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Google Chrome browser.
Credit: Google
Google Chromium is the most popular browser in the world. Are Safari, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge really better alternatives?
(This is a brief review that addresses the use of computer resources by browsers.)
Tax the processor: it's not just Chrome
The Google Chrome browser is a often cited as processor or memory "pork""This is due to processes such as Google Chrome Helper (Renderer) which often consumes a disproportionate amount of CPU and memory resources.
On my MacBook Air Retina * (late 2018), for example, when I look at the Mac Activity monitorGoogle Chrome often uses more CPU resources than any application and sometimes up to 50% of those resources.
The suggestion or the implication is often, the other browsers are better.
But here is the problem. All other browsers are also resources. I have tested Safari, Firefox and Microsoft Edge on macOS and Windows 10, which also accumulate resources when you use them as the main browser with multiple tabs running.
Another way to say it: as Chrome is my main browser, it stands out like a pig. But if I go to Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Safari, I encounter more or less the same problems of monopolization of resources, according to my tests.
So you really can not pin this in Chrome, as many user forums do. (I'm guilty of accusing Chrome of being a valuable resource in the past.) In fact, tests show that Chrome is overall the best browser.
Safari on the MacBook Air
Yes, Safari tends to be more efficient on Mac, but even Safari becomes slow when multiple tabs are open and tabs are opened simultaneously in Chrome. So much so that I get warnings at the top of Safari about web pages using too much memory. And invariably, my MacBook Air slows down.
In general, a dozen tabs are open in Chrome and several in Safari – by necessity (that is, I do not leave the tabs open unless I use them). And I usually broadcast cable TV news in one of the Safari or Chrome tabs.
I discovered that in some cases, the MacBook Air was almost kneeling, slowing it enough so I had to stop using it temporarily.
The problem is not solved by closing the tabs in Chrome. It is fixed by closing the tabs in Chrome and Safari.
Moral of the story?
If you have a fast laptop with a lot of memory (16 GB) and a fast processor (a newer Intel quad-core processor), you will probably not be affected, that is, you may not notice the issues described above.
But if you maintain many open and active browser tabs and use (1) an old laptop or (2) a new low-cost laptop (under $ 700), or (3) a new ultra-thin laptop equipped with an Intel processor of 8 GB or less, you will probably have a problem.
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* The MacBook Air Retina uses a dual-core processor ultra-low consumption (ie, less powerful). "Amber Lake" Intel dual core i5-8210Y processor.
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Google Chrome browser.
Credit: Google
Google Chromium is the most popular browser in the world. Are Safari, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge really better alternatives?
(This is a brief review that addresses the use of computer resources by browsers.)
Tax the processor: it's not just Chrome
The Google Chrome browser is often cited as a processor or a "swine" memory. This is due to processes such as Google Chrome Helper (Renderer) which often consumes a disproportionate amount of CPU and memory resources.
On my MacBook Air Retina * (late 2018), for example, when I look at the Mac Activity Monitor, Google Chrome often uses more processor resources than any other application and sometimes even up to a point. 50% of these resources.
The suggestion or the implication is often, the other browsers are better.
But here is the problem. All other browsers are also resources. I have tested Safari, Firefox and Microsoft Edge on macOS and Windows 10, which also accumulate resources when you use them as the main browser with multiple tabs running.
Another way to say it: as Chrome is my main browser, it stands out like a pig. But if I go to Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Safari, I encounter more or less the same problems of monopolization of resources, according to my tests.
So you really can not pin this in Chrome, unlike many user forums. (I'm guilty of accusing Chrome of being a valuable resource in the past.) In fact, tests show that Chrome is overall the best browser.
Safari on the MacBook Air
Yes, Safari tends to be more efficient on Mac, but even Safari becomes slow when multiple tabs are open and tabs are opened simultaneously in Chrome. So much so that I get warnings at the top of Safari about web pages using too much memory. And invariably, my MacBook Air slows down.
In general, a dozen tabs are open in Chrome and several in Safari – by necessity (that is, I do not leave the tabs open unless I use them). And I usually broadcast cable TV news in one of the Safari or Chrome tabs.
I discovered that in some cases, the MacBook Air was almost kneeling, slowing it enough so I had to stop using it temporarily.
The problem is not solved by closing the tabs in Chrome. It is fixed by closing the tabs in Chrome and Safari.
Moral of the story?
If you have a fast laptop with a lot of memory (16 GB) and a fast processor (a newer Intel quad-core processor), you will probably not be affected, that is, you may not notice the issues described above.
But if you maintain many open and active browser tabs and use (1) an old laptop or (2) a new low-cost laptop (under $ 700), or (3) a new ultra-thin laptop equipped with an Intel processor of 8 GB or less, you will probably have a problem.
—
* The MacBook Air Retina uses an Intel dual-core i5-8210Y dual-core "Amber Lake" processor with very low power consumption.