Chrome is the cleanest, however, with just buttons for back, forward, refresh, favorite and settings in addition to a search/URL bar that takes up the width of the screen.Įdge has a flat, modern aesthetic that helps it look minimalistic despite the extra buttons it has at the end of the search/URL bar. Thoughtful organization makes going to your favorite pages hassle-free, and keeps distracting buttons out of sight.Īll three browsers save space by putting the tabs up at the top of the window in lieu of a title bar. The best browsers are laid out in an intuitive manner, putting key controls within easy reach while reducing clutter on the screen. MORE: Windows 10: Full Review Round 2: Layout and ease of use Though it faired poorly on a couple of synthetic tests, Edge processes JavaScript fastest and displays pages the fastest of the lot. Edge displayed in 1:55 seconds, faster than Chrome's 2:22 and Firefox's 4:90. To make sure Internet speeds didn't affect the results, I repeated this test across two different days at different times.Įdge delivered the fastest speeds in general, loading in 4.45 seconds, compared to Chrome's 4:67 and Firefox's 4:59. Page Load Times (Numion): I also timed, using the Numion stopwatch, how long it took Edge, Chrome and Firefox to display media-heavy sites such as and. Chrome took the lead here, notching 5,591 against Firefox's 4,308 and Edge's measly 2,882. Browsermark: This benchmark tests a variety of browser functions such as re-sizing screens, 2D and 3D performance, crunching numbers, and rendering graphics.

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