Javascript Library Performance Test Roundup » Results

Average Time to Load Toolkit (non cached, gzipped, minified)

ToolkitTime AvgSamples
jquery-1.2.1723.97924563
dojo-1.0.1902.33444551
prototype-1.6.0913.23064554
yahoo-utilities-2.4.0922.08924551
protoculous-1.0.21129.16474541
 

Average Time to Load Toolkit (cached, gzipped, minified)

ToolkitTime AvgSamples
yahoo-utilities-2.4.0120.03184398
prototype-1.6.0138.34804396
jquery-1.2.1138.37304576
dojo-1.0.1173.48754572
protoculous-1.0.2278.67544568

Browser Comparison (loading jquery from cache)

UadescTime AvgSamplesClock Resolutions
Firefox 3.x14.000021 ms
Konqueror/Safari24.3608413-1, 1, 10, 15, 16 ms
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x29.15363711, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 32, 46 ms
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x35.125081, 10, 11, 15, 16 ms
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x35.20623251, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 31, 32, 62, 140, 157 ms
Unknown47.0000116 ms
Mozilla/Netscape 6.x98.1623530-10, 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 60, 1000 ms
Firefox 2.x109.630726431, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19, 30, 47, 60, 63, 3957 ms
Firefox 1.5138.5500201, 9, 10, 15, 16 ms
Safari (iPhone)624.875081 ms
Opera 5.x984.19612551, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 16, 31, 32 ms
 

Packaging Comparison (loading jquery, all variants)

MinifiedTime AvgSamples
ym517.550118258
pack588.675018244
640.379918214

Result Calculus (cached, gzipped, minified)

All Tests

Test IdToolkitMinifiedGzipCachedTime AvgTime MinTime MaxSamples
0noop390.0370096254565
1dojo-1.0.12128.4079099684386
2dojo-1.0.1cached248.6533099064554
3dojo-1.0.1gz1357.8807096254511
4dojo-1.0.1gzcached216.1086084384568
5dojo-1.0.1ym1265.8258099144528
6dojo-1.0.1ymcached186.1721098754572
7dojo-1.0.1ymgz902.3344099274551
8dojo-1.0.1ymgzcached173.4875088754572
9dojo-1.0.1pack1316.8041096744527
10dojo-1.0.1packcached181.8731095154571
11dojo-1.0.1packgz904.0024098824551
12dojo-1.0.1packgzcached183.7781087844575
13jquery-1.2.11365.2155099984519
14jquery-1.2.1cached163.2338080624573
15jquery-1.2.1gz899.1319097674549
16jquery-1.2.1gzcached143.8555078434573
17jquery-1.2.1ym1079.2865094844544
18jquery-1.2.1ymcached132.9921093284575
19jquery-1.2.1ymgz723.9792091964563
20jquery-1.2.1ymgzcached138.3730084374576
21jquery-1.2.1pack1021.3435097304553
22jquery-1.2.1packcached246.8803096254570
23jquery-1.2.1packgz833.6708099624554
24jquery-1.2.1packgzcached255.0536091104567
25prototype-1.6.01694.9982099594496
26prototype-1.6.0cached232.4064095624574
27prototype-1.6.0gz1017.9462098594554
28prototype-1.6.0gzcached200.7175090244573
29prototype-1.6.0ym1351.1468097664523
30prototype-1.6.0ymcached206.9845093914577
31prototype-1.6.0ymgz913.2306094694554
32prototype-1.6.0ymgzcached138.3480078294396
41yahoo-utilities-2.4.0ym1415.0091099554521
42yahoo-utilities-2.4.0ymcached196.3747095154577
43yahoo-utilities-2.4.0ymgz922.0892099374551
44yahoo-utilities-2.4.0ymgzcached120.0318042134398
49protoculous-1.0.21799.1112099814468
50protoculous-1.0.2cached279.9654099694568
51protoculous-1.0.2gz1172.8253098954545
52protoculous-1.0.2gzcached253.0642091254566
53protoculous-1.0.2ym1737.0861098134472
54protoculous-1.0.2ymcached258.0719096724565
55protoculous-1.0.2ymgz1129.1647097124541
56protoculous-1.0.2ymgzcached278.6754099554568
57protoculous-1.0.2pack1772.7679099924499
58protoculous-1.0.2packcached583.7175094874548
59protoculous-1.0.2packgz1408.9503098024531
60protoculous-1.0.2packgzcached477.7786096524385