Google has a new javascript-benchmarksuite released under the name Octane. In addition to the existing static benchmarks from the V8 suite adds Octane simulations of web applications on javascript to run.
One of the parts of Octane is Box2DWeb, a 3d physics engine that in web games and simulations is used. Also the Mandreel-engine in online games, and is part of the javascript benchmarksuite. Further, Google has the choice of dropping it on Pdf.js based on Mozilla’s pdf reader, as well as GB Emulator, an emulator of the Nintendo handheld, and CodeLoad, a test which measures how quickly a javascript engine, additional libraries can load and use.
Octane, compared to its predecessor, the V8 also has a new interface that users especially better readability. Moreover, it scales the page automatically on the basis of the available resolution, so the rate benchmarking tool is also usable on smartphones and tablets.
Stefano Cazzulani, the project manager for the V8 team, please let Cnet know that Octane is developed as web applications and web games in recent years, huge progress have been made. Because Octane now also benchmarks types of javascript code that is used in popular web applications, the results a more realistic picture should give. The source code of Octane is as opensource available, but interestingly enough, a significant number of browsers are not yet compatible with Google’s new benchmarksuite; as can IE9 the tests not to run, as well as several mobile browsers, including the Android stockbrowser on some hardware.