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Optimized versions of Firefox: are they worth it?
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Mar 15, 20262202 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I've seen that some people have compiled themselves so-called "optimized" versions of Firefox, from the official source code. One example of such an optimized build is the "Blazing Fast", from Binary Turf. They have versions 3.0.11 and 3.5.2 of Firefox optimized for CPUs supporting SSE and SSE2. If…
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BinaryTurf posted some numbers here. Firefox, default on SunSpider: Firefox, SSE2 optimized on SunSpider: A net 0.2% speed improvement IF the numbers were spot on. They don't make a strong case for themselves. There are SSE2 optimizations targeted a…
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