Firefox 83 Benchmarks vs. Chrome 87

Firefox 83 and Chrome 87 benchmarks for a future article by Michael Larabel.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2011229-SYST-WEBBROW52.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLOpenCLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRyzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7 Firefox 83 Firefox 83 WR Chrome 87 Firefox 83 Firefox 83 WR Chrome 87AMD Ryzen 5 4500U @ 2.38GHz (6 Cores)LENOVO LNVNB161216 (EECN20WW BIOS)AMD Renoir Root Complex16GB256GB SK hynix HFM256GDHTNI-87A0BAMD Renoir 512MB (1500/400MHz)AMD Device 1637Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIeUbuntu 20.105.9.1-050901-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.38.1X Server 1.20.9amdgpu 19.1.04.6 Mesa 21.0.0-devel (git-802fabd 2020-11-18 groovy-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 11.0.0)OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3180.7)1.2.145GCC 10.2.0ext41920x1080Intel Core i7-1165G7 @ 4.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads)Dell 0GG9PT (1.0.3 BIOS)Intel Tiger Lake-LPKioxia KBG40ZNS256G NVMe 256GBIntel UHD 3GB (1300MHz)Realtek ALC289Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX2015.9.2-050902-generic (x86_64)modesetting 1.20.94.6 Mesa 20.2.1OpenCL 3.01920x1200OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Ryzen 5 4500U: Firefox 83: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - CPU Microcode: 0x8600102- Ryzen 5 4500U: Firefox 83 WR: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - CPU Microcode: 0x8600102- Ryzen 5 4500U: Chrome 87: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - CPU Microcode: 0x8600102- Core i7 1165G7: Firefox 83: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - CPU Microcode: 0x60 - Thermald 2.3- Core i7 1165G7: Firefox 83 WR: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - CPU Microcode: 0x60 - Thermald 2.3- Core i7 1165G7: Chrome 87: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - CPU Microcode: 0x60 - Thermald 2.3Python Details- Python 3.8.6Security Details- Ryzen 5 4500U: Firefox 83: 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 IBRS_FW STIBP: disabled RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - Ryzen 5 4500U: Firefox 83 WR: 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 IBRS_FW STIBP: disabled RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - Ryzen 5 4500U: Chrome 87: 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 IBRS_FW STIBP: disabled RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - Core i7 1165G7: Firefox 83: 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 Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - Core i7 1165G7: Firefox 83 WR: 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 Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - Core i7 1165G7: Chrome 87: 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 Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

selenium: Krakenselenium: WebXPRTselenium: Basemarkselenium: CanvasMarkselenium: StyleBenchselenium: Jetstream 2selenium: Speedometerselenium: PSPDFKit WASMselenium: WASM imageConvoluteselenium: WASM collisionDetectionRyzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7 Firefox 83 Firefox 83 WR Chrome 87 Firefox 83 Firefox 83 WR Chrome 871208.3206536.601083161.372.40387.2363429.7398.31233.9201548.32960362.573.00686.729.7400.0872.8203789.931104731.99127.85610831.2127307.9945978.9274844.241572095.191.384145.8295928.4331.9985.2263778.541569793.390.798141301129.1323.9655.3280981.682079642.1165.767160295328.126280.9685OpenBenchmarking.org

Selenium

Benchmark: Kraken

Ryzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: KrakenFirefox 83Firefox 83 WRChrome 8730060090012001500SE +/- 3.69, N = 3SE +/- 4.70, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 31208.31233.9872.8978.9985.2655.31. Firefox 83: firefox 83.02. Firefox 83 WR: firefox 83.03. Chrome 87: chrome 87.0.4280.66

Selenium

Benchmark: WebXPRT

Ryzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WebXPRTFirefox 83Firefox 83 WRChrome 8760120180240300SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 32062012032742632801. Firefox 83: firefox 83.02. Firefox 83 WR: firefox 83.03. Chrome 87: chrome 87.0.4280.66

Selenium

Benchmark: Basemark

Ryzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7OpenBenchmarking.orgOverall Score, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: BasemarkFirefox 83Firefox 83 WRChrome 872004006008001000SE +/- 7.39, N = 4SE +/- 13.27, N = 9SE +/- 17.50, N = 9SE +/- 14.19, N = 3SE +/- 9.93, N = 12SE +/- 28.89, N = 12536.60548.32789.93844.24778.54981.681. Firefox 83: firefox 83.02. Firefox 83 WR: firefox 83.03. Chrome 87: chrome 87.0.4280.66

Selenium

Benchmark: CanvasMark

Ryzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: CanvasMarkFirefox 83Firefox 83 WRChrome 874K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 97.50, N = 3SE +/- 126.12, N = 4SE +/- 66.29, N = 3SE +/- 104.53, N = 3SE +/- 159.49, N = 3SE +/- 130.59, N = 3108319603110471572015697207961. Firefox 83: firefox 83.02. Firefox 83 WR: firefox 83.03. Chrome 87: chrome 87.0.4280.66

Selenium

Benchmark: StyleBench

Ryzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns / Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: StyleBenchFirefox 83Firefox 83 WRChrome 8720406080100SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 361.3062.5031.9995.1093.3042.101. Firefox 83: firefox 83.02. Firefox 83 WR: firefox 83.03. Chrome 87: chrome 87.0.4280.66

Selenium

Benchmark: Jetstream 2

Ryzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Jetstream 2Firefox 83Firefox 83 WRChrome 874080120160200SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 372.4073.01127.8691.3890.80165.771. Firefox 83: firefox 83.02. Firefox 83 WR: firefox 83.03. Chrome 87: chrome 87.0.4280.66

Selenium

Benchmark: Speedometer

Ryzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns Per Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: SpeedometerFirefox 83Firefox 83 WRChrome 874080120160200SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.92, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 387.286.7108.0145.8141.0160.01. Firefox 83: firefox 83.02. Firefox 83 WR: firefox 83.03. Chrome 87: chrome 87.0.4280.66

Selenium

Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM

Ryzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: PSPDFKit WASMFirefox 83Firefox 83 WRChrome 878001600240032004000SE +/- 12.49, N = 3SE +/- 10.90, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 8.51, N = 336342959301129531. Firefox 83: firefox 83.02. Firefox 83 WR: firefox 83.03. Chrome 87: chrome 87.0.4280.66

Selenium

Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute

Ryzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WASM imageConvoluteFirefox 83Firefox 83 WRChrome 87714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 15SE +/- 0.04, N = 329.7029.7031.2128.4029.1028.131. Firefox 83: firefox 83.02. Firefox 83 WR: firefox 83.03. Chrome 87: chrome 87.0.4280.66

Selenium

Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection

Ryzen 5 4500UCore i7 1165G7OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WASM collisionDetectionFirefox 83Firefox 83 WRChrome 8790180270360450SE +/- 1.80, N = 3SE +/- 1.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 3.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3398.30400.00307.99331.90323.90280.971. Firefox 83: firefox 83.02. Firefox 83 WR: firefox 83.03. Chrome 87: chrome 87.0.4280.66

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