Microsoft has released a series of results to prove that its Edge Browser is the least greedy Windows 10. Beyond the sometimes profound differences – including Chrome – this paper shows how the efficient use of energy is becoming a new argument.
Edge is according to Microsoft the most efficient browser when it comes to expend energy. An argument which has perhaps little weight on a desktop PC, but the editor hope he will fly on laptops.
The sometimes substantial differences
in the laboratory, so with special conditions, Microsoft has used a Surface Book for measuring the potential autonomy using four browsers: Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Opera. The test passed including browsing on sites such that Amazon , Facebook, YouTube and Wikipedia, opening new tabs and scrolling content. The test was unmanned and was the same workload in any case.
During this test, Microsoft has measured the average consumption of CPU, GPU and Wi-Fi. Edge has consumed 2068 mW, 819 mW Chrome 2, Opera (with power saving option) 3077 mW and 161 mW Firefox 3. But since these laboratory conditions, the publisher released the average generated from figures received from millions of machines via telemetry. The average consumption is so Edge 465.24 mW to 493.5 mW for Firefox and Chrome 719.72 mW.
More practically, Microsoft released the same HD video streams four to Surface Book . On this basis, the battery is drained in 7:22 with Edge, with Opera 6:19, 5:09 and 4:20 with Firefox with Chrome. A difference of about 70% between the first and the last. These results are not found elsewhere than at Microsoft. The Wall Street Journal, for example, noted on May 3 at equal machine (a Dell XPS 13), use the browser allowed to take an hour longer facing Chrome web browsing. In the case of a flow Netflix , the ratio fell even two hours
as consumption. new challenge …
interesting point, all figures have been obtained with the current version of Edge. Now Microsoft is preparing a series of improvements to the browser version that will accompany the Anniversary Update Windows 10 at the end of the month . next
in another blog post, the company describes these contributions: optimizations on the treatment of tabs in the background (particularly on JavaScript), additional insulation Flash cutting reading all content are not considered essential in a site, work on animations and interface elements, as well as changes on transfers that are expected to plunge the Wi-Fi card more often in low power mode. These are changes that mostly resemble what was done recently with Opera version 38.
… and it was time
These tests, as communication that accompanies them, show a recent trend among browser vendors. Power consumption becomes a new argument, such as security and standards compliance in previous years. Overall, it can only be welcomed, because beyond the obvious ecological aspect of this approach, users will see the concrete benefits with batteries that will run slower and less frequent refills.
the measures also highlight the progress that has to Google on Chrome – again. The browser was already widely scratched in the results displayed by Opera, Chrome was used as a yardstick. And for good reason: it is now the most used, is the target to kill. Microsoft results are much more accurate than those of Opera, but generally refer to the same idea.
Faced with features and inertia
The question that remains however outstanding is, of course if these improvements be enough for Edge to be used more. Obviously the idea of greater efficiency is pleasant, but users tend to turn to what meets their needs. With the passage of Firefox and Chrome, many are accustomed to simple gestures, such as pin a tab or install an extension. With Edge, these features will wait until the end of next month. Microsoft will then fight against a very strong inertia with appropriate communication.
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