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A new browser benchmark focused on real world workloads.
The Mozilla Project announced the release of a new JavaScript benchmark that focuses on real world applications and forward-looking applications. Called Kraken, the benchmark addresses the elements of the Web that people often complain about for being too slow.
"We believe that the benchmarks used in Kraken are better in terms of reflecting realistic workloads for pushing the edge of browser performance forward," Mozilla's Rob Sayre said in the Kraken announcement.
Kraken is free and open source and is continually going through tweaks and changes in an effort to evolve the benchmark quickly. Sayre says that Firefox 4 is roughly 2.5 times faster than 3.6 under the Kraken benchmark. Try the Kraken test for yourself here.
(Trevan McGee)
Comments
Speed
JJantzen
Sep 15, 2010 3:52pm GMT
Good to see Mozilla moving forward--no doubt to compete with Chrome--especially since new Google Instant is all about speed and saving clicks. Commentary on how it could effect big brands:
Comments
Speed
JJantzen Sep 15, 2010 3:52pm GMT
Good to see Mozilla moving forward--no doubt to compete with Chrome--especially since new Google Instant is all about speed and saving clicks. Commentary on how it could effect big brands:http://www.phoenixmarketing...uffer-from-new-google-instant/