According to Google, the tweaks led to a major new performance milestone on Mac and Android, resulting in a 10% increase in Apple’s Speedometer 2.1 browser benchmark. The tweaks include improved caching, better memory management, and targeted optimizations for widely used JavaScript functions. Chrome’s market share is higher on desktop, with 64.8%, followed by Edge with 11.12% and Safari with 10.91%. Google has provided a detailed explanation of the tweaks to reach the new milestone, such as specialized fast paths for parsing and more efficient pointer compression. Additionally, the company moved commonly used objects, such as JavaScript’s “undefined,” to the beginning of memory bases, where they can be accessed with faster machine code. This improvement also impacts WebKit, the browser engine developed by Apple and used in Safari, meaning more web browser users can benefit from the update. These updates further strengthen Chrome’s position as the go-to web browser for millions of users worldwide.
