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Firefox 3.5RC2 Performance In Windows Vs. Linux

Posted by timothy on from the tradeoffs-and-tradeoffs dept.

pizzutz writes "Andy Lawrence has posted a Javascript speed comparison for the recently released Firefox 3.5RC2 between Linux (Ubuntu 9.04) and Windows(XP SP3) using the SunSpider benchmark test. Firefox 3.5 will include the new Tracemonkey Javascript engine. The Windows build edges out Linux by just under 15%, though the Linux build is still twice as fast as the current 3.0.11 version which ships with Jaunty."

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  1. Re:Don't benchmark it on Ubuntu by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's because it's an interesting post, while your previous one was flamebait.

  2. Re:My problem with Firefox is this by WarwickRyan · · Score: 2, Funny

    >Ask Apple or even Windows folks.

    You have seen Safari, haven't you?

    It puts the 'f' in fugly.

  3. Re:makes sense by ianare · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... and anonymous users are dyslexic (tub onyl midly).

  4. Re:My problem with Firefox is this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Fix your eyes!

      I'm a peer reviewed, 5 year at university 4 years at work designer and I say firefox on winows is *not* better looking that Firefox on Linux (gnome).

    7 years of college, down the drain!

  5. Re:My problem with Firefox is this by AmigaHeretic · · Score: 2, Funny

    >>I hate how Windows fonts look pixelated even with Cleartype on

    There not pixelated, they have holes.

    http://www.ecofont.eu/ecofont_en.html
    It's save electricity. See, MS is justing trying to be a "green" company.

  6. Re:Don't benchmark it on Ubuntu by Skye16 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wait, is it a zombie meteor?

    I'm confused.