can different browsers affect speed tests

[stemach]

hi,i`m on vm`s 20 meg bb and use firefox as my browser,i went on to speed test site out of interest and got this result
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/09/27.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
i then tried same site with google chrome browser and got this result
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/09/28.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
is it just a fluke or does the browser you use affect your download speed ???

[pip08456]

Just a fluke. I always use the London server due to being more consistant.

[AbyssUnderground]

Yes, it can affect speed, but not normally speedtests. Do a couple of tests 10 minutes apart on each browser and then compare. One of each is a bit biased.

[stemach]

just tried again using the london server,firstly firefox

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/09/25.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

and then google chrome

[URL=http://www.speedtest.net]https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/09/26.png

must be a double fluke lol but just seems a bit weird

[sollp]

When I do a speedtest I use IE as firefox and Crome seem to produce slow results on my laptop???

[Aragorn]

The second one is probably still cached somewhere along the route.
Try later doing chrome first and then firefox.

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Having said that I just tried FF & IE and got identical results (9.86Mb/s on a 10Mb/s line).

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And Chrome reported 11Mb/s inside a Virtual Machine!

[Ignitionnet]

is it just a fluke or does the browser you use affect your download speed ???

Yes it can, profoundly. If happy with the service speed tests really don't matter.