Google Chrome Is The Fastest Browser For Windows 7

Everton | Nov 09, 2009 | Comments

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Lifehacker have just ‘confirmed’ what I believed to be true, that Google Chrome is the fastest browser available for Windows 7.  Of course for every test there will be someone who’s says that the methodology was biased or incorrect, but I think Lifehacker made a good attempt at producing fair test results by testing  how long it takes for browsers to start up and load pages, and how much memory is eaten up, from a user’s perspective.  The tests were performed on a Lenovo ThinkPad T61p, with 2GB of RAM and a 2.0 GHz Centrino Duo processor running Windows 7 Home Premium.

The overall results were as follows:

Scores (out of 28 possible)

  • Google Chrome 4.0.223.11: 23
  • Firefox 3.6 beta 1: 21
  • Google Chrome 2 (stable): 19
  • Firefox 3.5.4: 17
  • Safari 4.03: 17
  • Opera 10.01: 16
  • Internet Explorer 8.0.7600: 13

to see the full browser test results, click here.

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About the Author: Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK.He also writes for Windows 8 News, Connected Internet and One Tip A Day.

  • That's funny because last time when I did a comparison among browsers, Safari turned out to be the winner, although I prefer Firefox, but I do notice how fast Chrome is when starting it up. :)
  • I use only Chrome! Since the first time I installed it I never went back to FireFox or IE! I think Google really did a good job with Chrome!
  • Anyone notice that these guys sort of copied my browser testing methodology from the Connected Internet Web Browser Shootout! ?
  • chieftain20
    I don't know about you or anything, but when ever I've tried to use Chrome, it just seems like it just isn't that stable and doesn't have as many features that Firefox seems to have.

    And I've tried to use Chrome before, but I just can't seem to get used to the interface. It all seems like that there isn't anything there and its hard to get to the places that you are wanting to go.
  • I can confirm these results from my own experience, I use Google chrome as my main browser and it is by far the quickest at loading. Especially from a warm start, it's also much faster than all the others from a cold start, as the above results also show. Firefox for me is unbelievably slow from a cold start, it does improve from a warm start and matches IE8, but IE8 beats it in cold starts.
    But google chrome wins by a mile, less than one second to open, IE8 and Firefox take 3 seconds on warm starts
  • well done removing the insulting comment :)
  • you'd be amazed how many comments I have to remove daily :-(

    I can accept people arguing but not when it gets offensive
  • Stephen
    Interesting that they chose Chrome's fast 4.X beta and fast 2.X version but exclude the 3.X version that is (in fact) current. They also use a java test suite that doesn't work with one of the browsers. I have tried the Chrome browser several times sinc eI do like alternatives, and because it supports jumplists in Windows 7. Yes, it is very fast upon install, but I have found that its real speed over extended use is very erratic and on some occasions after a cold boot it is slower than any of the other options. I have also found far too many websites that simply don't work correctly with Chrome. Actually, the fact that Chrome loses track of favicons in its jumplists on a recuring basis is really annoying as well. Finally, the occasional tendency to allow pop-ups that all of the others block (one being on this site) is quite irritating. Personally, I have found that Safari has the best overall performance but when you factor in compatibility Firefox and IE8 move to the front. Like most things Google, I view Chrome as just a sloppy, half-finished effort being tossed to the general public.

    Stephen
  • Danny
    have never had a popup from this site and I use Google Chrome all the time, both at work, on my laptop and my desktop.

    I also struggle to find any site except from some aspects of the Microsoft site that hasn't worked on Google Chrome, although admittedly some websites I have needed to refresh to get to display correctly.
  • this site doesn't run popups Stephen
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