Browser speed test was released in April 2013. JavaScript test suite by Google, used to optimize Google Chrome web browser. Does not test rendering performance. Superseded by Google's Octane benchmark. Browser speed test A browser speed test is a computer benchmark that scores the performance of a web browser, by measuring the browser's efficiency in completing a predefined list of tasks. In general the testing software is available online, located on a website, where different algorithms are loaded and performed in the browser client. Typical test tasks are rendering and animation, DOM transformations, string operations, mathematical calculations, sorting algorithms, graphic performance tests and
Surf (web browser) Surf (web browser) surf is a minimalist web browser developed by suckless.org. The user interface of this browser does not include any graphical control elements; it is controlled via keyboard shortcuts or external tools, which may manipulate its behavior by setting its window's properties. surf is intentionally limited in its set of features. The only graphical elements the browser has are the page view itself and, optionally, the scrollbars. The main functionality of the browser is implemented in third-party WebKitGTK+ library, and the rest of the program only provides a window and a set of XProperties to control its behavior.