Chrome Overtakes Safari As Number 3 Browser

[ta152h]

[citation][nom]Wittermark[/nom]for those people making false claims on which browser is faster, i think this graph can put all the BS to rest:clearly firefox 4 is nowhere close to chrome, not even version 5.[/citation]

You must not understand benchmarking at all.

One benchmark can not definitively show which is the fastest.

For one, workloads can vary.

Secondly, hardware can vary, and even that could have an impact. I could run something on an Athlon and get different results from a Phenom, depending upon how it uses memory and how much the L3 cache helps. Or, Intel chips, which have a different architecture. Or, different memory amounts, which could involve caching. Or different disks - one may benefit from SSD more than the other, or a specific way a hard disk caches, etc... Or some might run better on a different OS than this was tested on. Even if it's 1% or 2% here and there, and it can be quite a bit higher, there are so many variables results can vary based on changing parameters.

There are a lot of things that can change a result. Benchmarking is extremely difficult because of that, and weird things like I mention above do have an impact.

So, sorry, your one benchmark doesn't eliminate any discussion on the subject. No single benchmark ever did. Especially for software that runs on software.

 

[war2k9]

Google, Microsoft and Apple wants to take over the world. The question is , which company will you support?

 

[Tomtompiper]

[citation][nom]war2k9[/nom]Google, Microsoft and Apple wants to take over the world. The question is , which company will you support?[/citation]


Whoever has the best browser, at the moment that in my opinion is Firefox, speed isn't everything and is dependent on many factors, OS, Memory ,Processor and hard disk speed to name a few. I like to use loads of Tabs and loads of Add Ons this means Chrome is not suitable as the Ad Blocker on it will never work properly hence the extra speed it has is squandered in loading unnecessary ads. I ha tried Opera and it is in as slick as Firefox, Safari and IE are not available for my OS so the choice is made.

 

[fusion_gtx]

@TA152H Well said. The random picture that "puts things to rest" annoyed me as well.

 

[Guest]

I don't care about any of this. I just browse the net and download stuff.

 

[neiroatopelcc]

[citation][nom]wintermint[/nom]Internet Explorer only hold that much market share because it's been around longer... it's basically **** now My support is for Firefox and Chrome[/citation]

It accounts for so much because much legacy and industrial stuff ONLY supports ie. That and the detail that it comes as standard on most computers not featuring rotten apples.

 

[hurfburf]

opera 4evar!

 

[eddieroolz]

It was only a matter of time....who the hell uses Safari nowadays anyway?

 

[Guest]

Sticking to my Opera! Still the best for my usage by far!

 

[paigeinfull]

Personally I like the new firefox 4 beta. The gui looks sweet although I'll admit that it's not exactly practical. Plus a non ie 64 bit browser!...now if only we could get 64 bit flash

 

[figgus]

Really, is rendering speed that big of a deal? Most of the wait is for the net to deliver the info fpr most people.

Security, plugins, and ease of updating are FAR more important than speed.

 

[maxiim]

Firefox ftw...

 

[Sabiancym]

I'm a Chrome fan. I use it on every computer. On my ancient work computer I would have trouble with IE, so I loaded up chrome and it's as fast as it is on my gaming rig.

 

[tolham]

"Chrome is already more popular than Safari."

safari was popular?

 

[wittermark]

[citation][nom]fusion_gtx[/nom]The random picture that "puts things to rest" annoyed me as well.[/citation]

that's not a random picture, its was from legitreviews, and they did a thorough benchmark on the browsers, I can put up pictures all day but that's not not going to change opinions of some people anyways. but whatever, I don't care about what you think. so move along.

 

[ern88]

I love Chrome. I think it's better then Firefox. And a lot better then IE8.

 

[tolham]

[citation][nom]Wittermark[/nom]but whatever, I don't care about what you think. so move along.[/citation]
you cared enough to post a benchmark.

 

[wittermark]

you cared enough to post a benchmark.

wasn't for you, how unfortunate you had to see it.

 

[CPfreak]

I stick with firefox too..
IE is just ******* bad, i've tried chrome but it somehow looks... empty.

 

[figgus]

[citation][nom]figgus[/nom]Really, is rendering speed that big of a deal? Most of the wait is for the net to deliver the info fpr most people.Security, plugins, and ease of updating are FAR more important than speed.[/citation]
Wow... -7? Really?

Can you not grasp the fact that most users don't care about how FAST a browser is, they care about how well it works!

Seriously, please explain to me why a 0.045 second difference rendering a page matters when the page takes 0.25 second to load from the net anyway?

 

[shaun_shaun]

chrome sucks !!!

 

[ikefu]

When did the Chrome fanboyism start here on Tom's? Chrome and Firefox are equally great browsers that do better in their own areas and should be loved for their pioneering and breaking of the Microsoft monopoly of IE.

Why is every post of someone saying they like Firefox getting voted down? Seems pretty silly to me when both browsers are doing great things to advance competitive development.

 

[gzhang11]

[citation][nom]ikefu[/nom]When did the Chrome fanboyism start here on Tom's? Chrome and Firefox are equally great browsers that do better in their own areas and should be loved for their pioneering and breaking of the Microsoft monopoly of IE.Why is every post of someone saying they like Firefox getting voted down? Seems pretty silly to me when both browsers are doing great things to advance competitive development.[/citation]

no its actually like this:

firefox fanboys: "firefox is slow but who cares about performance, omg its the best browser ever, i love it omg! chrome sucks! iloveapple"

eveyone else: "ummm... k..." *vote down*

 

[figgus]

[citation][nom]gzhang11[/nom]no its actually like this:firefox fanboys: "firefox is slow but who cares about performance, omg its the best browser ever, i love it omg! chrome sucks! iloveapple"eveyone else: "ummm... k..." *vote down*[/citation]
I use chrome also, I never said it sucks.

I said that speed was not one of the top metrics that I rate my browsers by, and most real world users don't consider rendering speed to be at the top of the list.

There is a lot more to a good browser than fast rendering.

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]figgus[/nom]I use chrome also, I never said it sucks.I said that speed was not one of the top metrics that I rate my browsers by, and most real world users don't consider rendering speed to be at the top of the list.There is a lot more to a good browser than fast rendering.[/citation]
As far as I can tell the most important things to NORMAL users are (in order of importance):

1) Comes pre-installed
2) Compatible with everything
3) Speed

To most people here the factors are (no particular order):

- Compatibility
- Plugins
- Performance

So depending on what you want more of (speed vs plugins vs compatibility), you choose Chrome or FF (or even Opera). I want speed more than anything else, so I use Chrome. FF does have slightly better compatibility and way more plugins though.