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Google Chrome is not a browser recommended by PCWorld experts.

PCWorld experts recently conducted a test of the leading browsers to compare their key features. The main test criteria were the loading speed of web pages, especially those full of graphic elements and the web programming language JavaScript.

The hardware used for testing is an AMD Ryze 5 3600 processor, an Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM, a Samsung 970 Evo SSD, and Windows 10 version 22H2. The browsers tested are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi.

The tools used for testing are Speedometer 3.0, Jetstream2 and Motionmark 1.3. Speedometer tests the rendering speed of web pages, Motionmark analyzes the graphics rendering speed and Jetstream2 tests JavaScript execution.

Overall, the browsers tested for speed produced the final image when performing all the complex tasks. As a result, Chrome took first place in Speedometer's speed test, and second place in Motionmark and Jetstream2's tests by a narrow margin over its competitors, making it the winner.

However, PCWorld's testers don't recommend Chrome for most users, even though it won. Whether you're a casual user or a power user, Chrome is almost always faster online.

However, Chrome's fatal weakness is that it collects too much personal information from users and for unclear purposes. Google's business model is based on data processing and the company has been constantly criticized for collecting large amounts of user data inappropriately.

Firefox, on the other hand, ranked last in all tests, but has the distinct advantage of not tracking user activity. If security is a top priority, PCWorld experts recommend Brave as it is the world's top-ranked browser for everyday use.

Google's Chrome browser currently commands more than 65% of the global browser market, while the market shares of its closest competitors Apple's Safari and Microsoft's Edge are much more modest - just 18.2 and 5.2%, respectively.

(according to PCWorld)