![]() Would be great to know how browsers compare now, seeing Firefox is at version 48 instead of 15.01, & Chrome is at 52, instead of 21. Only the extreme HV3/NetSurf stay with low usage. I use Vivaldi as my main browser and I must say the difference in RAM usage after half a day of browsing (opening/closing hundreds of tabs) is not huge compared to lightweight K-Meleon, Slimboat and GreenBrowser as single-process browsers don’t release memory so well when closing tabs. Slimboat is good but has many websites incompatibilities (including YouTube) and it not worth the trouble over K-Meleon, IMHO. GreenBrowser is very light but doesn’t release memory well and uses too much RAM after hours of browsing (+breaks many websites). HV3 and NetSurf are extremely efficient (fast, low RAM & CPU) but too extreme for everyday use (broken websites, no video). When looking for a very lightweight browser, I went through: HV3, NetSurf, GreenBrowser, SlimBoat, K-Meleon (in increasing RAM usage order) and chosed K-Meleon 76.2 which handles complex websites (including YouTube) and releases memory quite well for a single process browser when closing tabs. For example, a Flash blocking tool would increase the browser’s used memory slightly, but load times and CPU usage would be reduced. As expected, CPU usage goes up greatly with any kind of Flash on the page, some browsers hitting 80% on a single processor core.Īs many of the browsers use plug-ins or extensions to enhance them even further, this would affect all these scores greatly. What the test does show is that overall it’s not a good idea to leave a webpage open on your machine with something like a Flash animation running for long periods of time, especially a laptop or netbook.
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