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In mac, there is sort by energy usage in activity monitor and Chrome always takes the top spot (at least for me).
by gizmodo59 6y ago
In mac, there is sort by energy usage in activity monitor and Chrome always takes the top spot (at least for me).
- chromeinternalz 6y agoThe reason - Safari can delegate to linked in code that is allowed to take advantage of powersaving hooks in the OS, whereas, Chrome does the following: 1. Contact Google 2. Start to load page 3. Contact Google 4. Continue load page 5. Send more stuff to the big G 6. Maybe finish loading page 7. Why not send more stuff to Google
- catalogia 6y agoBesides energy usage reported by the activity monitor, there is also the matter of how long the a user can stay on battery power. For laptop users, energy usage can be a huge deal for their overall satisfaction, even if the user isn't quite sure where they're gaining or losing anything.
- mercer 6y agoI've been in power/battery-constrained situations and it's crazy how much Chrome drains my battery compared to Safari. I still use it when I'm sure I'll be able to charge soon, but I've gone as far as converting some of my home-made extensions to Safari for situations where I need to conserve what I can.