Expect 250% Firefox speed blast after 3.5 RC release

How much faster performance will Firefox users expect to see the moment they install it? When the organization first
started seriously ramping up the development of its TraceMonkey JavaScript engine last year, we said that speed boost would have to be in the triple-digit range to keep up with competition, as well as to meet the high expectations Mozilla set.

Today, Betanews tests have a preliminary answer, and it's exactly what developers have been looking for: A full speed 253% increase in Windows 7 RC, and 222% increase in Windows Vista SP2, in tests conducted with the "Beta 99" release candidate build posted last Friday, versus version 3.0.10, the current stable Firefox release. The general public may get a chance to see that performance improvement later this week, assuming this time Mozilla releases Firefox 3.5 RC to the general public as planned...

Sounds awesome! I can't wait for the final release of 3.5

Safari and Chrome are now the fastest around but the major difference between them and Firefox are the Add-ons which is what makes Firefox so good.

What I find weird about the result is that Firefox seems to be getting a lower performance index after Beta 4...

I didn't know that the difference between Safari, Chrome and the others are so big. Safari made such a huge leap.

cant wait for this

I will test the 3.5 RC tonight and post some feedback.