Noticed that location.reload() is slower than the other methods.   location.reload(forceGet)   forceGet: false - Default. Reloads the current page from the cache. true - The current page must be reloaded from the server. From the Mozilla Developement Network I guess the .reload method may fetch all files from the Server again. This would be similar to a CTRL + F5 reload.   The location.href for example, simply follows the link which may be cached. As for the MDN definition the behave is not clearly defined so I guess its browser and case specific behave.   ... View more