server: jcxp.net - 04.09.2008
Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversOne of the things immediately noticeable in the latest beta (beta 2) of Internet Explorer 8 was how much faster it is. I thought I'd see for myself how much faster it really is by running a JavaScript benchmark, since that is one thing that really has slowed down IE in comparison to its competitors. Google has put a benchmark it used while creating their Chrome browser live on the web, but it also lets us see how IE8 stacks up against its predecessor. So I ran it.
I ran the test on a 2.8GHz P4 running Windows Vista.
IE7 benched in at 24, 23 and 29 for an average of 28.6
IE8 received 37, 40 and 40 for an average of 39
As you can see, IE8 is about 36 faster than IE7 in JavaScript! While it's a good improvement, we can still see that work needs to be done, and will surely increase with every beta release we see of IE8.
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