firefox is faster then ie7 and opera

Hi this is my first post and i hope you like it.
After doing speed tests with http://www.numion.com/stopwatch/index.html?
and have the site test to http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ this is what i found out:

ie7:it took 46.997 secs confused

opera:
default:53.547:cry
max connections:53.985 secs

and now firefox

default settings:16.029 secs
using tweak network set to power: 12.234 secs :major

as you can see this is a big different in secs to load pages not to mention that opera is said to be the fastest

"all test where used on dial-up"

 

if you want to send in results for other browsers that fine eg:avanti but try to do it on dial-up so i can see witch browser is really the fastest:major

 

A Bit Off Topic:

I don't even bother with IE7 because all security vulnerabilities will show up there and MS is never exactly cutting edge. As a long time FF user is there anything in Opera's interface that you do like? I'm happy with FF but just want to know if there is any reason I should try Opera (Speed is not important unless really noticeable--I've found IE6 slower than FF but just chalked that up to a poorly configured DELL).

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Your speed tests kind of mirror what I, unofficially, see when trying to load a page in IE6 but I have a pretty much empty IE cache.

 

I use K-Meleon. My broadband connection is right around 4.2mbs upload and 400kbs download. I load MG in 1.1 secs. (average) , IE7 loads in 1.2 secs. (average) using the link you gave. http://www.numion.com/stopwatch/index.html?
K-Meleon is a fast page load browser. I don't know if the MS updates have increased the page load speed of IE7 but I know it was much slower in the past.
I may download FF and give it a try and get back with you.

 

How does K-Meleon stack up? Another Mozilla browser enters the race, how about the mac for windows browser Safari?
Bug

 

I downloaded FF and configured it the same as K-Meleon. This time I tested all 3 browsers and used a calculator to get exact averages. I loaded MG 5 times with each. There was a big difference in load times from the same browser, going to the same place, within secs. of each test. I was suprised at my results.

FireFox- 1.4174 secs.average
K-Meleon- 1.25 secs average (fastest load of all 3 browsers .9871 secs.)
IE7- 1.1652 secs. average THE WINNER!!! confused
Again, I wonder if new MS updates increased the speed of IE7. I have rarely used it in the last 4 months.
I would like to see someone else's results now.

 

K-Meleon is a speed demon. It is incredibly fast. As for entering the race..its been around for quite a while.

Only thing I have used that is faster is Swiftfox w/ fasterfox extension.

Thats in Linux though.

Let me time Swiftfox loading here vs....hey how do I time IE?

 

Use this link, Adry.
http://www.numion.com/stopwatch/index.html?

 

Ok, first results, caches cleared, browsers closed.

IE 7 :02.375
KMeleon: :01.656

Rebooting to try Swiftfox.

 

Yeah, thats what I am doing Chas.

Ok, final results.

IE: 2.375
KM: 1.656
SwiftFox: 1.564


Oh yeah...put that in your pipe and smoke it. Swiftfox wins!

I used majorgeeks.com as my test bed.

 

Even though Swiftfox won, thats very impressive for K-Meleon in an untweaked state.

 

Speed is all relative to the connection. Speed differences are related to the browser

I'm connecting to a browser in New York, from southern Arizona

 

yes i cleared the cache and got the average of the browsers i did i 3 times and rounded of for the average:major:major:major
also try testing ff with tweak network to made 4 secs gap which is good for a dial-up user
stay at school

 

you cant benchmark anything with dial up...the speed is never sustained or stable.

 

yes but i tested it 3 times and rounded it of.
got pretty close to the average :major:major
but sill you are right

 

Just did a quick test here, using www.yahoo.com for a test in IE7 and FF 2.0.0.4. FF took 3.916 seconds; IE, 3.755 seconds. I did not clear cache in either browser before the test.

 

Just to let everyone here know these tests depend quite a bit on the internet connection speed as well as if a browsers settings have been tweaked. I used to be a long time FF user until I found opera. I configured it to work with my connection better and it loads a lot faster then firefox did on my computer tweaked...

that's my 2cents