Chrome Sets Browser Speed Records on M5 MacBook Pro

[MacRumors]

Google's Chrome browser hit new records on browser benchmarking tools Speedometer 3.1 and JetStream 3, Google said today.

Chrome earned a score of 61 on Speedometer, a five percent improvement since last year. It earned a 469 on JetStream 3, a 10 percent improvement since the beginning of 2026. Tests were done on an M5 MacBook Pro running macOS 26.0.1.

Google says it holds a dual record across all browsers, beating every other Mac browser, including Safari.

Google reworked JavaScript handling to boost its benchmarking scores, skipping unnecessary execution steps and inlining asynchronous operations. Inlining "fast paths" for common operations resulted in speed gains across multiple daily tasks.

Improvements were also implemented for WebAssembly workloads and the Blink rendering engine, with details available on Google's Chromium blog.

Google says the benchmarking wins translate into a "meaningfully faster" browsing experience for Chrome users.

Article Link: Chrome Sets Browser Speed Records on M5 MacBook Pro

 

[jz0309]

Great. Fastest browser, fastest privacy invader!
I replaced it with Firefox as my secondary browser and won't go back

 

[letsGoOn2]

Great. Fastest browser, fastest privacy invader!
I replaced it with Firefox as my secondary browser and won't go back

When it comes to chrome, the only spec I really care about is how quickly it can be (completely) uninstalled.

 

[iphonenine]

"Both results were measured on a MacBook Pro M5 running MacOS 26.0.1." So in other words, Google just admitted that Apple's Mx hardware and macOS is faster than any of their Chromebooks running ChromeOS.

 

[Graphikos]

I don't recall the last time I thought my browser was "slow".... any of them. That's about true for lots of things.

 

[dcingie]

I struggle to understand how this browser is faster than chrome even with all the spyware code built in. Does the spy stuff and data tracking slow it down?

 

[iMac The Knife]

Chrome has also set several anti-privacy records as well. I only use it on my work machine because I need to use multiple browsers, and also because I assume no privacy at work anyway.

 

[963852741]

There is nothing in this world or the next that would make me touch it.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

I know the sentiment towards chrome in this forum but it is a very good browser and has gotten good in optimization . It feels much better to use compared to safari imo.

 

[germanbeer007]

now do memory usage

 

[svish]

Good to know. However I don't use Chrome as my primary browser. Always prefer to use Safari.

 

[f0ku5]

With all my love for Safari I must admit that using Chrome feels indeed snappier…

 

[zarmanto]

I don't know enough about those two tests... do they represent real world usage accurately enough? Because if all they've done with Chrome is rewrite some algorithms to ace those test, but the algo's are still only average across real world workloads, than this all ends up being nothing more than your typical PR stunt.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

I struggle to understand how this browser is faster than chrome even with all the spyware code built in. Does the spy stuff and data tracking slow it down?

What are you talking about, the record was set in chrome

 

[BabyBoii]

as a web developer, I have to use chrome because that's what most users use. Love the look/feel of safari though.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

what are the scores for the m5 with safari ?

 

[calzon65]

Good for Google but this makes me mad.

Apple loves to say how their control of the hardware, OS and their particular software app (Safari in this case) are "the best". Safari should be the best ... best in performance, best in security, best in stability, best in compatibility ... best in all categories.

 

[AltecX]

"Both results were measured on a MacBook Pro M5 running MacOS 26.0.1." So in other words, Google just admitted that Apple's Mx hardware and macOS is faster than any of their Chromebooks running ChromeOS.

Of course. Name any Chromebook that has top spec hardware that comes close to the M5. THey are all running older Intel CPU's and normally slower storage also. That doesn't mean that ChemeOS wouldnt be faster if it also ran on an M5

 

[aj8690]

Brave >>

 

[AltecX]

Good for Google but this makes me mad.

Apple loves to say how their control of the hardware, OS and their particular software app (Safari in this case) are "the best". Safari should be the best ... best in speed, best in security, best in all categories.

Apple knows that most people will just use Safar because its there. Long as they keep it fast "enough" and have ENOUGH of the Chrome/Edge features most people wont care. So they have no incentive to actually try to be the fastest or most secure.

 

[ClaraStahlbaum]

I don't care how good Chrome is or how fast it is. I am sticking to Brave. I know it is still Chromium based, so I can take advantage of that speed without it being actual Chrome.

 

[mike090910]

The ads are just so fast to my Mac

 

[burgman]

Google's Chrome browser hit new records on browser benchmarking tools Speedometer 3.1 and JetStream 3, Google said today.

Chrome earned a score of 61 on Speedometer, a five percent improvement since last year. It earned a 469 on JetStream 3, a 10 percent improvement since the beginning of 2026. Tests were done on an M5 MacBook Pro running macOS 26.0.1.

Google says it holds a dual record across all browsers, beating every other Mac browser, including Safari.

Google reworked JavaScript handling to boost its benchmarking scores, skipping unnecessary execution steps and inlining asynchronous operations. Inlining "fast paths" for common operations resulted in speed gains across multiple daily tasks.

Improvements were also implemented for WebAssembly workloads and the Blink rendering engine, with details available on Google's Chromium blog.

Google says the benchmarking wins translate into a "meaningfully faster" browsing experience for Chrome users.

Article Link: Chrome Sets Browser Speed Records on M5 MacBook Pro

Of course it is, pickpockets have to be quick and stealthy

 

[Mikegwald]

Now you know you can't talk nice about anything Google on an Apple fan boy Site.

Facts don't go over well with this crowd.

 

[Mikegwald]

now do memory usage

Chrome wins