Kraken - a new Javascript test program
According to Mozlla, Kraken is fundamentally different from the SunSpider, V8, Dromaeo benchmarks.
The developers of Mozlla have announced the release of a test application measuring Kraken that measures Javascript performance. Contrary to previous benchmarks (SunSpider, V8, Dromaeo), Kraken focuses more on loads in the real environment.
An idea came from a post by Nicholas Nethercote, where he classifies the tests in the book “Computer Architecture” by Hennessy and Patterson:
- real applications
- modified applications (by removing I / O operations and prioritizing CPU operations).
- kernels (with segment samples of real applications)
- game performance tests
- 5. synthetic performance tests (artificially generated code with a profile appropriate to the use)
According to Mozilla, Kraken, which runs standard JavaScript code, can provide more accurate results about the actual performance of browsers. The test ide can be viewed by clicking, but it is worth preparing for the fact that the browser may slow down significantly during the measurement, or you may have to wait up to 10 minutes for the result.
Kraken Javascript test (lower value is better):
- Firefox 3.6.9 - 24284.9ms
- Firefox Beta 4 6 - 18216.8ms
- Chrome 6.0.472.59 - 16336.3ms
- Chrome 7.0.503.0 - 16115.8ms
- Internet Explorer 8.0.7600.16375 - 174514.9ms
The source of the measurements is tested.com
