Google has set new browser performance records for Chrome following a year of improvements, with the latest results made using an M5 MacBook Pro . Google Chrome icon As one of the main browsers in use today, Google Chrome has engineers working to improve its performance, so it can maintain its position in the market. That work can sometimes lead to massive improvements, even for Mac users. In a Chromium blog post on June 4, Google declares that its optimizations to Chrome have resulted in it setting records in some industry-standard benchmarks. They are said to be records across all browsers. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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. Related Roundup: MacBook Pro Tag: Chrome Buyer's Guide: MacBook Pro (Buy Now) Related Forum: MacBook Pro This article, " Chrome Sets Browser Speed Records on M5 MacBook Pro " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
