Web Browser Grand Prix VI: Firefox 6, Chrome 13, Mac OS X Lion

[NathanF1]

From Tom's Hardware - Web Browser Grand Prix VI: Firefox 6, Chrome 13, Mac OS X Lion

Chrome 13, Firefox 6, Safari 5.1, and Mac OS X Lion (10.7) have all emerged since our last Web Browser Grand Prix. Today, we test the latest browsers on both major platforms. How do the Mac-based browsers stack up against their Windows 7 counterparts?

We have a whole lot of exciting geekery planned today. But first, let's get everyone up to speed. There have been a handful of developments in the world of Web browsing since Web Browser Grand Prix 5: Opera 11.50, Firefox 5, Chrome 12:

Recent Events

07/20/11: Apple Releases version 10.7 of Mac OS X, dubbed Lion, along with Safari 5.1
08/02/11: Google Releases Chrome 13
08/16/11: Mozilla Releases Firefox 6
08/25/11: Steve Jobs resigns as Apple's Chief Executive Officer. Contrary to what many speculated, Apple's stock remains strong.

Recent Drama

08/13/11: A Mozilla developer incites fear and chaos by suggesting the removal of version numbers altogether.
08/15/11: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 is declared the Web browser most safe from phishing.
08/16/11: Google refutes the validity of that report.

Table of contents
1. Crowning A Web-Browsing King In Windows 7 And OS X

2. The Contenders

3. A Spotlight On Lion's Safari

4. Hardware And Test Setup

5. Performance Benchmarks: Startup Time

6. Performance Benchmarks: Page Load Time

7. Performance Benchmarks: JavaScript, DOM, And CSS

8. Performance Benchmarks: Flash, Java, And Silverlight

9. Performance Benchmarks: HTML5

10. Performance Benchmarks: HTML5 Hardware Acceleration And WebGL

11. Efficiency Benchmarks: Memory Usage

12. Efficiency Benchmarks: Memory Management

13. Reliability Benchmarks: Proper Page Loads

14. Conformance Benchmarks: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, And DOM

15. Placing Tables

16. Analysis Tables

17. Two Winners: One In Windows 7, One in OS X

Windows Rankings
Chrome
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Opera
Safari

Mac OS X Rankings
Safari
Chrome
Opera
Firefox

 

[Hungry Man]

Can't wait to see the results of Chrome 14. A whole bunch of "0.0ms" for page load times for Chrome =p

 

[jamescv7]

Seems Safari got lucky when it comes on their own Operating System which the performance does well.

 

[Lindows]

Chrome is always the champ.........

Maybe the second place would go for Opera....