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A '''browser speed test''' is a [[computer benchmark]] that scores the performance of a [[web browser]], by measuring the browser's efficiency in completing a predefined list of tasks. In general the testing software is available online, located on a website, where different algorithms are loaded and performed in the browser client. Typical test tasks are rendering and animation, [[Document Object Model|DOM]] transformations, string operations, mathematical calculations, [[sorting algorithm]]s, graphic performance tests and memory instructions.
Browser speed tests have been used during [[browser wars]] to prove superiority of specific web browsers. The popular [[Acid3]] test is no particular speed test but checks browser conformity to web standards (though it checks whether a general performance goal is met).
==General tests==
===Speedometer 2.0===
Speedometer was originally developed by the WebKit team at Apple and released in 2014 and was updated in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://webkit.org/blog/8063/speedometer-2-0-a-benchmark-for-modern-web-app-responsiveness/|title=Speedometer 2.0: A Benchmark for Modern Web App Responsiveness|date=15 January 2018}}</ref> [https://browserbench.org/Speedometer2.0/ Speedometer 2.0] tests a browser's Web app responsiveness by timing simulated user interactions.
This benchmark simulates user actions for adding, completing, and removing to-do items using multiple examples in TodoMVC. Each example in TodoMVC implements the same todo application using DOM APIs in different ways. Some call DOM APIs directly from ECMAScript 5 (ES5), ECMASCript 2015 (ES6), ES6 transpiled to ES5, and Elm transpiled to ES5. Others use one of eleven popular JavaScript frameworks: React, React with Redux, Ember.js, Backbone.js, AngularJS, (new) Angular, Vue.js, jQuery, Preact, Inferno, and Flight. Many of these frameworks are used on the most popular websites in the world, such as Facebook and Twitter. The performance of these types of operations depends on the speed of the DOM APIs, the JavaScript engine, CSS style resolution, layout, and other technologies.
===Peacekeeper===
Peacekeeper is a platform-independent benchmark by [[Futuremark]] that tests rendering, mathematical and memory operations. It takes approx. 5 minutes for execution and tells the results of other browsers with different CPUs. Futuremark stopped maintaining Peacekeeper in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghacks.net/2015/07/23/futuremark-ends-support-for-peacekeeper-benchmark/|title=Futuremark ends support for Peacekeeper benchmark|last=Brinkmann|first=Martin|date=23 July 2015|publisher=Ghacks|access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> The test was taken offline in March 2018 and is no longer available.
===Testdrive===
Microsoft maintains a suite of performance-oriented tests, often designed to test and stress JavaScript and rendering performance. These tests are typically designed to highlight [[Internet Explorer|IE]]'s performance{{Citation needed|date=August 2014}}, but are compatible with other major browsers.
===WebXPRT===
[https://www.principledtechnologies.com/benchmarkxprt/webxprt/ WebXPRT] is a cross-platform browser benchmark that runs HTML5- and JavaScript-based workloads.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3323059/samsung-galaxy-book-2-tablet-hands-on-performance-takes-a-backseat-to-battery-life.html?page=3|title=Samsung Galaxy Book 2 tablet review: Performance takes a back seat to battery life|last=Hachmann|first=Mark|date=28 November 2018|publisher=PCWorld|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref> The benchmark provides scores for six individual workloads, as well as an overall score.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pcper.com/2018/04/the-ryzen-7-2700x-and-ryzen-5-2600x-review-zen-matures/2/#ftoc-heading-8|title=The Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 2600X Review: Zen Matures|last=Addison|first=Ken|date=19 April 2018|publisher=PC Perspective|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref> WebXPRT is published by the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community, which is administered by Principled Technologies, and is one of the BenchmarkXPRT benchmarks. WebXPRT 4 is the most current version of WebXPRT.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/21199/asrock-industrial-4x4-box7840u-minipc-review-phoenix-in-an-ucff-avatar/7|title=ASRock Industrial 4X4 BOX-7840U mini-PC Review: AMD Phoenix in an UCFF Avatar|last=T S|first=Ganesh|date=28 December 2023|publisher=AnandTech|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>
==3D tests==
=== Wirple BMark ===
Performance test for [[HTML5]] 3D applications. It tests performance in both [[Canvas3D]] and [[WebGL]].
==Developer suites==
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=== Mozilla benchmarks ===
====Dromaeo (superseded by [https://krakenbenchmark.mozilla.org Kraken])====
A Mozilla test suite based on SunSpider tests. It takes several minutes for execution and displays very detailed information about every single test task.
====[https://mozilla.github.io/krakenbenchmark.mozilla.org/index.html Kraken] (active)====
Another JavaScript test suite from Mozilla, released September 14, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2010/09/14/release-the-kraken-2/|title=Release the Kraken|author=Jostedt, Erica|date=14 September 2010|website=The Mozilla Blog|publisher=Mozilla|type=blog|access-date=8 August 2013}}</ref>
=== Apple benchmarks ===
====[https://browserbench.org/JetStream1.1/ JetStream] (active){{anchor|JetStream}}====
A JavaScript test suite developed by Apple.<ref name="heath2015">{{cite news
|title=Windows 10 and Edge: How Microsoft's new browser could soon challenge Chrome |author=Heath, Nick |date=21 May 2015 |access-date=21 May 2015 |work=TechRepublic |location=California, USA |url=http://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-10-and-edge-how-microsofts-new-browser-could-soon-challenge-chrome/ }}</ref>
====SunSpider (superseded)====
SunSpider is a benchmark created by the webkit team that aims to measure JavaScript performance on tasks relevant to the current and near future use of JavaScript in the real world, such as encryption and text manipulation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/review-firefox-3-stays-ahead-of-browser-pack|title=Review: Firefox 3 Stays Ahead of Browser Pack|last=Muchmore|first=Michael|date=18 June 2008|work=[[PC Mag.]]|access-date=6 September 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705125730/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C368182%2C00.html|archive-date=5 July 2008|via=Fox News}}</ref> The suite further attempts to be balanced and statistically sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webkit.org/perf/sunspider/sunspider.html|title=SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark|publisher=WebKit Open Source Project|access-date=15 February 2011|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120202822/https://www2.webkit.org/perf/sunspider/sunspider.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Version 0.9 was released by the WebKit team in December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webkit.org/blog/152/announcing-sunspider-09/|title=Announcing SunSpider 0.9|author=Stachowiak, Maciej|author-link=Maciej Stachowiak|date=18 December 2007|publisher=WebKit Open Source Project|type=blog|access-date=6 September 2008}}</ref> It was well-received,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001023.html|title=The Great Browser JavaScript Showdown|last=Atwood|first=Jeff|author-link=Jeff Atwood|date=19 December 2007|website=Coding Horror|type=blog|access-date=6 September 2008|archive-date=6 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606152013/http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/12/the-great-browser-javascript-showdown.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and other browser developers also use it to compare the JavaScript performance of different browsers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ejohn.org/blog/javascript-performance-rundown/|title=JavaScript Performance Rundown|last=Resig|first=John|author-link=John Resig|date=3 September 2008|website=ejohn.org|type=blog|access-date=21 May 2015}}</ref>
Version 0.9.1 was released in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webkit.org/blog/1046/announcing-sunspider-0-9-1/|title=Announcing SunSpider 0.9.1|author=Stachowiak, Maciej|author-link=Maciej Stachowiak|date=7 April 2010|website=Surfin' Safari|publisher=WebKit Open Source Project|type=blog|access-date=27 December 2010}}</ref>
Version 1.0 was released in April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webkit.org/blog/2364/announcing-sunspider-1-0/|title=Announcing SunSpider 1.0|author=Stachowiak, Maciej|author-link=Maciej Stachowiak|date=7 April 2010|website=Surfin’ Safari|publisher=WebKit Open Source Project|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref>
=== Google benchmarks ===
====V8 (superseded)====
A JavaScript test suite by [[Google]], used to optimize the [[Google Chrome]] web browser. It does not test rendering performance. It was superseded by Google's Octane benchmark.
==== Octane (unmaintained) ====
Google's JavaScript test suite which replaces the V8 benchmark. According to Google, "Octane v.1 consists of 13 tests, 5 new ones and 8 from the original V8 Benchmark Suite."<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://developers.google.com/octane/benchmark |title=The Benchmark—Octane |date=22 August 2012 |access-date=8 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929065452/https://developers.google.com/octane/benchmark |website=Google Developers }}</ref> Octane v.2 supplanted v.1, consisting of "17 tests, four more than Octane v1."<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://developers.google.com/octane/benchmark |title=The Benchmark—Octane |date=6 November 2013 |access-date=21 May 2015 |website=Google Developers }}</ref>
As of April 12 2017, Google no longer maintains Octane.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://v8project.blogspot.com/2017/04/retiring-octane.html |title=Retiring Octane |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=24 August 2017 |website=V8 JavaScript Engine}}</ref>
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===GUIMark 2===
This tests vector, bitmap, and text rendering for both Adobe Flash and HTML5.
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