New IE8 still the slowest browser

Iria · Mar 20, 2009, 03:12 AM

Microsoft Corp. may be talking up the performance boost it gave to its just-launched Internet Explorer 8, but the new browser remains the slowest of the top five on the market, benchmark tests show.
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Source: Computerworld

Judas · Mar 20, 2009, 03:56 PM

crazy beans..

i have firefox and google chrome.... sure chrome is bloody fast for what it's built with..

but firefox is one slow as pig for me.

comp_ali · Mar 20, 2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

crazy beans..

i have firefox and google chrome.... sure chrome is bloody fast for what it's built with..

but firefox is one slow as pig for me.

Abyway You cannot run IE8 in you rig Judas .I used IE7 on my P4 rig it eats a lot of ram and causes the system to hang. Just a rubbish

Judas · Mar 20, 2009, 04:17 PM

?

i am... running very well...

RobertBruce · Mar 20, 2009, 08:20 PM

Several "articles" like this... and they're stupid. What about flash? what about other heavy graphics addled pages? I switch between firefox and IE8 and with IE8 I never end up waiting for anything. Not so with firefox-which has become a victim of it's own bloat.

Zardon · Mar 20, 2009, 09:06 PM

These tests while interesting are not that relevant. Many of the quoted differences are in such minute time frames that they would not be noticeable.

Certainly not defending IE as its probably my least favourite browser but just thought id bring up the point.

Tyrsonswood · Mar 20, 2009, 09:12 PM

I'm not finding it slow at all, it's faster than IE7 was on the same machine. No I haven't tried all the other browsers either, this does what I need at the moment. Sometimes benchmarks are just that, benchmarks.... they don't always translate to real world.

Not that the internet is "Real" world anyways....... Just saying this isn't slow by any means on this old system.

Zardon · Mar 20, 2009, 09:13 PM

I get what you mean man. I think a choice of browser now is down to more how you like the interface, configuration, additional options etc. They all do the job.

ET3D · Mar 20, 2009, 10:10 PM

Agreed. Took me a lot of time to switch from IE6 to IE7, due to compatibility issues, since I used IE mainly for compatibiliy (my main browser is SeaMonkey, and I also have Opera installed). IE7 to IE8 I switched immediately, simply because IE8 can't be any worse. So far it's okay, though it still has some little annoying things, like having an "open" on the right click menu.

RobertBruce · Mar 20, 2009, 11:24 PM

I forgot a major point: IE8 is as good as it is right after it is downloaded. To get firefox running the way I want it to takes a lot of tweaking.

CDsDontBurn · Mar 20, 2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

I get what you mean man. I think a choice of browser now is down to more how you like the interface, configuration, additional options etc. They all do the job.

totally agree with you. the one thing i do like very much about FF over ie7 (not sure if ie8 has it because i haven't installed the final release yet), is the add-on ABP. particularly here at work where some website's ads, regardless of the browser, tend to make my work machine crawl to a stop.

anyways, IE is my preferred browser, but like you said and how preference should be based on, is all personal preference.

ET3D · Mar 21, 2009, 08:08 AM

BTW, having used IE8 just a bit more, it suddenly started stuttering. So I went back to SeaMonkey.

Mar 20, 2009, 03:12 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 79	New IE8 still the slowest browser Microsoft Corp. may be talking up the performance boost it gave to its just-launched Internet Explorer 8, but the new browser remains the slowest of the top five on the market, benchmark tests show. _______ Source: Computerworld

Mar 20, 2009, 08:20 PM	#5
RobertBruce HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 223 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	Re: New IE8 still the slowest browser Several "articles" like this... and they're stupid. What about flash? what about other heavy graphics addled pages? I switch between firefox and IE8 and with IE8 I never end up waiting for anything. Not so with firefox-which has become a victim of it's own bloat.

Mar 20, 2009, 09:06 PM	#6
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 168	Re: New IE8 still the slowest browser These tests while interesting are not that relevant. Many of the quoted differences are in such minute time frames that they would not be noticeable. Certainly not defending IE as its probably my least favourite browser but just thought id bring up the point.

Mar 20, 2009, 09:13 PM	#8
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 168	Re: New IE8 still the slowest browser I get what you mean man. I think a choice of browser now is down to more how you like the interface, configuration, additional options etc. They all do the job.

Mar 20, 2009, 10:10 PM	#9
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 2,985 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Re: New IE8 still the slowest browser Agreed. Took me a lot of time to switch from IE6 to IE7, due to compatibility issues, since I used IE mainly for compatibiliy (my main browser is SeaMonkey, and I also have Opera installed). IE7 to IE8 I switched immediately, simply because IE8 can't be any worse. So far it's okay, though it still has some little annoying things, like having an "open" on the right click menu.

Mar 20, 2009, 11:24 PM	#10
RobertBruce HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 223 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	Re: New IE8 still the slowest browser I forgot a major point: IE8 is as good as it is right after it is downloaded. To get firefox running the way I want it to takes a lot of tweaking.

Mar 21, 2009, 08:08 AM	#12
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 2,985 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Re: New IE8 still the slowest browser BTW, having used IE8 just a bit more, it suddenly started stuttering. So I went back to SeaMonkey.