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Accumulated performance results for the Preferences dialog

Date: 20 June 2002
By: Sarah E.V. Liberman

NEWS. As of April 2002, these tests are now run every other week (biweekly).

Tests:
  1. Time opening of Preferences dialog.
  2. Time panel switching from Navigator to Mail and Newsgroups.
Browsers tested:
  1. Netscape 6.x (commercial)
  2. Netscape 6.2.1 RTM bits
  3. Netscape 6.1 RTM bits This was remeasured because the performance machines were wiped clean on 20 December 2001.
  4. Netscape 6.0.1 RTM bits This was remeasured because the performance machines were wiped clean on 20 December 2001.
  5. Communicator 4.76
Machines used in the lab:
  • Linux:
    • Before 8 May 2002: Redhat 6.2, 128M RAM, 266 MHz Pentium II
    • As of 8 May 2002: Redhat 7.3, 128M RAM, 266 MHz Pentium II
  • MS-Windows: 98 Second Edition, 128M RAM, 266 MHz Pentium II
  • Macintosh OS 9.x:
    • Before 20 Dec 2001: Mac OS 9.0, 128M RAM, 266 MHz G3
    • After 20 Dec 2001: Mac OS 9.2.2, 128M RAM, 266 MHz G3
  • Macintosh OS X:
    • Before 8 May 2002: Mac OS 10.1.2, 128M RAM, 266 MHz G3
    • As of 8 May 2002: Mac OS 10.1.4, 128M RAM, 266 MHz G3
    • New. As of 12 June 2002: Mac OS 10.1.5, 128M RAM, 266 MHz G3
Notes:
  • Classic theme used. Sidebar off. XUL cache on, which is default for trunk, and also, I presume the default for 6.01 and later RTM builds.
  • Timings are in seconds and were done manually with a stopwatch. Reported values are the average of usually 3 takes.
    • Each Open Preferences measurement was taken during a unique session.
    • Panel switching measurements, on the other hand, were taken within the same session. (Didn't notice much differences btwn unique and same session measurements here.)
  • Timings that averaged under half a second are considered "instantaneous", imo. :)
  • New [non-migrated] profiles were created for each browser (three builds) on each platform (three).
Netscape 6.x (commercial verification bits)
Task Linux
2002.06.19.12
1.0 branch		 Win98
2002.06.19.08
1.0 branch - turbo OFF		 Mac OS 9
2002.06.19.05
1.0 branch		 Mac OS X
2002.06.19.05
1.0 branch
Open Preferences Dialog 5.00
 3.00
 3.98
 4.93
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 1.53
 0.90
 1.11
 1.59
Task Linux
2002.06.19.08
trunk		 Win98
2002.06.19.08
trunk - turbo OFF		 Mac OS 9
2002.06.19.08
trunk		 Mac OS X
2002.06.19.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog 3.65
 2.62
 3.43
 4.03
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 1.30
 0.92
 1.38
 1.47
Task
 Linux
2002.06.04.11
1.0 branch
 Win98
2002.06.04.08
1.0 branch - turbo OFF
 Mac OS 9
2002.06.04.05
1.0 branch
 Mac OS X
2002.06.04.05
1.0 branch
Open Preferences Dialog
 4.61
 2.86
 4.37
 5.61
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.95
 0.92
 1.06
 1.67
Task
 Linux
2002.06.04.04
trunk
 Win98
2002.06.04.08
trunk - turbo OFF
 Mac OS 9
2002.06.04.03
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.06.04.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 4.09
 2.31
 3.64
 8.16
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.39
 0.82
 1.13
 1.65
Task
 Linux
2002.05.21.09
1.0 branch
 Win98
2002.05.21.08
1.0 branch - turbo OFF
 Mac OS 9
2002.05.21.05
1.0 branch
 Mac OS X
2002.05.21.05
1.0 branch
Open Preferences Dialog
 4.81
 2.52
 3.71
 5.33
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.45
 0.88
 1.24
 1.77
Task
 Linux
2002.05.21.07
trunk
 Win98
2002.05.21.08
trunk - turbo OFF
 Mac OS 9
2002.05.21.03
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.05.21.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 4.40
 2.29
 4.05
 6.46
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.56
 0.85
 1.20
 1.70
Task
 Linux
2002.05.08.10
1.0.0 branch
 Win98
2002.05.08.08
1.0.0 branch - turbo OFF
 Mac OS 9
2002.05.08.05
1.0.0 branch
 Mac OS X
2002.05.08.05
1.0.0 branch
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.63
 1.86
 3.06
 5.64
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.89
 0.78
 1.00
 1.28
Task
 Linux
2002.05.08.09
trunk
 Win98
2002.05.07.08
trunk - turbo OFF
 Mac OS 9
2002.05.08.07
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.05.08.03
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.35
 1.84
 3.23
 4.57
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.86
 0.73
 1.06
 1.20
Task
 Linux
2002.04.25.08
1.0.0 branch
 Win98
2002.04.25.08
1.0.0 branch - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.04.25.05
1.0.0 branch
 Mac OS X
2002.04.25.05
1.0.0 branch
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.28
 1.39
 2.77
 5.89
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.95
 0.81
 0.89
 1.22
Task
 Linux
2002.04.25.10
trunk
 Win98
2002.04.25.08
trunk/gmake - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.04.25.08
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.04.25.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.55
 1.39
 2.68
 6.10
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.90
 0.77
 0.82
 1.44
Task
 Linux
2002.04.10.06
trunk
 Win98
2002.04.10.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.04.10.03
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.04.10.03
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.31
 1.78
 3.00
 5.79
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.88
 0.80
 0.99
 1.48
Task
 Linux
2002.04.04.06
trunk
 Win98
2002.04.04.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.04.04.03
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.04.04.11
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.27
 1.29
 3.01
 5.32
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.93
 0.76
 0.98
 1.27
Task
 Linux
2002.03.28.06
trunk
 Win98
2002.03.28.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.03.28.08
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.03.28.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.28
 1.40
 3.17
 5.82
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.94
 0.78
 0.91
 1.26
Task
 Linux
2002.03.20.06
trunk
 Win98
2002.03.20.05
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.03.20.08
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.03.20.03
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.13
 1.28
 2.64
 3.84
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.85
 0.76
 0.87
 1.24
Task
 Linux
2002.03.13.06
trunk
 Win98
2002.03.13.05
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.03.13.03
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.03.13.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.22
 1.37
 2.53
 3.59
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.86
 0.76
 0.87
 1.09
Task
 Linux
2002.03.06.07
trunk
 Win98
2002.03.06.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.03.06.03
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.03.06.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.20
 1.54
 2.63
 3.42
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.88
 0.78
 0.90
 1.14
Task
 Linux
2002.02.27.06
trunk
 Win98
2002.02.27.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.02.27.03
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.02.27.03
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.20
 1.30
 2.72
 3.35
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.83
 0.79
 0.86
 1.13
Task
 Linux
2002.02.21.06
trunk
 Win98
2002.02.21.05
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.02.21.03
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.02.21.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.32
 1.45
 2.74
 3.56
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.85
 0.64
 0.90
 1.19
Week of 11-15 Feb 2002: Unable to run performance tests due to bug 124620
Task
 Linux
2002.02.06.09
trunk
 Win98
2002.02.06.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.02.06.03
trunk
 Mac OS X
2002.02.06.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.14
 1.33
 2.94
 3.72
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.72
 0.66
 0.71
 1.19
Task
 Linux
2002.01.31.08
trunk
 Win98
2002.01.31.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.01.31.03
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.06
 1.34
 2.93
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.74
 0.66
 0.75
Task
 Linux
2002.01.23.08
trunk
 Win98
2002.01.23.09
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.01.23.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.26
 1.32
 2.61
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.77
 0.64
 0.74
Task
 Linux
2002.01.17.08
trunk
 Win98
2002.01.17.09
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.01.17.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.30
 1.41
 2.67
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.76
 1.10
 0.79
Task
 Linux
2002.01.09.06
trunk
 Win98
2002.01.09.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.01.09.03
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.64
 1.44
 4.00
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.77
 0.66
 0.82
Task
 Linux
2002.01.02.06
trunk
 Win98
2002.01.02.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2002.01.02.04
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.80
 1.57
 2.97
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.76
 0.69
 0.77
Task
 Linux
2001.12.26.06
trunk
 Win98
2001.12.26.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.12.26.04
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.59
 1.65
 2.84
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.75
 0.66
 0.77
Task
 Linux
2001.12.17.06
trunk
 Win98
2001.12.17.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.12.17.04
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.24
 2.53
 3.53
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.82
 0.71
 0.80
Task
 Linux
2001.12.11.08
trunk
 Win98
2001.12.11.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.12.11.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.07
 1.96
 3.27
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.85
 0.69
 0.80
Task
 Linux
2001.12.05.12
trunk
 Win98
2001.12.05.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.12.05.04
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.04
 1.86
 3.79
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.85
 0.66
 0.84
Task
 Linux
2001.11.27.06
trunk
 Win98
2001.11.27.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.11.27.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.95
 1.82
 3.39
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.84
 0.71
 0.80
Task
 Linux
2001.11.20.06
trunk
 Win98
2001.11.20.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.11.20.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.88
 1.77
 3.97
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.87
 0.75
 0.91
Task
 Linux
2001.11.14.08
trunk
 Win98
2001.11.14.10
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.11.14.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 2.95
 1.77
 3.40
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.90
 0.78
 0.86
Task
 Linux
2001.11.08.08
trunk
 Win98
2001.11.08.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.11.08.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.08
 1.82
 3.87
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.95
 0.82
 0.88
Task
 Linux
2001.10.31.06
trunk
 Win98
2001.10.31.03
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.10.31.04
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.12
 1.94
 3.58
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.96
 0.80
 0.95
Bad trunk builds for the week of 22 - 26 October 2001: no performance tests run.
Task
 Linux
2001.10.17.06
trunk
 Win98
2001.10.17.17
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.10.17.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.29
 1.96
 3.80
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.07
 0.90
 1.02
Task
 Linux
2001.10.17.16
branch
 Win98
2001.10.17.18
branch - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.10.17.16
branch
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.00
 1.62
 3.26
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.02
 0.99
 0.91
Task
 Linux
2001.10.10.06
trunk
 Win98
2001.10.10.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.10.10.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.58
 1.56
 3.72
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.09
 0.89
 0.95
Task
 Linux
2001.10.03.08
trunk
 Win98
2001.10.03.06
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.10.03.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.22
 1.92
 N/A due to 103036

Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.06
 0.94
 N/A due to 103036

Task
 Linux
2001.09.26.06
trunk
 Win98
2001.09.26.05
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.09.26.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.12
 1.58
 3.77
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.02
 0.86
 0.93
Task
 Linux
2001.09.19.08
trunk
 Win98
2001.09.19.05
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.09.19.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.16
 2.34
 3.37
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.07
 0.77
 0.89
Task
 Linux
2001.09.12.06
trunk		 Win98
2001.09.12.05
trunk - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.09.12.08
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.17
 2.45
 3.84
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.99
 0.90
 0.96
Task
 Linux
2001.09.12.05
branch
 Win98
2001.09.12.05
branch - turbo ON
 Mac OS 9
2001.09.12.03
branch
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.35
 2.64
 3.79
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.08
 0.87
 0.95
Task
 Linux
2001.09.05.06
 Win98
2001.09.05.10
 Mac OS 9
2001.09.05.10
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.21
 2.61
 3.91
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.10
 0.84
 0.87
Task
 Linux
2001.08.29.08
 Win98
2001.08.29.11
 Mac OS 9
2001.08.29.08
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.47
 2.67
 3.68
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.07
 0.82
 0.97
Task
 Linux
2001.08.22.06
 Win98
2001.08.22.06
 Mac OS 9
2001.08.22.08
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.49
 2.65
 3.85
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.05
 0.89
 0.99
Task
 Linux
2001.08.15.06
 Win98
2001.08.15.06
 Mac OS 9
2001.08.15.04
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.54
 2.56
 3.70
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.99
 0.78
 0.98
Task
 Linux
2001.08.09.10
 Win98
2001.08.09.07
 Mac OS 9
2001.08.09.08
Open Preferences Dialog
 3.37
 2.60
 3.56
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.08
 0.83
 0.96
Task
Linux
2001.08.02.06
Win98
2001.08.02.06
Mac OS 9
2001.08.02.06
Open Preferences Dialog 3.93 2.56 4.12
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 0.86 0.68 0.81
Task
Linux
2001.07.26.06
trunk
Win98
2001.07.26.06
trunk
Mac OS 9
2001.07.26.06
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog 3.20 1.89 3.30
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 0.90 0.75 0.80
Task
Linux
2001.07.26.06
branch
Win98
2001.07.26.06
branch
Mac OS 9
2001.07.26.06
branch
Open Preferences Dialog 3.34 2.32 3.62
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 0.97 0.76 0.83
Task
Linux
2001.07.18.06
trunk
Win98
2001.07.18.06
trunk
Mac OS 9
2001.07.18.04
trunk
Open Preferences Dialog 2.93 2.33 3.21
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 0.90 0.61 0.78
Task
Linux
2001.07.18.06
branch
Win98
2001.07.18.06
branch
Mac OS 9
2001.07.18.04
branch
Open Preferences Dialog 2.69 2.15 2.82
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 0.92 0.60 0.68
Task
Linux
2001.07.11.08
trunk
Win98
2001.07.11.07
trunk		 Mac OS 9
2001.07.11.13
trunk
Open Preferences dialog 3.53 2.67 3.80
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 1.01 0.81 0.93
Task
Linux
2001.07.11.05
branch
Win98
2001.07.11.06
branch
Mac OS 9
2001.07.11.13
branch
Open Preferences dialog 3.49 2.53 3.30
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 1.12 0.88 0.92
Task
Linux
2001.07.05.08
trunk
Win98
2001.07.05.04
trunk
Mac OS 9
2001.07.05.08
trunk
Open Preferences dialog 4.03 2.36 3.83
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 1.05 0.84 0.90
Task
No RealPlayer installed
Linux
2001.07.05.10
branch
Win98
2001.07.05.06
branch
Mac OS 9
2001.07.05.03
branch
Open Preferences dialog 3.22 2.50 3.44
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 1.10 0.94 1.03
Task
Linux
2001.06.27.13
trunk
Win98
2001.06.27.09
trunk
Mac OS 9
2001.06.27.08
trunk
Open Preferences dialog 3.24 2.56 3.70
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 1.03 0.88 0.97
Task
Linux
2001.06.27.15
branch
Win98
2001.06.27.10
branch
Mac OS 9
2001.06.27.03
branch
Open Preferences dialog 3.26 2.54 3.55
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups 1.09 0.92 0.96
Task
No RealPlayer installed
Linux
2001.06.21.11
Win98
2001.06.21.09
Mac OS 9
2001.06.21.08
Open Preferences dialog
3.41
2.48
3.62
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.11
0.92
1.02
Task
No RealPlayer installed
Linux
2001.06.14.10
trunk
Win98
2001.06.14.09
trunk
Mac OS 9
2001.06.14.08
trunk
Open Preferences dialog
3.24
2.54
3.79
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.17
0.94
1.02
Task
No RealPlayer installed
Linux
2001.06.07.13
6.1beta [branch]
Win98
2001.06.07.13
6.1beta [branch]
Mac OS 9
2001.06.07.11
6.1beta [branch]
Open Preferences dialog
3.77
2.86
3.96
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.30
1.01
1.11
Task
No Java or RealPlayer installed
Linux
2001.06.07.08
trunk
Win98
2001.06.07.09
trunk
Mac OS 9
2001.06.07.08
trunk
Open Preferences dialog
3.53
2.42
3.91
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.11
0.89
0.95
Task
No Java or RealPlayer installed
Linux
2001.06.07.04
branch
Win98
2001.06.07.06
branch
Mac OS 9
2001.06.07.03
branch
Open Preferences dialog
3.73
2.69
3.99
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.26
0.98
1.12
Task
Linux
2001.05.31.08
Win98
2001.05.31.09
Mac OS 9
2001.05.31.08
Open Preferences dialog
3.67
2.76
4.15
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.28
1.02
1.06
Task
Linux
2001.05.23.08
Win98
2001.05.23.04
modern; see bug 81197
Mac OS 9
2001.05.23.08
modern; see bug 81197

Open Preferences dialog
3.55
3.06
4.00
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.34
0.97
1.21
Task
No Java installed
Linux
2001.05.17.08
Win98
2001.05.17.10
modern; see bug 81197
Mac OS 9
2001.05.17.08
modern; see bug 81197

Open Preferences dialog
3.58
2.88
4.16
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.22
1.00
1.22
Task
Linux
2001.05.08.08
Win98
2001.05.08.04
Mac OS 9
2001.05.08.08
Open Preferences dialog
3.51
2.50
4.01
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.18
0.99
1.02
Task
Linux
2001.05.02.08
Win98
2001.05.02.04
Mac OS 9
2001.05.02.08
Open Preferences dialog
3.23
2.47
4.32
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.09
0.97
1.13
Task
No Java installed
Linux
2001.04.25.08
Win98
2001.04.25.09
Mac OS 9
2001.04.25.09
Open Preferences dialog
3.23
2.29
4.41
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.14
0.82
1.13
Task
No Java installed
Linux
2001.04.19.08
Win98
2001.04.19.09
Mac OS 9
2001.04.19.08
Open Preferences dialog
3.28
2.40
4.14
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.17
0.94
1.16
Task
Linux
2001.04.11.08
Win98
2001.04.11.08
Mac OS 9
2001.04.11.08
Open Preferences dialog
3.09
2.40
3.88
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.20
0.98
1.06
Task
No Java installed
Linux
2001.04.05.05
Win98
2001.04.05.06
Mac OS 9
2001.04.05.04
Open Preferences dialog
3.13
2.40
3.86

Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.15
0.93
1.27

Task
Linux
2001.03.28.05
Win98
2001.03.28.06
Mac OS 9
2001.03.28.04
Open Preferences dialog
3.19
2.33
3.63
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.07
0.89
1.09
Task
Linux
2001.03.21.08
Win98
2001.03.21.09
Mac OS 9
2001.03.21.09
Open Preferences dialog
3.17
2.51
3.23
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.20
0.99
1.14
Task
Linux
2001.03.07.08
Win98
2001.03.07.10
Mac OS 9
2001.03.07.04c
Open Preferences dialog
2.97
2.65
3.46
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.09
1.02
1.19

Baseline measurements

Netscape 6.2.1 RTM

Task
Linux
Win98
turbo ON
Mac OS 9.2.2
 Mac OS 10.1.2
Open Preferences dialog
3.05
1.94
3.54
 5.34
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
0.94
0.86
0.88
 1.34

Netscape 6.1 RTM

Task
 Linux
 Win98
 Mac OS 9.x
 		Mac OS 10.1.2
Preview Release
Open Preferences dialog
 3.29
 turbo ON
2.14
 OS 9.2.2
3.44
 3.78
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.97
 turbo ON
0.81
 OS 9.2.2
0.88
 0.81
pre-20 Dec 2001: Open Preferences dialog
 3.52
 2.44
 OS 9.0
3.49
 n/a
pre-20 Dec 2001: Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 1.20
 0.87
 OS 9.0
0.94
 n/a

Netscape 6.01 RTM

Task
Linux
Win98
turbo NOT available
Mac OS
Open Preferences dialog
 3.02
 2.32
 OS 9.2.2
3.30
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.90
 0.77
 OS 9.2.2
0.84
pre-20 Dec 2001: Open Preferences dialog
2.79
2.62
OS 9.0
3.20
pre-20 Dec 2001: Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
1.13
1.07
OS 9.0
1.04

Communicator 4.76 RTM

Task
Linux
Win98
Mac OS
Open Preferences dialog
 1.41
 0.62
 OS 9.2.2
0.81
Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
 0.44
 0.29
(instantaneous)
 OS 9.2.2
0.22
(instantaneous)
pre-20 Dec 2001: Open Preferences dialog
1.41
0.65
OS 9.0
0.90
pre-20 Dec 2001: Navigator -> Mail & Newsgroups
0.39
(instantaneous)
0.24
(instantaneous)
OS 9.0
0.33
(instantaneous)