Firefox 77 vs. Chrome 83 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900K browser tests for a future article.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2006036-NI-FIREFOX7759&rdt&grw.

Firefox 77 vs. Chrome 83 BenchmarksProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 83Intel Core i9-10900K @ 5.30GHz (10 Cores / 20 Threads)Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (F3 BIOS)Intel Device 06ef16GBSamsung SSD 970 EVO 250GBAMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2060/875MHz)Realtek ALC1220DELL P2415QIntel Device 15f3 + Intel Device 06f0Clear Linux OS 332605.6.15-957.native (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.36.2X Server 1.20.7amdgpu 19.1.04.6 Mesa 20.1.0-devel (LLVM 10.0.0)1.2.128GCC 10.1.1 20200529 releases/gcc-10.1.0-100-g49824d35e0 + Clang 10.0.0 + LLVM 10.0.0ext43840x2160OpenBenchmarking.orgEnvironment Details- FFLAGS="-g -O3 -feliminate-unused-debug-types -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=32 -m64 -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -Wp,-D_REENTRANT -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns -Wl,-z -Wl,now -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -malign-data=abi -fno-semantic-interposition -ftree-vectorize -ftree-loop-vectorize -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wa,-mbranches-within-32B-boundaries" CXXFLAGS="-g -O3 -feliminate-unused-debug-types -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=32 -Wformat -Wformat-security -m64 -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -Wp,-D_REENTRANT -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns -Wl,-z -Wl,now -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -fno-semantic-interposition -ffat-lto-objects -fno-trapping-math -Wl,-sort-common -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -mtune=skylake -Wa,-mbranches-within-32B-boundaries -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -Wl,--enable-new-dtags" MESA_GLSL_CACHE_DISABLE=0 FCFLAGS="-g -O3 -feliminate-unused-debug-types -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=32 -m64 -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -Wp,-D_REENTRANT -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns -Wl,-z -Wl,now -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -malign-data=abi -fno-semantic-interposition -ftree-vectorize -ftree-loop-vectorize -Wl,-sort-common -Wl,--enable-new-dtags" CFLAGS="-g -O3 -feliminate-unused-debug-types -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=32 -Wformat -Wformat-security -m64 -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -Wp,-D_REENTRANT -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns -Wl,-z -Wl,now -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -fno-semantic-interposition -ffat-lto-objects -fno-trapping-math -Wl,-sort-common -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -mtune=skylake -Wa,-mbranches-within-32B-boundaries" THEANO_FLAGS="floatX=float32,openmp=true,gcc.cxxflags="-ftree-vectorize -mavx"" Processor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - CPU Microcode: 0xc8Python Details- Python 3.8.3Security Details- itlb_multihit: KVM: Mitigation of Split huge pages + 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 Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Firefox 77 vs. Chrome 83 Benchmarksselenium: ARES-6selenium: Krakenselenium: Octaneselenium: WebXPRTselenium: Basemarkselenium: Jetstreamselenium: Jetstream 2selenium: CanvasMarkselenium: StyleBenchselenium: Maze Solverselenium: Speedometerselenium: PSPDFKit WASMselenium: WASM imageConvoluteselenium: WASM collisionDetectionFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 8333.69679.941338316918.48262.47116.49516155128.74.0129.0109327.3414.331.87681.943592313891.51268.50122.851159111304.0128109427.3416.233.86687.842151308867.63265.56120.74615301127.64124.9110127.4411.517.07709.0555302981390.61270.36165.816504841.63.7143.9138636.4795342.2110OpenBenchmarking.org

Selenium

Benchmark: ARES-6

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: ARES-6Firefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 83816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 333.6931.8733.8617.071. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: Kraken

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: KrakenFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 83150300450600750SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 3.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 3679.9681.9687.8709.01. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: Octane

OpenBenchmarking.orgGeometric Mean, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: OctaneFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 8312K24K36K48K60KSE +/- 384.88, N = 3SE +/- 59.77, N = 3SE +/- 90.81, N = 3413384359242151555301. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: WebXPRT

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WebXPRTFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 8370140210280350SE +/- 0.33, N = 33163133082981. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: Basemark

OpenBenchmarking.orgOverall Score, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: BasemarkFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 8330060090012001500SE +/- 1.26, N = 3SE +/- 6.69, N = 3SE +/- 4.50, N = 3SE +/- 75.75, N = 9918.48891.51867.631390.611. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: Jetstream

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: JetstreamFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 8360120180240300SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3262.47268.50265.56270.361. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: Jetstream 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Jetstream 2Firefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 834080120160200SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 1.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3116.50122.85120.75165.821. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: CanvasMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: CanvasMarkFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 833K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 89.03, N = 3SE +/- 17.46, N = 3SE +/- 258.34, N = 3SE +/- 2.91, N = 316155159111530150481. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: StyleBench

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns / Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: StyleBenchFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 83306090120150SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3128.7130.0127.641.61. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: Maze Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Maze SolverFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 830.91.82.73.64.5SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34.04.04.03.71. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: Speedometer

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns Per Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: SpeedometerFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 83306090120150SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3129.0128.0124.9143.91. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: PSPDFKit WASMFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 8330060090012001500SE +/- 4.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 3.28, N = 3SE +/- 5.51, N = 310931094110113861. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WASM imageConvoluteFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 83816243240SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 727.3027.3027.4036.481. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

Selenium

Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WASM collisionDetectionFirefox 76.0.1Firefox 77.0Firefox 78.0b1Chrome 8390180270360450SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 3.13, N = 3SE +/- 2.74, N = 3414.30416.20411.50342.211. Firefox 76.0.1: firefox 76.0.12. Firefox 77.0: firefox 77.03. Firefox 78.0b1: firefox 78.04. Chrome 83: chrome 83.0.4103.61

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