Firefox is one on the most popular browser . In the last years this browser was actively developed and it 's possibility are even larger then IE.
Today we checked the beta version firefox 3 , currently this browser reached it is third beta version (Fire Fox 3 Beta 3). In this news we will check the different optimization added in Firefox 3 from the memory and cpu usage side.
For those using Firefox in their daily surf , already noted the large memory usage of this browser when surfing with many page and the high cpu usage .
FireFox 2.0.0.12
FireFox 3 Beta 3
How we tested :
We used process timer to measure the cpu time and windows task manager for memory and peak memory usage .
We started with blank page , then 10 simple page (Pure HTML no images no javascript .....) , then we used Our site (xtreview.com) as complex page since there is flash animation javascript and images ...
The system Used was :
Intel Core 2 extreme x6800 @ default
Asus P5k -Deluxe
2 Ocz Gig DDR 2 800 Mhz (4-4-4-12 1.8 V) .
2 HDD 500 Gig Raid 0
Geforce 8800 Ultra
FireFox FireFox 2.0.0.12 vs FireFox 3 Beta 3 Blank page
FireFox FireFox 2.0.0.12 vs FireFox 3 Beta 3 (10) simple page
FireFox FireFox 2.0.0.12 vs FireFox 3 Beta 3 (10) complex page
(20) complex page
(40) complex page
Comparison chart memory:
Well it became clear from the above chart that new fire fox 3 use less memory than firefox 2 .In addition with more page added firefox 3 became more memory efficient .
Comparison chart Cpu:
The cpu time used is ultra optimized with Firefox 3 , the new browser use half cpu power then previous one .