Browser performance comparison - JavaScript Benchmarks

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Methodology summary

The Microsoft Edge team ran the Google Octane 2.0 and Apple Jetstream 1.1 benchmarks on the latest versions of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox as of 12/1/2017: Microsoft Edge 16.16299, Google Chrome 61.0.3163.100, and Mozilla Firefox 57.0 (Quantum).

For all three browsers, the test was performed on the same desktop PC running Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (build 16299) and connected to the Internet through Ethernet.

Results

Microsoft Edge scored 17% faster than Google Chrome and 5% faster than Mozilla Firefox according to the Google Octane 2.0 benchmark.

Microsoft Edge scored 39% faster than Google Chrome and 32% faster than Mozilla Firefox according to the Apple Jetstream 1.1 benchmark.

	Octane 2.0 score	Jetstream 1.1 score
Firefox 57 Quantum (64-bit)	29056	158.31
Chrome 61 (64-bit)	25577	141.24
Microsoft Edge 16 (64-bit)	30389	209.28

Methodology details

Computer setup

The test was performed on a desktop PC running the Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update (16299 release). All tests were initiated manually on identical remote machines in a test lab (OptiPlex 7010 with Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3475S CPU @ 2.90GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.9GHz and 4GB RAM) with no other applications running. Power and internet cables were connected during the tests. Each test was run three times in each browser, with the median score reported above.

OS and browser versions

OS	Windows 10 Pro 16299
Microsoft Edge	Microsoft EdgeHTML 16.16299
Chrome	Google Chrome 61.0.3163.100 (64-bit)
Firefox	Firefox 57.0 Quantum (64-bit)

Hardware

Processor	i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz (4 CPUs)
Memory	4GB