benchmark results

README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Some articles about the origin of the source code behind µBlock:
 
 Forums:
 
-- [On Reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/28xt2j/%C2%B5block_a_fast_and_lean_blocker_for_chromiumbased/) (benchmark results available there)
+- [On Reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/28xt2j/%C2%B5block_a_fast_and_lean_blocker_for_chromiumbased/)
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -24,6 +24,64 @@ To benefit from the higher efficiency, it is of course not advised to use an
 inefficient blocker at the same time. µBlock will do as well or better than the 
 popular blockers out there.
 
+## Benchmark
+
+I ran my [reference benchmark](https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/wiki/Comparative-benchmarks-against-widely-used-blockers:-Top-15-Most-Popular-News-Websites) to compare against three popular blockers.
+
+Results -- figures are *3rd party* / *all*:
+
+#### µBlock 0.1.0.4
+
+* Domains: **66** / 67
+* Hosts: 117 / 171
+* Scripts: 239 / 321
+* Outbound cookies: 8 / 42
+* Net requests: 1,035 / 1,877
+
+#### Adblock Plus 1.8.3
+
+* Domains: **72** / 73
+* Hosts: 124 / 177
+* Scripts: 243 / 328
+* Outbound cookies: 8 / 44
+* Net requests: 1,041 / 1,913
+
+#### Ghostery 5.3.0
+
+* Domains: **83** / 84
+* Hosts: 140 / 211
+* Scripts: 239 / 343
+* Outbound cookies: 17 / 57
+* Net requests: 1,046 / 1,930
+
+#### Adguard 1.0.2.9
+
+* Domains: **89** / 90
+* Hosts: 145 / 217
+* Scripts: 262 / 349
+* Outbound cookies: 18 / 68
+* Net requests: 1,064 / 1,904
+
+#### Disconnect 5.18.14
+
+* Domains: **95** / 96
+* Hosts: 163 / 239
+* Scripts: 283 / 381
+* Outbound cookies: 18 / 74
+* Net requests: 1,087 / 1,989
+
+#### No blocker
+
+* Domains: **380** / 381
+* Hosts: 566 / 644
+* Scripts: 490 / 592
+* Outbound cookies: 245 / 315
+* Net requests: 1,950 / 2,871
+
+The figures show the number of requests **allowed**, thus lower numbers are better. The point is to show how many 3rd-party servers are hit on average after running the reference benchmark (three repeats in the current instance).
+
+The less hits on 3rd-party servers, the better. All blockers where configured in such a way as to compare apples-vs-apples.
+
 ## About
 
 µBlock is born out of [HTTP Switchboard](https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard).