What's Windows 10's fastest web browser in 2020? - ZDNet

Everyone says their latest web browser is the fastest one ever.

But which Windows 10 web browser is the fastest of them all.

I put the most popular Windows 10 browsers to the test. .

Next up is Microsoft Edge 84, which recently switched to using Google's open-source Chromium web browser.

Believe it or not, Internet Explorer (IE) 11 is the next most popular Windows 10 web browser.

But even on my last browser benchmarks in 2018, it was the worst of the worst.

You'll be better with anything else.

Today, only 3.3% of all web browser users are working with the fox. .

Firefox was followed by Opera 68, originally a Norweigan-based browser, which was acquired by a Chinese private-equity company in 2016.

Next is Brave 1.11.

This open-source browser claimed to do the best job of protecting your privacy.

Finally, there's Vivaldi 3.1.

This was started by Opera expatriates, who missed the original Opera's community and look-and-feel.

These browsers are all based on Google's open-source Chromium code.

I benchmarked these browsers on my Windows 10 test PC, a Dell XPS 8910.

This system is running with Windows 10 Home, Version 2004.

Higher scores are better on this benchmark.

JetStream's top-scorer was Brave with 101.185.

But, right behind it within the margin of error, were Chrome, 99.97 and Vivaldi, 99.329.

Right behind these three was Opera with 98.688.

Then Edge falls behind with a score of 94.967.

With this benchmark, the lower the score, the better the result.

To no great surprise, Firefox took first place here with 1,085.8 milliseconds (ms).

Then came Opera with 1,085.8 ms, Brave with 1,104.5 ms.

Then, there's a dropoff to Edge with 1,192.7 ms and, in last place, Vivaldi with 1,201.5 ms. .

In this benchmark, the higher the score, the better.

On this Google benchmark, Chrome took the blue ribbon with a score of 38,652.

Right behind it in second place was Brave with 38,615.

Then, there's a dead-heat for third with Vivaldi at 37,836, edging out Opera with 37,822.

And, way back in last place, you'll find Firefox at 30,719.

The latest version of WebXPRT is arguably the best browser benchmark available today.

Here, the higher the score, the better the browser.

On this benchmark, Firefox shines?

It was an easy winner with a score of 176.

There was a bunch-up for second through fifth: Vivaldi, 157; Opera, 155;  Brave, 154; and Chrome 152.

Then dropping off quite a bit, you'll find Edge, 142, in last place.

You'd think by 2020, every browser would comply with the HTML 5 web standard, which became a standard in 2014.

Then, there's a four-way tie for second-place, with Brave, Chrome, Opera, and Vivaldi at 528.

In last place, believe it or not, is Firefox with 514.

But, all-in-all, Brave, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Vivaldi all have their bright spots.

With time, we can expect Edge's developers to do a better job of tuning its performance. .

I've been happily using Chrome for years now across platforms, and I won't be changing.

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