Safari 4 - fastest ? ! IE8 RC nowhere close its slowest

So now that Safari 4 beta has come , i know its supposed to be the fastest, so i am seeing if google chrome 2 which is in pre-beta breaks safari 4 beta. I used Safari4 beta today and i can see it is really fast.

Sad that though i am using IE8 RC, its so slow that its sad to see the gap, its nowhere close to Safari4. Chrome, Firefox (though firefox new version which is in beta will be also very fast), and also Opera.

I have done some benchmarking, see the comparision its surprising how far away is IE8

This is on Windows 7

TEST                   COMPARISON            IE8 RC               Chrome 2.0.164 (nightly)   DETAILS

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** TOTAL **:           5.83x as fast     12379.2ms +/- 0.8%   2122.6ms +/- 4.0%     significant

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3d:                  4.49x as fast      1370.4ms +/- 1.8%    305.0ms +/- 14.1%     significant
cube:              6.37x as fast       473.6ms +/- 4.9%     74.4ms +/- 16.7%     significant
morph:             3.29x as fast       411.4ms +/- 2.8%    125.0ms +/- 28.8%     significant
raytrace:          4.60x as fast       485.4ms +/- 3.8%    105.6ms +/- 15.9%     significant

access:              9.59x as fast      2042.2ms +/- 1.3%    213.0ms +/- 8.6%     significant
binary-trees:      18.3x as fast       329.4ms +/- 4.1%     18.0ms +/- 19.5%     significant
fannkuch:          13.1x as fast       867.6ms +/- 0.8%     66.4ms +/- 14.8%     significant
nbody:             6.19x as fast       494.8ms +/- 2.3%     80.0ms +/- 10.1%     significant
nsieve:            7.21x as fast       350.4ms +/- 1.2%     48.6ms +/- 26.5%     significant

bitops:              9.17x as fast      1731.2ms +/- 3.8%    188.8ms +/- 14.3%     significant
3bit-bits-in-byte: 17.7x as fast       283.8ms +/- 17.4%     16.0ms +/- 18.2%     significant
bits-in-byte:      10.1x as fast       309.8ms +/- 4.4%     30.6ms +/- 2.2%     significant
bitwise-and:       10.1x as fast       637.8ms +/- 9.4%     63.0ms +/- 10.7%     significant
nsieve-bits:       6.31x as fast       499.8ms +/- 3.8%     79.2ms +/- 28.0%     significant

controlflow:         27.3x as fast       256.8ms +/- 1.1%      9.4ms +/- 15.1%     significant
recursive:         27.3x as fast       256.8ms +/- 1.1%      9.4ms +/- 15.1%     significant

crypto:              6.11x as fast       813.6ms +/- 4.5%    133.2ms +/- 16.6%     significant
aes:               9.26x as fast       372.2ms +/- 9.6%     40.2ms +/- 40.3%     significant
md5:               4.16x as fast       222.8ms +/- 1.1%     53.6ms +/- 14.5%     significant
sha1:              5.55x as fast       218.6ms +/- 1.3%     39.4ms +/- 41.9%     significant

date:                2.82x as fast       823.6ms +/- 3.2%    291.8ms +/- 7.3%     significant
format-tofte:      2.91x as fast       439.6ms +/- 5.8%    151.2ms +/- 8.2%     significant
format-xparb:      2.73x as fast       384.0ms +/- 2.2%    140.6ms +/- 11.1%     significant

math:                4.67x as fast      1169.2ms +/- 3.7%    250.2ms +/- 6.2%     significant
cordic:            4.24x as fast       504.0ms +/- 3.6%    119.0ms +/- 14.3%     significant
partial-sums:      4.06x as fast       342.8ms +/- 14.3%     84.4ms +/- 11.3%     significant
spectral-norm:     6.89x as fast       322.4ms +/- 1.4%     46.8ms +/- 7.1%     significant

regexp:              12.3x as fast       668.0ms +/- 6.7%     54.4ms +/- 46.0%     significant
dna:               12.3x as fast       668.0ms +/- 6.7%     54.4ms +/- 46.0%     significant

string:              5.18x as fast      3504.2ms +/- 1.5%    676.8ms +/- 2.8%     significant
base64:            17.9x as fast      1762.0ms +/- 1.8%     98.6ms +/- 22.4%     significant
fasta:             6.04x as fast       548.4ms +/- 5.1%     90.8ms +/- 21.4%     significant
tagcloud:          3.80x as fast       448.0ms +/- 4.4%    118.0ms +/- 5.4%     significant
unpack-code:       1.60x as fast       371.6ms +/- 4.0%    231.6ms +/- 7.9%     significant
validate-input:    2.72x as fast       374.2ms +/- 7.6%    137.8ms +/- 11.2%     significant

--- Now between Chrome 2.0.164 and Safari 4 beta

TEST                   COMPARISON            Chrome             Safari 4             DETAILS

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** TOTAL **:           *1.45x as slow*   2122.6ms +/- 4.0%   3076.8ms +/- 12.5%     significant

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3d:                  *2.28x as slow*    305.0ms +/- 14.1%    695.8ms +/- 19.8%     significant
 cube:              *4.53x as slow*     74.4ms +/- 16.7%    337.4ms +/- 18.8%     significant
 morph:             *1.53x as slow*    125.0ms +/- 28.8%    191.6ms +/- 19.7%     significant
 raytrace:          *1.58x as slow*    105.6ms +/- 15.9%    166.8ms +/- 25.4%     significant

access:              *1.75x as slow*    213.0ms +/- 8.6%    373.6ms +/- 19.8%     significant
 binary-trees:      *2.13x as slow*     18.0ms +/- 19.5%     38.4ms +/- 1.8%     significant
 fannkuch:          1.52x as fast       66.4ms +/- 14.8%     43.6ms +/- 31.4%     significant
 nbody:             *3.30x as slow*     80.0ms +/- 10.1%    263.8ms +/- 24.6%     significant
 nsieve:            1.75x as fast       48.6ms +/- 26.5%     27.8ms +/- 3.7%     significant

bitops:              1.28x as fast      188.8ms +/- 14.3%    147.8ms +/- 17.8%     significant
 3bit-bits-in-byte: 1.67x as fast       16.0ms +/- 18.2%      9.6ms +/- 26.9%     significant
 bits-in-byte:      1.59x as fast       30.6ms +/- 2.2%     19.2ms +/- 39.8%     significant
 bitwise-and:       2.22x as fast       63.0ms +/- 10.7%     28.4ms +/- 2.4%     significant
 nsieve-bits:       ??                  79.2ms +/- 28.0%     90.6ms +/- 28.0%     not conclusive: might be *1.14x as slow*

controlflow:         ??                   9.4ms +/- 15.1%     11.2ms +/- 42.6%     not conclusive: might be *1.19x as slow*
 recursive:         ??                   9.4ms +/- 15.1%     11.2ms +/- 42.6%     not conclusive: might be *1.19x as slow*

crypto:              *1.71x as slow*    133.2ms +/- 16.6%    228.4ms +/- 10.6%     significant
 aes:               ??                  40.2ms +/- 40.3%     45.8ms +/- 17.3%     not conclusive: might be *1.14x as slow*
 md5:               *1.76x as slow*     53.6ms +/- 14.5%     94.4ms +/- 22.5%     significant
 sha1:              *2.24x as slow*     39.4ms +/- 41.9%     88.2ms +/- 20.3%     significant

date:                1.14x as fast      291.8ms +/- 7.3%    256.8ms +/- 12.6%     significant
 format-tofte:      1.72x as fast      151.2ms +/- 8.2%     88.0ms +/- 9.0%     significant
 format-xparb:      *1.20x as slow*    140.6ms +/- 11.1%    168.8ms +/- 19.3%     significant

math:                *2.20x as slow*    250.2ms +/- 6.2%    549.4ms +/- 13.9%     significant
 cordic:            *1.91x as slow*    119.0ms +/- 14.3%    226.8ms +/- 20.0%     significant
 partial-sums:      *2.59x as slow*     84.4ms +/- 11.3%    218.8ms +/- 7.3%     significant
 spectral-norm:     *2.22x as slow*     46.8ms +/- 7.1%    103.8ms +/- 18.6%     significant

regexp:              ??                  54.4ms +/- 46.0%     77.2ms +/- 25.0%     not conclusive: might be *1.42x as slow*
 dna:               ??                  54.4ms +/- 46.0%     77.2ms +/- 25.0%     not conclusive: might be *1.42x as slow*

string:              *1.09x as slow*    676.8ms +/- 2.8%    736.6ms +/- 8.5%     significant
 base64:            -                   98.6ms +/- 22.4%     86.8ms +/- 21.2%
 fasta:             *1.36x as slow*     90.8ms +/- 21.4%    123.4ms +/- 4.2%     significant
 tagcloud:          *1.90x as slow*    118.0ms +/- 5.4%    224.0ms +/- 3.2%     significant
 unpack-code:       1.52x as fast      231.6ms +/- 7.9%    152.8ms +/- 11.2%     significant
 validate-input:    ??                 137.8ms +/- 11.2%    149.6ms +/- 26.3%     not conclusive: might be *1.09x as slow*

Microsoft training ? Am I am PC ?

how sweet you think isnt it ... By chance are the going to teach linux internals and java ? And if they teach .NET and Visual Studio, i will consider it wrong, since thats forcing technological choice on people. its like the kids saying i am a PC in the Ads !

People should be taught computer science independent of vendors like Microsoft or Apple or Linux. I would be critical if it is a way of promoting microsoft products in the guise of training.

I am 1 year old and i am a PC ! how much impact does that make ?

Life with windows 7

Well its been long since i have been using windows 7, though i still wonder why there are times when if something is not responding, it leads to a total chaos, and the whole system fails to respond, and the only way to fix it is hard booting.

I guess the killing process is screwed up somewhere. It seems like they are trying to restart properly, sort of seamlessly but that isnt working that well. Also this dwm.exe and explorer.exe, sometimes they grow and shrink on their own, i dont know whats with those two guys, trying to control the look and feel they are having a tough time.

Now getting back to features, well to be true, its a natural progression from windows vista, which was really badly recieved. Also with the fact that OSX doesnt allow legal installations on PC's , and no real big corporations planning and marketing linux, we are having nothing else. I mean there is nothing that can kill windows, even if they release crap, there are people who will feed off off it.

The true competition would be when
1. OSX is also allowed on PC's and Netbooks.
2. Ubuntu is aggresively marketed.
3. Japanese companies concentrate on building not just hardware but also software (OS i mean).
4. IBM aggresively markets and creates AIX for desktops and servers.
5. Sun solaris.
6. Google android for PC.

I guess an OS that universally works on all platforms, would be a true OS. Google has a better strategy since they built a modified version of linux for mobiles, that made them think of conserving space, and if they are able to use that OS with little modification onto PC's we have a great OS with a lower memory footprint.

Slumdog wins !

Well interestingly Slumdog won so many oscars ! my god !