Chrome Sets New Browser Benchmark Records on M5 MacBook Pro
Google's Chrome browser achieved record scores on Speedometer 3.1 (61 points, 5% improvement) and JetStream 3 (469 points, 10% improvement since early 2026) when tested on an M5 MacBook Pro running macOS 26.0.1. Google claims Chrome now holds a dual record across all browsers on Mac, beating Safari and others, thanks to reworked JavaScript handling that skips unnecessary processing.
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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.
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
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