Opera Desktop 10.51 is out and fast

By Zi Bin Cheahzibin. Monday, March 22, 2010 10:30:00 AM

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Fastest Browser

Opera 10.51 final for Windows is out now and is truly the fastest browser on earth.

Opera 10.50 has already proven to provide users with a super-quick experience. Based on Peacekeeper's benchmark results, Opera 10.51 for Windows takes the clear lead with a 27% increase in speed from our most recent version.

peacekeeper benchmark shows Opera 10.51 being the fastest

Figure: Peacekeeper browser speed benchmark

In this release, we have pushed to get as many fixes into 10.51, largely due to the terrific community feedback provided on 10.50. Thank you for your participation! If you'd like more details on exactly what we've done, see the Opera 10.51 Windows release change logs

For the curious minds, the machine specification that hit the highest benchmark score across all tested browsers is shown below.

machine specifications that has the highest score

Figure: Opera 10.51 benchmarked, fastest machine specification [as of 20th March 2010]

Most compliant JavaScript

Apart from bug fixes, we have also done numerous improvements to the Carakan JavaScript engine.

Sputnik - a new JavaScript conformance test suite produced by Google Labs, shows that Opera passes more tests that adhere to the ECMA-262 specification than other browsers compared.

Figure: Sputnik JavaScript conformance test

How about Unix and Mac?

We are not leaving our Unix and Mac friends behind, we already have snapshots for Unix 10.51 (albeit not final yet) and Mac closely follows with this snapshot.

Now, try it out!

Try out Opera 10.51 desktop for Windows today, and you might even be interested to see if the Opera 10.51 on your machine can beat the fastest machine benchmarked on Peacekeeper!

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Comments

Anonymous Monday, March 22, 2010 10:50:06 AM

Anonymous writes: It's a shame Hostname Expansion hasn't been fixed yet.

z@h3kZAHEK Monday, March 22, 2010 10:59:24 AM

Tamil Monday, March 22, 2010 11:33:47 AM

Martin RauscherHades32 Monday, March 22, 2010 12:28:19 PM

Why Windows 7 BETA? bigsmile

RachidRachidNL Monday, March 22, 2010 12:30:56 PM

Damn... the fastest system according to Peacekeeper matches my system specs (apart from the beta OS)!

I'm gonna take the performance crown; watch me! bigsmile

RoyiDrazick Monday, March 22, 2010 1:51:26 PM

It's still has a bad memory management.
You can't use it for long, Just like FF 2.0.

Charles SchlossChas4 Monday, March 22, 2010 1:53:46 PM

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Monday, March 22, 2010 2:08:37 PM

Originally posted by Rachid:

I'm gonna take the performance crown; watch me!


Go for it smile

Fan-Hsuan Chenfs721030 Monday, March 22, 2010 3:01:21 PM

smile

Anonymous Monday, March 22, 2010 3:09:56 PM

Anonymous writes: The delay in release of the linux version is definitely a source of some concern for me.. I've been getting too used to near-parity releases, or what felt like them anyway. You're also denying yourselves access to a community that lives for testing stuff like this and generally have all the backtrace tools desireable already installed on their machines. :-) Why the long delay?

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Monday, March 22, 2010 3:13:27 PM

Originally posted by anonymous:

Why the long delay?


Opera for UNIX systems is going through quite a change in integration. Same goes for Mac. On Windows, there was not that much to be integrated (although there still is some things).

In meantime, head on over to the desktop team blog and get a UNIX snapshot smile

prd3 Monday, March 22, 2010 4:24:45 PM

The delay in release of the linux version is definitely a source of some concern for me


There's no "delay". The Linux version just requires a lot more work because it's a bigger rewrite than the other platforms, and Linux is fragmented and frankly quite sucky when it comes to being consistent.

Cutting Spoonhellspork Monday, March 22, 2010 5:13:48 PM

To see the record jump from 10034(Chrome) to 13011(Opera)....

Charles SchlossChas4 Monday, March 22, 2010 6:03:26 PM

Originally posted by prd3:

Linux is fragmented and frankly quite sucky when it comes to being consistent.


Some of the Linux users would disagree


There are different kinds of Linux from what I know and it takes time to adjust the code to work in the different integrations.


On the Mac end from what I know they are rewriting it

StelianLZ2SDC Monday, March 22, 2010 6:37:27 PM

Opera is faster than light, thank you Opera Team!

HellShoot Tuesday, March 23, 2010 1:47:51 AM

The best...gets better.

Approved. yes up

JaredpieRr0Ur Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:30:50 AM

Originally posted by Hades32:

Why Windows 7 BETA?



Yeah, why 7 Beta ??

Anonymous Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8:37:40 AM

Anonymous writes: That's some nice compliance. Though... I don't suppose there's any chance of ever tempting you to add a non-standardized feature or two, like, say, some of the sexy syntax introduced in newer versions of JavaScript?

Topimrkukov Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:18:52 AM

"For the curious minds, the machine specification that hit the highest benchmark score across all tested browsers is shown below."

Originally posted by pieRr0Ur:

Yeah, why 7 Beta ??



The OS that was used was 64bit Win 7 Pro and NOT beta.
Peacekeeper still belives that all win7 are betas. cool


That's my score so I can tell you 100% sure:
http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/2010/03/18/opera-10-51-rc3-for-windows?startidx=250#comment21947541

JaredpieRr0Ur Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:23:25 AM

Originally posted by mrkukov:

Peacekeeper still belives that all win7 are betas.



Oh. . .

SKYnv Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:47:35 PM

great, thx for fastest sustem and opera wink

JaredpieRr0Ur Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:09:22 PM

But too bad Opera 10.51 (build 3315) still freezes oftentimes, like when downloading a skin. . . writing a blog on my opera . . . no

Rustamrupunk Thursday, March 25, 2010 3:38:40 PM

Originally posted by SKYnv:

great, thx for fastest sustem and opera


Лёха, ты чего? это плевок в рожу всем и вся. Впервые браузер сделали не для пользователей, а для пискометров.

Anton DiazAntonDiaz Thursday, March 25, 2010 3:49:43 PM

Originally posted by rupunk:

Лёха, ты чего? это плевок в рожу всем и вся. Впервые браузер сделали не для пользователей, а для пискометров.



Неправда ваша. Как раз в 10.5x user-friendly уделили больше внимания, чем когда-либо (имхо).

Anonymous Monday, March 29, 2010 3:00:30 AM

Windows 98 Pentium II writes: Greetings I rated an old system just for fun... =========================== System: Pentium II - 300 MHz Windows 98 (First Edition) 224 MB RAM (150 MB free after boot) =========================== Amount of memory loaded by Opera, Opera 9.27 16952 Kb Opera 10.01 21204 Kb Opera 10.50 43524 Kb Opera 10.51 27072 Kb =========================== Web page loading times (plugins disabled), for two different sites, March 7, 2010 Opera 9.27 39.2 (maisfutebol), 30.7 (clix) Opera 10.01 10.2, 12.7 Opera 10.50 18.5, 17.8 =========================== March 23, 2010 Opera 10.01 11.7 (maisfutebol), 12.2 (clix) Opera 10.51 11.0, 16.4 =========================== March 7, 2010 Local Download Speed or Time Opera 9.27 177 KB/s (FEUP) 22 s (Clix) Opera 10.01 128 KB/s 30 s Opera 10.50 110 KB/s 41 s GetRight 200 KB/s 21 s IE 6 not used 21 s =========================== March 23, 2010 Local Download Time Opera 10.01 38.5 s Opera 10.51 58.0 s IE 6 29.6 s =========================== Windows 98 Pentium II Conclusion: Fastest Browser for web browsing: - Opera 10.01, but Opera 10.51 also fast Fastest Browser for downloading: - It's IE 6; and older versions of Opera are faster than new versions of Opera

Charles SchlossChas4 Monday, March 29, 2010 5:14:47 AM

@Windows 98 A browser does not determine your download speed it is how much bandwidth can (or is allowed) to come through on the Internet where you do the tests

Anonymous Monday, March 29, 2010 3:25:53 PM

Windows 98 Pentium II writes: @Charles Schloss In general, that's not true. Download speed depends: 1. as you said, on "how much bandwidth can (or is allowed) to come through on the Internet where you do the tests", which was basically a constant on my tests for a given time/website. 2. on the PC that I use (including the browser). Why? Because some PCs can be not enough fast to use all the bandwidth that they have available. And speed will also depend on the browser itself as is a proven fact (by me). And you can check yourself if you have an older 300 Mhz PC, and a rather fast ADSL connection about 8 Mbps or more.

Anonymous Monday, March 29, 2010 8:37:56 PM

Ðноним writes: Flash player still does not work with Opera! Please FIX it!

Cutting Spoonhellspork Monday, March 29, 2010 10:25:50 PM

Perhaps for you, it does not. Be sure that you have correctly installed Flash using the Opera browser.

Anonymous Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:21:09 PM

PcMacZone writes: Same here. Just updated to 10.51 and on going to youtube I keep being asked to install flash player. It's already installed and working fine in FF, in any case I installed again via Opera and still it keeps asking for it!!! Damned thing is driving me nuts. Was going to start using Opera but since I use Youtube a lot it's just not possible.

Cutting Spoonhellspork Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:56:45 AM

How is this possible? I have not had the plugin prompts yet!

Anonymous Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:26:56 PM

Anonymous writes: I find Opera extremely good though few websites have problem with it.... Once I upgraded my Opera to 10.51 I find that it is taking more memory and my PC hangs often. Can something be done about it...?

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Friday, April 16, 2010 12:41:14 AM

Originally posted by anonymous:

Can something be done about it...?


It is being worked on in 10.52 wink

Anonymous Friday, April 16, 2010 1:15:01 AM

Anonymous writes: I too am getting the problem with Youtube vids prompting to install flash player despite it already being installed. I've used Opera in its various incarnations since 8.5 so I've watched 1000s of Youtube vids with it in the past and I know my way around installing flash player. Unfortunately 10.51 seems to be stumbling over this most basic of functions.

Anonymous Friday, April 16, 2010 1:19:07 AM

Anonymous writes: I am the Anon directly above this msg and my Youtube vids have just started working after the 5th reinstall of flash player. Must be some strange voodoo at work.

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Friday, April 16, 2010 1:21:11 AM

Originally posted by anonymous:

I too am getting the problem with Youtube vids prompting to install flash player despite it already being installed. I've used Opera in its various incarnations since 8.5 so I've watched 1000s of Youtube vids with it in the past and I know my way around installing flash player. Unfortunately 10.51 seems to be stumbling over this most basic of functions.


Help>Check for updates

Anonymous Sunday, April 18, 2010 4:42:43 AM

Anonymous writes: Check for updates simply said 'you are using the latest version of Opera'. The flash problem randomly went away after half a dozen reinstalls of flashplayer, as mentioned.

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Sunday, April 18, 2010 3:58:51 PM

Originally posted by anonymous:

Check for updates simply said 'you are using the latest version of Opera'. The flash problem randomly went away after half a dozen reinstalls of flashplayer, as mentioned.


WHen you did Help>CHekc for updates a little file was updated that fixed the issue.

Originally posted by anonymous:

It just keeps crashing again and again whenever i close a pdf file opened in one of the tabs.


Update to the latest version of Adobe Reader.

Charles SchlossChas4 Sunday, April 18, 2010 4:15:16 PM

Originally posted by anonymous:

i close a pdf file opened in one of the tabs.


Have you updated the pdf software you use?

Cutting Spoonhellspork Monday, April 19, 2010 5:14:51 AM

The same issue pops up so frequently, we could perhaps need another infamous msimg32.dll prompt.

"Warning! You are using an older version of the Adobe Reader plugin! Please update to Adobe Reader 9.x to make this notice go away! You can find an updated version on any Windows ME install dis-wait-thats-not-right-..."

Anonymous Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:28:19 PM

Anónimo writes: Why opera 10.51 frezees while playing farmville??

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Wednesday, April 21, 2010 1:44:10 AM

Originally posted by anonymous:

Why opera 10.51 frezees while playing farmville??


Hopefully 10.52 will solve this for you wink (10.52 will be out this month)

Charles SchlossChas4 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 2:07:52 AM

Originally posted by anonymous:

Why opera 10.51 frezees while playing farmville??


Isn't farmville flash based? might check to see if flash player is all updated

Cutting Spoonhellspork Wednesday, April 21, 2010 4:45:34 AM

Was Farmville the game recently afflicted by malicious ads?

Charles SchlossChas4 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 3:05:11 PM

No it was Farm Town

Cutting Spoonhellspork Wednesday, April 21, 2010 4:01:45 PM

I think I just died. Thanks for that (ow).

Anonymous Sunday, September 12, 2010 7:21:19 PM

funkykid writes: i notice that i when I downgraded a older flash 10 version from 2008 opera nolonger kicked me out of websites, saying ur flash has crashed, i feel better this works for me now, I have to ie because it's part of windows, opera is my browser of choice for surfing from now on!

Anonymous Sunday, September 19, 2010 1:14:01 PM

var writes: I hope they fix the problem with the flash aplications, its driving me nuts cuz to play any flash app, i have to change browsers....still i like opera but its a mayor isue.

Charles SchlossChas4 Sunday, September 19, 2010 2:21:54 PM

There is a flash player update coming out tomorrow
Tho it might not be a flash issue it could be browser sniffing, you can ask in the forms

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