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Google Releases 'Octane' The New JavaScript Benchmark For The Web
Google's Chromium Blog has just announced a new JavaScript benchmark dubbed "Octane," saying "the web is evolving and so should the JavaScript benchmarks that measure its performance." Essentially the benchmark measures a browser's performance when running complex web applications. While most benchmarks that test JavaScript features are artificial tests and were created to test just a single specific feature's performance, Google is breaking that trend. Instead they are extending the former V8 Benchmark Suite by adding 5 new benchmarks that were created from well-known web applications and libraries. So if you manage to get a high score in Octane, it means your browser should give you smooth performance in many other web applications. For those wanting to test their browser's JavaScript performance can try out Octane here. For those more interested in whats under the hood, Google has made the source code available as well. That said, what's your Octane score?
New Tests Found In The Octane JavaScript Benchmark
- Box2DWeb runs a JavaScript port of a popular 2D physics engine that is behind many well-known simulations and web games.
- Mandreel puts a JavaScript port of the 3D Bullet Engine to the test with a twist: The original C++ source code for the engine is translated to JavaScript by Onan Games’ Mandreel compiler, which is also used in countless web-based games.
- Pdf.js is based on Mozilla’s PDF reader and shows how Javascript applications can replace complex native browser plug-ins. It measures how fast the browser decodes a sample PDF document.
- GB Emulator is derived from an open source emulator of a famous game console running a 3D demo.
- CodeLoad measures how quickly a JavaScript engine can bootstrap commonly used JavaScript libraries and start executing code in them. The source for this test is derived from open source libraries (Closure, jQuery).
Posted by | Tue, Aug 21, 2012 - 03:49 PM
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