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A [Javascript](http://www2.webkit.org/perf/sunspider-0.9/sunspider-driver.html) performance check which I will update in irregular intervals. Today's winner: Webkit. The loser: all the others, but particularly Opera. 😞

<table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="1"
cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Safari 4 528.16<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Windows 7, VMPlayer
2.5.1<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">936.6 ms +/- 4.60%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Iron 2.0.168.0<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Windows XP SP3, VirtualBox
2.1.4<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">1020.8 ms +/- 2.9%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Chromium 2.0.160.0<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Windows XP SP3, VirtualBox
2.1.2<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">1128.2 ms +/- 3.0%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Midori 0.1.2<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">native<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">1414.4 ms +/- 0.7%<br /></td>
</tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Konqueror 4.2<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">native<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">1438.6ms +/- 1.8%<br /></td>
</tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Midori 0.1.2<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">ArchLinux 2.6.28 x86_64,
VirtualBox 2.1.2<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">1520.0 ms +/- 1.5%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">FF 3.2 alpha 1<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">native</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">2369.8 ms +/- 1.0%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">FF 3.0.6<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">native</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">2933.2 ms +/- 1.3%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Opera 10 1229<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Windows 7, VMPlayer
2.5.1<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">3384.6 ms +/- 1.6%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">FF 3.0.6<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Ubuntu 8.10, VMPlayer
2.5.1<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">3829.0 ms +/- 2.3%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Opera 9.63<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Windows NT 4 SP6, VMPlayer
2.5.1<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">3932.0 ms +/- 1.6%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Opera 10 4166<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">native<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">4085.6 ms +/- 0.5%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">IE 8.0 RC 1 6001<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Windows XP SP3, VirtualBox
2.1.2<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">6273.6 ms +/- 0.9%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">IE 8.0 RC 1 7000<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Windows 7, VMPlayer
2.5.1<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">6282.2 ms +/- 1.3%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Seamonkey 1.1.14<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">native<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">9617.6 ms +/- 0.6%<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">IE 6.0<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Windows NT 4 SP6, VMPlayer
2.5.1<br /></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">60024.6 ms +/- 1.3%<br /></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Native means: Mandriva Cooker x86\_64 on a Core 2 Duo E6600. For comparison: FF 3.0.6 on my Mini (Ubuntu Intrepid on an Atom N270) needs 12474.6 ms to complete the test.

