Opera rules Lifehacker test

March 23, 2011 · by Aleksander Aas

Opera 11.01 rises to the top in the latest Lifehacker Browser Speed test! 6 tests where preformed, and Opera won three. In the DOM and CSS tests there wasn't even a doubt. We are also glad to see that Opera 11.01 did really well both in the startup and memory consumption tests.

We promise even more awesomeness from Opera 11.10 final!

Readers' comments 44

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ZimakWednesday, March 23, 2011 1:33:08 PM
abdur92Wednesday, March 23, 2011 1:46:05 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/ThumbsUp.gif - http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Dance2.gif - http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Dance3.gif -
RémyWednesday, March 23, 2011 1:46:25 PM
opera
Jishnu DevanWednesday, March 23, 2011 1:59:44 PM
TamilWednesday, March 23, 2011 2:02:49 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/ThumbsUp.gif -
techlawsamWednesday, March 23, 2011 2:31:47 PM
GloorianWednesday, March 23, 2011 2:33:40 PM
СергейWednesday, March 23, 2011 2:34:08 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Dance.gif -
АлександрWednesday, March 23, 2011 2:59:23 PM
Kai OckendorfWednesday, March 23, 2011 3:17:08 PM
We promise even more awesomeness from Opera 11.10 final!
ValiantsAceWednesday, March 23, 2011 3:28:11 PM
Lol safari didn't even make the test!!!
Yeni SetiawanWednesday, March 23, 2011 4:13:43 PM
abdur92Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:26:53 PM
The link doesnt properly work.
If you remove the #! from before 5784396, it should work.
PozsonyiMarkWednesday, March 23, 2011 5:14:17 PM
Opera is fast enough already, kill some bugs instead
Ronit KumarWednesday, March 23, 2011 5:16:18 PM
Originally posted by ValiantsAce:

Lol safari didn't even make the test!!!
LujotexWednesday, March 23, 2011 5:33:15 PM
ok
IKokeWednesday, March 23, 2011 5:40:06 PM
Finally win the Memory test category, congratz
AΛEKCAHДPWednesday, March 23, 2011 7:14:29 PM
Opera RuleZzz!!!
Miles DavisWednesday, March 23, 2011 7:18:04 PM
Still the fastest, congrats coding team !
d4rkn1ghtWednesday, March 23, 2011 9:59:40 PM
Erick Omar DelgadoWednesday, March 23, 2011 10:34:48 PM
Destroy WebKit!
Tejoenardo d'DarkspadesThursday, March 24, 2011 4:23:37 AM
A.shunThursday, March 24, 2011 5:13:55 AM
EgilThursday, March 24, 2011 7:55:15 AM
ChirpieThursday, March 24, 2011 9:17:57 AM
Originally posted by abdur92:

The link doesnt properly work.
If you remove the #! from before 5784396, it should work.
It works fine here.
Aid KaldzijaThursday, March 24, 2011 12:36:44 PM
YEAH!
Charles SchlossThursday, March 24, 2011 1:02:48 PM
AsiresThursday, March 24, 2011 1:57:14 PM
Originally posted by CsendesMark:

Opera is fast enough already, kill some bugs instead

Chrome has twice as fast js engine. So no enough fast.
Aid KaldzijaThursday, March 24, 2011 2:09:57 PM
at least opera is original, all those other are copying opera, starting from interface etc...
ChirpieThursday, March 24, 2011 2:17:36 PM
Originally posted by Asires:

Chrome has twice as fast js engine.
Not true. Opera is faster than Chrome at SunSpider.
vivyThursday, March 24, 2011 5:46:09 PM
excellant
goodboy kharratThursday, March 24, 2011 9:55:13 PM
looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool:sherlock:
DiegXsFriday, March 25, 2011 12:23:37 AM
opera rox
DenisFriday, March 25, 2011 12:28:40 AM
Originally posted by Chirpie:

Not true. Opera is faster than Chrome at SunSpider.

You can't make your decision just because of one test -.-

And: On my Mac Opera starts incredibly slowly...
ChirpieFriday, March 25, 2011 11:28:31 AM
Originally posted by CallToPower:

You can't make your decision just because of one test -.-
I agree, but you can't base your decision on the V8 benchmark either because it was optimized for Chrome.

I'm just pointing out that the claim that Chrome's JS engine is twice as fast as Opera's is demonstrably false, since Opera beats Chrome at the most widely used JS benchmark.
akai1987Friday, March 25, 2011 12:21:39 PM
Opera rocks!
AsiresFriday, March 25, 2011 3:04:54 PM
Yeah, sunspider optimised for IE9, kraken and dromaeo - for chrome, v8 - for firefox. That's bs.
jose jonatan añezFriday, March 25, 2011 5:59:31 PM
mas facil opera 11.
DenisSaturday, March 26, 2011 1:24:22 AM
@Chirpie: That's true!
first middle lastSaturday, March 26, 2011 3:59:11 AM
I had just been accustomed to using a computer right around the time the first commercial release(1996) so unfortunately, I was only aware of IE and netscape at the time. This was during my 6th grade and when high school started, that was the time I first heard of Opera. I have switched to and switched from this browser through the years and it is just great how the devs still strive to keep it a low-resource-consuming app that doesn't need high specs like the other browsers so it is not really picky whether the computer it is in is a little old. Keep up the good work and please do not ever change this crucial goal of true lightweight-centered, simple browsing experience you want to provide for us!!!! CHEERS (Hope this comment gets to the devs though)
СергейMonday, March 28, 2011 3:22:30 AM
I'm so glad!
PedroWednesday, April 20, 2011 5:21:35 PM
Is it just me that can't see a single Lifehacker article page ever since they changed their page design? I gave up on Lifehacker cause of this (I wouldn't give up on Opera instead, ofc), but you guys have no problem reading the page above?
Whenever I want to see a page of them, I have to paste its link to google and read from the google's cache...
TamilWednesday, April 20, 2011 5:45:30 PM
Which version of Opera do you use?
PedroTuesday, April 26, 2011 2:51:33 PM
Always the latest available (no snapshots).