With version 9 of its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft continues its efforts to provide a navigator able to compete seriously with the competition. This version 9 improves on many of the problems associated with the last version, not only in terms of ergonomics, but also with respect to the HTML standards as well as the integration of new technologies.
The management of HTML5 forms in particular part of the great innovations of this grinding. The results of Internet Explorer 9 in our various tests show the care taken by Microsoft to its navigator. To start, it collects a score of 95% with the Acid3 test, well better than its predecessor (20%). Let us note however that this test became a formality for the majority of the current navigators, even if it remains pleasant to see Microsoft finally really being interested in the respect of the standards.
In terms of the management of Javascript, IE9 marks a 582.3 ms score to the total one. This score is not only better than the js score IE9 received on the beta version, it’s also better than any posted by the other browsers in this test.
With regard to the management of HTML5, the browser does not disappoint. While it posts an impressive average result of almost six images a second on the tests of vector tables,it really shows itself, on the other hand, to be much more powerful during the dynamic posting of text (12.35 images a second), and even exceeds every one of its competitors at graphic acceleration in game play (23.61 images per seconds).
As for consumption of memory, the IE9 does not particularly shine, with a mediocre score of 166 MB, which places it in front of Safari, but just behind Opera.