Comparing Internet Browsers: Safari , Firefox, IE & Opera

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Here I compare the main web browsers and their resource usage in

a virtual machine (same hardware, files, disk). Results:


Safari 3.04 (523.15) Beta:

http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

- 1.9% of people used safari in January 2008
- 10.42 seconds to load Google
- 28,268k RAM used with Google Open
- 21.45 seconds to load MSN.com
- 40% CPU 58,212k used when playing Pyro Sand 2


Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12:

www.mozilla.com/firefox/

- 37.2% of people used it in January 2008
- 5.28 seconds to load Google
- 20,644k RAM used with Google Open
- 36.32 seconds to load MSN.com
- 40% CPU 49,592k used when playing Pyro Sand 2


Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx

- 54% of people used various versions of I.E in January 2008
- 5.27 seconds to load Google
- 21,204k RAM used with Google Open
- 12.71 seconds to load MSN.com
- 34% CPU 56,328k used when playing Pyro Sand 2

Opera 9.25.8827:

http://www.opera.com/download/

- 1.4% of people used Opera in January 2008
- 1.45 seconds to load google (with Opera previously opened)
- 15,756k RAM used with Google Open
- 19.67 seconds to load MSN.com
- 35% CPU 40,832k used when playing Pyro Sand 2


Browser Stats Page:

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

Browser Speed Comparison Page:

http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html



I used Xnote Stopwatch to time the browsers:

http://www.stopwatch-timer.com/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Browser
• Best
• Fastest
• Smoothest
• Internet
• Explorer
• Firefox
• Safari
• Opera
• quickest
• load
• ram
• CPU

[DaughterOfVampire]

I use Opera it's mega good. (:

[xibition1190]

3rd: Firefox 2nd: Google Chrome 1st: Opera

[LaserSvensken970107]

Dude it's not only comparing them that way because you have to see your internet speed your computer speed (ghz) That's what realy matters when opening internet browsers cuz if you have windows 7 it would a been alot slower when opening IE!

[bradleycruz99]

i use firefox

[VEGANSEATMEAT69]

why does ie sucks it works fine it blocks pop ups and its safe and pretty fast but google chrome is faster but its lacking a little bit that ie doesnt firefox is pretty slow on my pc and opera i havent used it yet

[TheSUPERred11]

My firefox is super fast compared to any other browser.

[dwver1]

i cant start internet explorer they say something about DEP

[pavlic007croatia]

@mobilephone2003 chrome is by far fastest internet browser of them all. And also you can stop those pop-ups

when you'r trying to exit some page, and lot of more cool features that beat the crap out of mozilla and others.

Please make another review, but with chrome!!

[MegaNinjaTuna]

we all no dat IE sucks right?

[iscrewy]

What if you made the stopwatch hotkey enter? (only temporarily, of course)

[jake7864]

@zykom1 i dont know if there is a difference now but the old IE sucked compared to firefox but then IE ripped off firefox features and seems way better than it was. iv been using the new IE with my new computer, im thinking of trying out a new browser.

some r way faster and better they r not =

[Purevil555]

@zykom1 No, they're not. You gotta be slow? Try all of them.. You'll see what I mean.