Windows 10: What's the best and worst browser for Windows 10?

Indeed, when I am some computers I am shocked, how slowly they load. Not to mention browser's start. If mine would be launching for 3 secs, I would be concerned, more than 6 secs, I would reinstall Windows. I have zero tolerance for slow.

 

I carried out a few more "tests", and then compared trace results for each of the tests with each other.

For my location, with the exception of the Octane 2.0 test ( locally cached), are all from servers located at the other end of an approximately 175ms international link. Further, taking into account one hop which has 4 different "paths" that packets could be taking, and I end up completely destroying the validity of these "tests" in being able to evaluate which Browser is "best", for my hardware given my location and the network/s at my disposal to carry out the tests..

So, the conclusions drawn in favour of Chrome or any other browser, and indeed excluding other browsers from consideration in this "shootout" are therefore as far as I am concerned completely meaningless.

The only one that provides some sort of objectivity is the html5 test, which measures compliance against a standard .....

So, subjectively speaking, I am completely happy with MS Edge 13, and I have high hopes that Edge will be better after the 2nd August. I will continue to use IE 11 when requiring extension support or when a website specifically requires that IE is used, and will continue to make sure Chrome is available for emergencies.

As to the other browsers mentioned in this thread and the tests, well, having never used them, I will refrain from claiming anything regarding their suitability or otherwise.

 

There doesn't seem to really be a best or worst. Some people have problems with Firefox (like me) and others love it. Then you get the ones who have problems with Chrome (mine works fine). Maybe it's the computers themselves. Manufacturer maybe? Who knows. Like i said Chrome works great for me on my HP.

 

Another factor to weigh in as well besides the Kraken download speed test explaining why the results are in milliseconds where IE came in last place would be "Preferences"! For me Google Chrome as well as Flock look like half of what other browsers look like. No menu bar across the top option, the options available not as many are buried at times, etc. The next will rave how wonderful Chrome is in contrast.

As for speed that varies even on a fresh full clean install of Windows with nothing else running if the ISP servers are bogged down with heavy traffic making browser seconds to arrive at home page timing obsolete. Go back in 5 minutes once a server lightens up and whamo you arrive in a second or two in contrast to a 10 second slow as a turtle wait when busy.

I think the mention of the find that the default browser used here most often is light on resources is encouraging while the same for Waterfox 47 should be what would be seen for FF 47 x64 as well since they are different mainly in name and where to download from while still seeing the identical FF base coding. Waterfox took the Kraken speed test over Edge, Chrome, Opera, Pale Moon, and lastly IE. It didn't fare as well as Chrome on the HTML 5 Test site there however while taking a lead over Edge, Pale Moon, and IE.

The important thing to remember is that the results will vary for each person as well as likely seeing different results with multiple runs for each site and for each browser as well as the varying ISP factors to take into consideration. The only accuracy that can be achieved would be by running these types of tests on a closed network where there is no outside interferences.

 

Easier to see this way (for me anyway)

What's the best and worst browser for Windows 10?

A check (✔) has been placed next to tests won by that particular browser, and a cross (✗) next to the worst result.

Chrome Firefox Opera IE 11 Edge JetStream 1.1 125.12 111.61 114.47 ✗84.76 ✔151.16 Kraken 1.1 ✔1371.7 1744.3 1536.8 ✗2970.1 1564.7 Octane 2.0 ✔21123 19273 20673 ✗11278 19452 RoboHornet Did not run 90.4 131.01 92.23 ✗85.19 HTML 5 Test ✔526 478 525 ✗348 458

 

MS Edge is my all time favourite! Chrome is my runner up.

 

Primary Chrome and Secondary IE11 for my usage.

 

I take Waterfox first which prevails over FF in most cases while still having the latest of both on. For me it's not any contest of browsers but keeping the one set for default found to be the most "Reliable" in use. WF being less intrusive on resources then the others always helps too! *Biggrin

 

Maxthon, with no plugins needed. All the functions I need are built in. No secondary browser needed, it can instantly switch from Chrome based to IE based.

 

I am using Edge and Google chrome but Edge use less CPU when playing videos online like on YouTube on my dual core PC so It's my fav on windows 10 and I cannot wait until I can install extensions on it

 

Edge is far better geared for web content then you will typically find with other browsers that may need additional plugins if not some type of flash player. It was designed to run on mobile as well as desktop platforms where the embedded browser has to come with everything already included in order to be Media Savay as well as running on battery powered tablets, Windows Phone, etc.

Google on the other hand has their own forms of Andriod and iOS type built in browsers for smart phones, IPads, IPhones while Chrome was essentially a made for Windows type browser initially for desktop.

 

I now use Waterfox x64, and I believe it must use less resources. My Firefox x86 32-bit browser kept hanging with "not responding" within 2 minutes of running the browser. It may have been my Dell XPS 9250's 4.5-watt TDP CPU which is a Skylake Intel Core m5 processor. My other PC with a 77-watt TDP delidded overclocked Core i5 3570K had no problem with Firefox x86. Nevertheless, now my i5 3570K PC is running 64-bit Waterfox as well.

You might opt to use the Ecosia search engine as an alternative to duckduckgo, google, yahoo...etc. Using Ecosia as a search engine plants needed trees on our beautiful planet earth. *Wink

 

Firefox since version 42 is also seeing a 64bit flavor as well. Cyberfox is the Australian form of FF there with a 64bit version too. You can actually have all three on but can only run one or the other at a time. When one newer version of WF, FF, or CF runs into issues I then will alternate between them as to which will then be made the default until the next or release to follow sees the corrections made.

The main build here will tend to see Waterfox run as the default while the second desktop runs the 64bit FF there as well as on the 10 laptop. As for search engines I typically end up dumping Google, Yahoo, Ask, and others leaving Bing as the preferred overall. Every so often either a Waterfox or FF update will bump things back to Google or Yahoo and I have to go the same all over again at dumping what I end up not wanting.

If I find need to get results from another engine I simply add the name of it at the end of the item being searched like looking up a WikiPedia definition I would simply type "bluetooth headsets WikiPedia" and hit the search button to find Wikipedia links first in the results following an animation of how it's done pc with the title: " Connect a Bluetooth audio device or wireless display to your PC" from the "Help from Microsoft" them always managing to get in there somewhere of course. *Eek*Rolleyes Typical of MS as you can imagine! *Roflmao2

Waterfox was the first 64bit browser to come along right after W7 made it's initial entrance into the ball bark to compete back then with the then new 64bit IE coming in with 7. The WF project was started up to find a way to create a 64bit variant for FF that Mozilla had left in limbo until last year! It's still basically FF coded but an independent project there.

 

Often it will prove not to be the browser but the modem or router needing to be refreshed. I just ran into laptop and desktop alike suddenly not even connecting until the power on both the ISP modem/router combo used by both two desktops for hard wiring RJ-45 on the 10 side of each machine's 10/7 dual boots and the separate router with both hard wire port and WiFi for the laptop.

When the connection was lost again in only a couple of hours I realized that the power(ISP gear and Cisco Linksys router alike) wasn't unplugged long enough on the first attempt when a friend suddenly lost connection. When the fast refresh was longer on the second attempt allowing more time for the ISP modem/router combo to sync fully the connection has remained prompt and steadfast since.

On previous occasions if and when connection was lost you might find both hardwares were still in sync with the ISP and Windows had to be refreshed by releasing the present network configuration to allow W10 to detect everything all over again fresh. That can often remedy a number of connection issues when you see the connection lost or slow down out of the clear blue. The old "ipconfig" commands at the command prompt that are used to resolve the network issue that comes up.