Firefox JägerMonkey JavaScript Engine Beats IE9

[Scott2010au]

I agree that real GNU/Linux is about compiling ones own software, not using the stock (and bloated) stuff that far too many distros have become.

This includes the kernel, it should be compiled upon installation after hardware detection (including CPU flags, etc).

Linux isn't bad, it just does not come with easy to get working 'high performance' 3D, and ditto for i386 or i686 binaries. That is not what Linux was 'meant to' be.

Still, the competition looks good, 'tis a shame there are only two benchmarks and that IE8 was not 'put aside' and compared to the average of 'the ones that don't suck'.

 

[pocketdrummer]

[citation][nom]Scott2010au[/nom]I agree that real GNU/Linux is about compiling ones own software, not using the stock (and bloated) stuff that far too many distros have become.This includes the kernel, it should be compiled upon installation after hardware detection (including CPU flags, etc).Linux isn't bad, it just does not come with easy to get working 'high performance' 3D, and ditto for i386 or i686 binaries. That is not what Linux was 'meant to' be.Still, the competition looks good, 'tis a shame there are only two benchmarks and that IE8 was not 'put aside' and compared to the average of 'the ones that don't suck'.[/citation]

For some odd reason, I try my hardest to like linux. But, I fail to see the "rock hard stability" that linux fans rave about. I routinely break linux by performing simple non-command-line tasks. In fact, I went through the Ubuntu software menu and installed a few programs that way... and broke my GUI and several packages in the process. I've single-handedly bricked every version of Ubuntu that's come out over the past 5 or so years.

Meanwhile, I've keep an installation of Windows XP going strong all the way until Win7 with only a few reformats to add hard drive and cure the inevitable "windows rot".

People often knock Windows, but of the 3 main operating systems out there (Windows, Linux, OSX), it has a nice balance between ease of use and customization. Linux is difficult for most to master, OSX was built for handicapped children, and Windows sits somewhere in between. (I realize you can get into the console in OSX, but 99% of the users who buy Macs don't do it for that ability).

Regardless, Firefox seems to be shaping up. I still wish the "Firefox" button would move down to the right of the address bar so the Tabs would reach the top (a la Chrome), and Tab Candy groups need to give an option to disable and enable. With 4 loaded groups (of 6+) Firefox takes a while to start. Sometimes it would be nice to simply load a group at a time.

 

[dEAne]

always do that firefox.

 

[rottingsheep]

chrome score on google's v8 is what you call cheating.

 

[mitch074]

So, a few things.
- on Linux, Firefox uses xlib's RENDER extension for hardware acceleration when available. It can result in a hefty boost in rendering.
- several Mozilla Javascript engines have been called Monjey. Here's to the latest.
- of recent Linux distributions, most use the 4.2-4.3 GCC compiler as default. However, there is a backfiring optimization bug in those, that make Firefox much slower - getting the same version from Mozilla can lead to a dramatic performance boost.
- correctly testing a Firefox version should be done with a clean profiles: most notably, people that retain the same profile since Firefox 2 and updated automatically from version to version, installing then removing extensions, can lead to HUGE slowdowns.

So, what to do:
- get your version from Mozilla
- backup your bookmarks and security certificates; create a list of extensions you actually use
- delete/uninstall Firefox completely
- install Firefox, import your bookmarks and certificates, install your extensions through the appropriate menu.

Doing that may yield some interesting effects - it did for me at least.