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That is good
Windows 10 browser efficiency comparison with Microsoft Edge
- Display brightness was set to 50%
- Volume was set to mute
- Location was disabled
- Bluetooth was disabled
- Quiet hours were enabled
- Updates were temporarily disabled
- Device was connected to a wireless network
- Ambient light sensor was disabled
- Defender was running normally and up to date
- Device was physically unplugged and running on battery
- Windows Battery Saver mode was set to activate at 20% battery
- Windows Update was temporarily disabled
- The cache was cleared on each browser
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Neither Chrome, nor Firefox browsers are the latest versions in this test. Why not?
I am not certain, but would the video file format used for this test make a difference?
Both Chrome and Firefox have much more add-ons than Edge, were they disabled for the test? Then, there is the browsers built-in telemetry. For example, Firefox v.64 has about 30 telemetry related entries in the "about:config" that can be disabled:
From performance perspective, disabling telemetry for Firefox, or for any other browsers does make a difference.
Google's Chrome probably has more built-in telemetry, but on my system there's no Google Chrome...
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Maybe Edge have less telemetry and hungry services because it can offload it directly from the OS? I don't trust comparisons like these anyway, too much bias.Neither Chrome, nor Firefox browsers are the latest versions in this test. Why not?
I am not certain, but would the video file format used for this test make a difference?
Both Chrome and Firefox have much more add-ons than Edge, were they disabled for the test? Then, there is the browsers built-in telemetry. For example, Firefox v.64 has about 30 telemetry related entries in the "about:config" that can be disabled:
From performance perspective, disabling telemetry for Firefox, or for any other browsers does make a difference.
Google's Chrome probably has more built-in telemetry, but on my system there's no Google Chrome...
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What a crock. Let MS do a battery comparison discharge test on the 3 batteries only, using a battery discharge load box not PCs and post the results, so users can make good battery choices. I believe the results will be similar. I luv Firefox.
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Interesting first post
Is that why Microsoft wants to rebuild Edge with Chromium?
Nuking EdgeHTML(a fork of Trident) and using Blink?
I mean, maybe they feel it's not fair to the other browsers...
Or they want to sell laptop batteries
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@ Cr00zng
I don't like Edge but I still think it outlasts even versus the latest version or Firefox and Chrome but not as the comparison shows.
I now use Edge with Adblock Plus on the mobile, I've done a bunch of tweaks to the Windows advanced power options thanks to Brink's tutorials.
I also have ThrottleStop (Turboboost disable on battery) and ParkControl (50% parking on battery), when idle my laptop lasts up to 10 hours according to Windows (my brightness is 80%).
When I use Firefox and YouTube that number becomes 6 hours, with Edge I get 1 to 2 hours more.
I'm still looking into adding more Windows advanced power options, all the CPU core parking settings.
This is a newly installed Windows 10 build 1809 on a Dell Inspiron 7000, I still have services and scheduled tasks to tweak.
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Windows 10 browser efficiency comparison with Microsoft Edge
Posted: 27 Dec 2018
Browser efficiency comparison - Fullscreen Video
Windows 10 October 2018 Update
Methodology summary
The Microsoft Edge team measured the time it took identical Surface Book laptops to run fully through their batteries while streaming HTML5 video in fullscreen.
The test was done with Windows build 17763 and connected to the Internet through Wifi, and multiple samples were taken.
Results
On average, Microsoft Edge lasted 24% longer than Chrome.
On average, Microsoft Edge lasted 94% longer than Firefox.
Methodology details
Computer setup
The test was performed on separate Surface Book laptops running the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (17763 release). A sample was taken for each browser on each laptop. These computers were configured to the following settings, to increase consistency between measures and reduce tasks that may start during the measurement and interfere with the results, while still representing a realistic user setup:
In order to collect precise power usage data, the Maxim power driver was installed onto each machine.
Hardware
Processor i5-6300U @ 2.4GHz Memory 8G Graphics Intel HD Graphics 520
Running the test
The laptops were allowed to play video until all of them had lost power. After the power had run down and the laptops had shut off, power was restored. Run-time and power consumption data was then collected by running "powercfg /spr" and opening the generated report.
Result Details
Summary
Browser Duration Edge Advantage Edge 18 16:02:50 Chrome 69 12:53:41 Edge lasts 24% longer Firefox 63 8:16:20 Edge lasts 94% longer
Source: Browser efficiency comparison - Fullscreen Video
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