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.05. Firefox 74: firefox 74.06. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.27. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: CanvasMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: CanvasMarkChrome 80Firefox 74 + WRFirefox 73 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 73Firefox 72 + WRFirefox 725K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 117.57, N = 3SE +/- 119.72, N = 3SE +/- 186.44, N = 12SE +/- 180.53, N = 3SE +/- 196.26, N = 12SE +/- 154.46, N = 3SE +/- 232.69, N = 3212801666216624165221592715459145421. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.03. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.04. Firefox 74: firefox 74.05. Firefox 73: firefox 73.06. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.27. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: MotionMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: MotionMarkChrome 80Firefox 72 + WRFirefox 73 + WRFirefox 74 + WRFirefox 73Firefox 74Firefox 72160320480640800SE +/- 2.75, N = 3SE +/- 13.96, N = 6SE +/- 30.05, N = 9SE +/- 6.18, N = 9SE +/- 10.73, N = 9SE +/- 4.53, N = 9SE +/- 6.45, N = 6741.75365.58310.66237.80164.04146.76142.091. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.04. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.05. Firefox 73: firefox 73.06. Firefox 74: firefox 74.07. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: StyleBench

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns / Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: StyleBenchFirefox 73 + WRFirefox 74 + WRFirefox 73Firefox 74Firefox 72 + WRFirefox 72Chrome 8020406080100SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 392.390.586.984.784.579.034.51. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.02. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.03. Firefox 73: firefox 73.04. Firefox 74: firefox 74.05. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.26. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.27. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.87

Selenium

Benchmark: Maze Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Maze SolverFirefox 74 + WRChrome 80Firefox 72 + WRFirefox 73Firefox 73 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 720.991.982.973.964.95SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 34.04.14.14.14.14.24.41. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.02. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.873. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.24. Firefox 73: firefox 73.05. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.06. Firefox 74: firefox 74.07. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: Speedometer

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns Per Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: SpeedometerChrome 80Firefox 73 + WRFirefox 73Firefox 74 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 72 + WRFirefox 72306090120150SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3134.00119.40119.00115.60115.0097.9097.361. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.03. Firefox 73: firefox 73.04. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.05. Firefox 74: firefox 74.06. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.27. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.2

Selenium

Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: PSPDFKit WASMFirefox 73Firefox 73 + WRFirefox 74 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 72 + WRFirefox 72Chrome 80400800120016002000SE +/- 4.67, N = 3SE +/- 2.91, N = 3SE +/- 7.69, N = 3SE +/- 14.19, N = 3SE +/- 5.46, N = 312751275129212951309131516981. Firefox 73: firefox 73.02. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.03. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.04. Firefox 74: firefox 74.05. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.26. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.27. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.87

Selenium

Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WASM imageConvoluteFirefox 72Firefox 72 + WRFirefox 73 + WRFirefox 74Firefox 73Firefox 74 + WRChrome 80918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 326.6026.6026.9027.0027.1027.1037.951. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.22. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.23. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.04. Firefox 74: firefox 74.05. Firefox 73: firefox 73.06. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.07. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.87

Selenium

Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WASM collisionDetectionChrome 80Firefox 74Firefox 72Firefox 73 + WRFirefox 73Firefox 74 + WRFirefox 72 + WR80160240320400SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 3.07, N = 3SE +/- 3.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3286.33359.60359.90361.30362.00362.00363.701. Chrome 80: chrome 80.0.3987.872. Firefox 74: firefox 74.03. Firefox 72: firefox 72.0.24. Firefox 73 + WR: firefox 73.05. Firefox 73: firefox 73.06. Firefox 74 + WR: firefox 74.07. Firefox 72 + WR: firefox 72.0.2

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