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Forget the potato, Opera 10.6 speeds past Google Chrome 6
Potatoes shooting out of tubes... A browser racing against boiled spuds... It's all good for a lighthearted laugh, but you're probably more interested in how a browser performs against non-tuber.
A while back, Opera 10.5 briefly snatched away the speed crown from Google Chrome on my system. Chrome's been comfortably in the lead for quite some time now when it comes to performance, but that may be about to change with the arrival of Opera 10.6.
I put the newly-released Opera 10.6 snapshot build up against both the Chrome 5 beta and Chrome 6 dev channel builds, and the results were pretty astounding: Opera 10.6 posted a Peacekeeper benchmark almost 25% higher than Google Chrome 6.0.408.1 (my results here). Sebastian's numbers were a bit closer, but Opera 10.6 still won (+14%).
That's pretty substantial, and the difference is noticeable while browsing web sites and tackling my usual daily tasks in apps like Gmail, Google Reader, and Seesmic Web. Opera 10.6 appears ready to reaffirm the fact that Opera has every intention of competing with the big boys.
Maybe Opera was poking fun at more than the original Google ad. Perhaps they were dropping a not-so-subtle hint about 10.6 turning up the heat on Chrome, so to speak...
A while back, Opera 10.5 briefly snatched away the speed crown from Google Chrome on my system. Chrome's been comfortably in the lead for quite some time now when it comes to performance, but that may be about to change with the arrival of Opera 10.6.
I put the newly-released Opera 10.6 snapshot build up against both the Chrome 5 beta and Chrome 6 dev channel builds, and the results were pretty astounding: Opera 10.6 posted a Peacekeeper benchmark almost 25% higher than Google Chrome 6.0.408.1 (my results here). Sebastian's numbers were a bit closer, but Opera 10.6 still won (+14%).
That's pretty substantial, and the difference is noticeable while browsing web sites and tackling my usual daily tasks in apps like Gmail, Google Reader, and Seesmic Web. Opera 10.6 appears ready to reaffirm the fact that Opera has every intention of competing with the big boys.
Maybe Opera was poking fun at more than the original Google ad. Perhaps they were dropping a not-so-subtle hint about 10.6 turning up the heat on Chrome, so to speak...
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Subscribe to commentsMxxConMay 31st 2010 5:00PM
you might want to remove your peacekeeper urls since they allow anybody to run and add results. so even if Lee has "AMD Athlon 64 X2 Processor 6000+ and ATI Radeon X1950 Pro" somebody with corei9 can run these benchmarks with that ID and mess up the results.
here's my historical list :)
http://www.capturefullpage.com/Temp/caaaa952-e208-41d1-b12c-611b5397a98f.jpg
Chris DekeMay 31st 2010 6:34PM
Well maybe the Opera guys could spend less time making amusing ads, and more time actually finishing their products. 10.50 still isn't out for BSD, and theyre already touting 10.60. Not cool guys, finish one product, then move on.
Oh and its not 10.6, its 10.60. Not the same thing.
IscinMay 31st 2010 8:53PM
"For Unix users, this obviously means that there will be no 10.5x version. However, we are aiming for synchronizing the 10.60 release across all platforms, and Unix will benefit from all the improvements since 10.5x."
Quoted from the blogpost here: http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/2010/05/31/opera-10-60-alpha-1
hectormaciasa79May 31st 2010 8:59PM
You could spend more time doing some research, like visiting sources, Opera Desktop Team Blog is a good place to start... and find out there wont be a 10.5x for unix/linux/bsd, etc...
In fact 10.54 was dumped for all plattforms in favor of 10.60
Chris DekeMay 31st 2010 9:20PM
Well when the "get opera" page was still showing "10.50 for FreeBSD coming soon" as recently as yesterday, you can forgive me for seeing this news and being unhappy.
Or maybe I'm just a frustrated FreeBSD user because there isn't anything better available on the platform. Give me an official chrome build for BSD, or a native firefox that actually works and I'll be a much happier camper.
gameplace123May 31st 2010 9:34PM
Your running BSD... well there's your problem.
Do you mean name wise, cause mathematically they're the same...
AemonyJun 1st 2010 8:00AM
I hate it when developers doesn't implement the same mathematical meaning into numbers as everyone else does. Technically speaking 10.6 is the equal to 10.60, but some developers just doesn't get it and makes it hell for users/consumers to know what version is the latest. x.13 or x.2?
The correct way of writing 10.6 if it isn't the same as 10.60 is 10.06. But oh, snap! That doesn't sound as cool as 10.6!
Pallab DeJun 1st 2010 11:50AM
Opera 10.60 is the same as Opera 10.6
pat_boy2008May 31st 2010 6:54PM
Oh snap! Mozilla need to get on the ball and speed up Firefox, they're getting crushed.
pankomputerekMay 31st 2010 7:13PM
Hmmm... i a Google Chrome fan.
Why not try out "boot up" time :D!
I think there we've got a winner!
mmmorkMay 31st 2010 7:41PM
Regardless of browser, why does wikipedia take so damn long to load?
VishalMay 31st 2010 11:42PM
Even though they are fast on tests, but same problem, one tab crashes all.
Also they are not fast on gmail and buzz, they just can`t seem to have smooth scrolling.
Noel NuguidMay 31st 2010 10:05PM
Even *IF* can really outpace Google Chrome/Chromium, I still wouldn't use it until they fix those extra pixels above the tabs. It is quite unusable for me.
MxxConMay 31st 2010 10:25PM
you mean those extra pixels that can be easily removed by opening customize menu?
nikola.vJun 1st 2010 2:32AM
Does this solve your problem ?
http://my.opera.com/community/customize/skins/info/?id=9491
mvkJun 3rd 2010 10:07PM
you can try using skins that have the extra pixels fixed!!
mareo2May 31st 2010 11:20PM
Thats really great, but I find myself saying what Firefox users said before about Chrome: I stay with Chrome because Opera dont provide extensions or add-ons like Adblocker and WOT. Opera got the lead on speed, but is still behind on options. Anyway, kudos for raising the bar on performance.
popdodJun 1st 2010 1:18AM
but it does have an adblocker. and someone made a userscript version of WOT.
JokerJun 1st 2010 3:29AM
Opera behind on options?
Opera has a built-in Adblock, CSS applier (like Stylish for Firefox), IRC client, Mail client, JS runner, a hugely better Download client which also supports BitTorrent, Cookie editor, Browser identification spoofer etc.
And it has Opera Unite. :p Opera just doesn't need extensions.
JokerJun 1st 2010 3:45AM
I forgot about Opera Link which lets me synchronize my bookmarks between my computer and mobile. :)
Opera Turbo can be used on slower connections AND also act as a soft proxy.
Lastly, you don't have to install any add-on to disable loading of images.