SVG Icon Stress Test Results

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
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2	Technique	Mobile browsers			Desktop browsers			All browsers
3	Technique	Average	Median	SD	Average	Median	SD	Average	Median	SD

4	Optimized icons
5	Inline SVG	79.85	87.60	21.55	71.21	86.30	23.86	74.91	86.95	23.14
6	Symbol Sprite	103.43	113.10	30.52	95.00	104.65	32.38	98.61	112.10	31.65
7	External Symbol Sprite	127.17	74.25	113.53	125.19	79.05	92.04	126.04	74.25	101.02
8	External Image	76.15	73.00	38.33	76.50	83.30	28.75	76.35	73.95	32.94
9	Image + Data URI	67.80	69.10	26.57	66.81	76.70	19.05	67.24	71.85	22.41
10	Image + CSS Filter	99.55	96.75	23.35	121.95	108.15	66.59	112.35	107.55	53.48
11	Background	120.81	115.30	66.83	102.17	88.15	57.72	110.16	109.80	62.02
12	Background + Data URI	116.52	121.40	53.57	103.61	97.75	48.74	109.14	117.75	50.90
13	Background + CSS Filter	157.60	151.20	61.85	140.58	179.00	62.46	147.87	174.55	62.33
14	Mask	181.20	190.85	71.56	124.62	85.80	71.79	148.87	128.25	76.55
15	Mask + Data URI	172.41	190.95	56.03	124.34	122.40	51.00	144.94	140.10	58.00
16	Unoptimized icons
17	Inline SVG	197.41	192.80	100.69	187.76	204.60	54.37	191.89	192.80	77.17
18	Symbol Sprite	178.60	211.90	75.76	154.53	157.90	66.96	164.85	201.70	71.35
19	External Symbol Sprite	166.55	99.00	162.13	190.98	95.45	156.16	180.51	99.00	158.05
20	External Image	80.62	75.65	37.41	82.81	92.00	29.76	81.87	82.80	33.01
21	Image + Data URI	80.65	83.65	25.88	75.60	79.30	21.53	77.76	83.65	23.45
22	Image + CSS Filter	98.44	96.70	24.52	124.90	112.50	68.47	113.56	109.35	55.47
23	Background	122.90	116.15	63.99	105.22	88.55	59.71	112.80	114.25	61.76
24	Background + Data URI	129.17	131.75	55.49	114.09	104.10	50.11	120.55	121.15	52.63
25	Background + CSS Filter	159.07	153.40	68.33	141.83	181.20	64.72	149.22	162.25	66.36
26	Mask	163.68	141.85	64.10	145.44	122.75	69.57	153.25	133.65	67.42
27	Mask + Data URI	165.66	160.20	43.22	137.65	134.50	52.40	149.65	140.25	50.32
28	All icons
29	Inline SVG	127.74	89.70	92.51	118.94	92.15	73.60	122.71	91.62	82.08
30	Symbol Sprite	131.84	119.00	70.55	116.99	104.50	62.16	123.35	113.30	66.09
31	External Symbol Sprite	139.76	81.30	137.41	149.50	79.00	128.51	145.33	80.00	132.06
32	External Image	75.01	73.00	39.59	76.08	89.00	32.45	75.62	77.80	35.57
33	Image + Data URI	70.61	76.40	29.40	67.91	72.35	24.15	69.07	73.24	26.47
34	Image + CSS Filter	94.95	96.60	29.92	118.13	110.30	69.78	108.20	105.90	57.29
35	Background	117.45	114.60	66.88	100.11	68.00	59.77	107.54	108.90	63.30
36	Background + Data URI	117.38	122.60	58.08	104.36	92.00	52.07	109.94	114.30	54.93
37	Background + CSS Filter	152.77	151.10	67.81	135.95	178.05	66.74	143.16	166.00	67.51
38	Mask	166.94	162.90	72.94	129.92	117.60	72.87	145.79	128.00	74.96
39	Mask + Data URI	162.76	169.70	57.59	125.58	129.15	55.82	141.52	136.00	59.35