The Inquirer posted the results of a memory benchmark test where they tested 5 windows web browsers under average browsing conditions for 3 hours. The results were the following:
- Firefox 3 - 111.8MB
- Opera 9.5 - 190.6MB
- Flock 1.2 - 191.9MB
- Internet Explorer 8 - 194.4MB
- Safari 3.1 - 636.9MB
The MB values represent the memory-set usage after roughly 3 hours of web browsing. Firefox 3 climbed on pace with the rest of the browsers until it plateaued at around 111. Safari just kept going, Internet Explorer also seemed to be on a path up. Opera and Flock plateaued as well. The Inquirer concluded that they felt Safari and Internet Explorer would have continued to use up all of the available memory if they were left open.
Last note, the machine used had 3GB of ram and was running Windows Vista SP1.
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