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?