Browser performance comparison - JavaScript Benchmarks

Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Methodology summary

The Microsoft Edge team ran the Apple Jetstream 1.1 benchmark on the latest versions of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox as of 3/26/2018: Microsoft Edge 17.17134, Google Chrome 65.0.3325.181, and Mozilla Firefox 59.0.2 (Quantum).

For all three browsers, the test was performed on the same desktop PC running Windows 10 April 2018 Update (build 17134) and connected to the Internet through Ethernet.

Results

Microsoft Edge scored 29% faster than Google Chrome and 19% faster than Mozilla Firefox according to the Apple Jetstream 1.1 benchmark.

According to the Apple Jetstream 1.1 benchmark, Google Chrome scored 22% slower than Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox scored 16% slower than Microsoft Edge.

	Jetstream 1.1 score
Firefox 59 Quantum (64-bit)	156.53
Chrome 65 (64-bit)	144.34
Microsoft Edge 17 (64-bit)	185.97

Methodology details

Computer setup

The test was performed on a desktop PC running the Windows 10 April 2018 Update (build 17134). 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 Enterprise 17134
Microsoft Edge	Microsoft EdgeHTML 17.17134
Chrome	Google Chrome 65.0.3325.181 (64-bit)
Firefox	Firefox 59.0.2 Quantum (64-bit)

Hardware

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